Freight Forwarder

Posted 9 July by Source4 Personnel Solutions
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We are looking for a freight forwarder on a permanent basis for our client based in Colnbrook.

Location: Colnbrook


Salary:

£30,000 - £35,000 per annum

Hours:

Monday - Friday 09:00 - 17:30

Duties including:

  • Handling of enquires, discussing requirements & working on Air, Road & Sea freight quotes.
  • Liaising with Air, Sea and Road carriers regarding routes, schedules, and rates
  • Booking cargo space with air, sea, and road carriers/couriers
  • Preparing all shipping documentations to meet carriage requirements, legislation and ISO requirements using Boxtop software
  • Building freight jobs in Boxtop
  • Processing customs declarations using Descartes.
  • Screening of Freight material (once trained - provided by the company)
  • Daily communication with customers, suppliers, third parties, subcontractors, network offices and crew regarding the details of the movements
  • Keeping file administration up to date including processing of sales & suppliers invoicing, credit notes etc.
  • Preparing docs and processing Dangerous Goods shipments following IATA DG rules and regulations. (DG training to be provided if required)
  • Multi role office and warehouse based

Please note:
As you can appreciate we are currently overwhelmed with applications of individuals looking for both short term and permanent work and we can therefore only contact those applications that have relevant skills for positions that we currently have available. Should you not hear from us within a week, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
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Reference: 52763330

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