Experienced Freight Forwarder

Experienced Freight Forwarder
Location: Liverpool
Hours: 8:30 – 17:00
Salary: Negotiable depending on age and experience

Our client is a small freight forwarding company, established over 30 years, operating from Liverpool city centre. The company’s national and international customer base varies from private individuals, small to medium businesses through to global organisations.

Due to continued success, our client is looking for an experienced freight forwarder with a minimum of three years experience in import shipments/clearances. Experience in export shipments would be an advantage.

Duties Will Include:

The candidate will be required to work within a friendly and motivated team controlling both import and export shipments by air, sea and road, liaising regularly with overseas offices, suppliers and agents.
The candidate will be responsible for the process of arranging shipments from the initial stage of quotation through to booking, arranging documentation and invoicing to final customs entry and delivery.
The core competencies required for this vacancy are:

Minimum of 3 years experience in freight forwarding, import shipments/clearances.Export experience an advantage.
Strong administrative and organisation skills
Good communication skills, both written and verbal
Excellent computer skills
Outgoing , friendly and commercially aware
Excellent numeracy skills
Benefits:

1 hour lunchbreak.
20 days holiday per year.
BUPA membership offered after 3 months satisfactory service.
Company pension scheme.
If you’re the ideal candidate that our client is looking for, then send in your CV today by clicking the APPLY button below.

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