Freight Forwarding Assistant

Freight Forwarding Assistant | Freight Forwarder | Road Freight

Location: Immingham, UK
Salary: £25,000 - £30,000 DOE
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Schedule: Monday–Friday | 8:00am – 4:30pm | 42.5 hours per week

The Role

We are recruiting for an experienced or developing Freight Forwarding Assistant / Freight Forwarder to join a growing road freight and logistics operation based in Immingham.

The successful candidate will support the end-to-end coordination of international road freight and import/export shipments, including customs, shipping line bookings, haulier coordination, rate negotiation and customer service.

This role would suit someone with experience within freight forwarding, road freight, logistics coordination or import/export operations who is looking for a long-term opportunity within an established team.

Key Responsibilities / Job Requirements

• Conversant in Import and Export Customs formalities both in the UK and abroad inclusive of customs entries for both import and export. Experience using Destin8 would be an advantage.
• Be responsible for import and export bookings (primarily imports)
• Have a good understanding for the various shipping lines serving the Iberian, Italian, Benelux and Chinese markets.
• Have a practical understanding of road freight operations within the EU.
• Be an effective negotiator for the various parts of the logistics chain, especially towards rate negotiations with shipping lines and hauliers.
• Be able to work on your own or within a group / team environment.
• Be proactive in problem solving with an ability to think outside the box.
• Be able to communicate to all levels.
• Have a good understanding of excel and micro-soft word.  
• Be able to develop best in class operational and service levels towards our customers.

Salary & Benefits

• Salary: Circa £25,000 - £30,000
• Monday–Friday working pattern
• 08:00am – 4:30pm working hours | 42.5hrs pw
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Company pension scheme | Salary sacrifice available
• Death in service
• Strong support network and experienced management team
• Long-term career development opportunities
   

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