Freight Forwarder

Deluxe Recruitment Vincere ·www.deluxe-recruitment.co.uk

Location Walton Summit Centre, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Type Full time
Level Mid
Source Shazamme
Logistics Distribution and Supply Chain
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Deluxe Recruitment are actively seeking a Experienced Ocean Freight Forwarder for our client who operate a Freight Forwarding company based in Preston, Lancashire.


Job Location: Preston, Lancashire.



Working routine: Monday - Friday

08:30 - 17:30


Annual Salary: Competitive.

Your role within the company:

  • Manage and develop own customer base - This is published to the team.
  • Price, quote, negotiate and organise freight movements with a vast contact base of subcontractors.
  • Timely complete and respond to all customer queries surrounding transport solutions.
  • Complete shipping documentation, such as bills of lading, packing lists, dock receipts, certificates of origin and customs clearance (via agents).
  • Consolidate loads with a common destination to reduce costs to individual shippers.
  • Arranging Haulage - collection & delivery.
  • Providing Marine Insurance services including certificate.
  • Preparing export docs (BLs) and doing export entries.
  • Executing VGMs.
  • Booking LCL and FCL suppliers and knowing the steps involved.
  • Completing import customs clearances.
  • Pricing negotiation.
  • Booking export & import containers with shipping lines / ports.
  • Use Azyra as a central core system, making sure all transport request, documentation etc is attached to the jobs.
  • Keep revenue and accruals in each job updated - live system.
  • Ensure solid cost control through the arrangement of transport solutions at the low rate, without compromising upon quality and maintaining a target margin on all business.
  • Responsibility of own debtors list, working with account to resolve any invoicing issues.
  • Maintain current knowledge of relevant legislation, political situations, or other factors that could affect freight shipping.
  • Weekly Reports to be submitted every Thursday by 1500.
  • Any other reasonable requests that is within your capabilities and that does not endanger your health or safety.


Experience, skills & requirements:

  • Minimum 3 years' experience running ocean freight - ESSENTIAL
  • Organisational skills
  • Microsoft skills

Sea Freight / Ocean Freight / Freight Forwarder / Freight Forwarding

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The Freight Forwarder role with Deluxe Recruitment Vincere is based in Walton Summit Centre, GB.
Is the Freight Forwarder role full-time or contract?
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What experience level is the Freight Forwarder role?
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