Air Freight Coordinator
Job Details
Full Job Description
Our client is a well-established Freight Forwarding and Logistics
specialist with offices throughout the UK. We are now looking for an
Air Freight Operations Clerk to join the team at
their Freight Forwarding office in Bradford.
The successful
air freight candidate would be working on airfreight exports and
airfreight import experience would also be advantageous.
Your
role will involve:
* Speaking to customers/agents on a
daily basis.
* Receiving quotation enquiries for
Air import and export.
* Answering Overseas agent
e-mails.
* Dealing directly with the
Gateway/Airlines to obtain rates
* Following up
of customer quotations for feedback.
* Booking of
airfreight consignments with the Gateway - export
* Invoicing - sales and purchases
* Any other duties commensurate with the position
* Growing the airfreight business, contacting
potential customers, engaging with customers on a regular basis
In order to apply you will have:
*
Experience in Air freight forwarding
* Must be
able to complete / understand intricacies of Airfreight. MAWBs, HAWBs,
etc.
* Experience of DG by Air preferred, but not
essential as training courses can be booked.
*
Proficient in use of Microsoft Office Package - Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, etc.
* Excellent attention to detail
* Excellent communication skills
* Good team player
* Ability
to work to strict deadlines
* Ability to work
under pressure and on own initiative
* Good
organisational skills
* Flexible and adaptable
Salary and Benefits
* Salary to be
discussed at interview
* Starting with 22 days
holiday, plus all bank holidays.
*
Hours:0900-17:30 with an hour for lunch
* 2x
salary life insurance
* 5% Employee Contributory
pension scheme
* Opportunities for career
progression