Project Freight Forwarder

Project Freight Forwarder - Leeds

Job type: Permanent

Hours: 08:30am-17:00pm

Salary: DOE

Duties:

• Preparing shipping and customs documentation in compliance with legal obligations; ensuring that paperwork for shipments is complete and correct prior to dispatch; filing paperwork; and maintaining records
• Checking customs documentation such as import/export declarations, resolving queries and ensuring records are accurate and up to date.
• Arranging collection of orders and worldwide deliveries.
• Communication internally with other teams and externally with clients and suppliers.
• Receiving customer orders; comparing with quotations; working with other departments to resolve queries; and preparing and sending sales acknowledgments to customers whilst also adhering to company policies and legal requirements.
• Ensuring customers are fully informed with all relevant information regarding their orders and shipments.
• Responding to queries from customers on a daily basis.
• Record Keeping: Maintaining electronic and paper-based records required to meet compliance obligations.
• Perform a variety of administrative duties, such as generating and distributing documentation, spreadsheets and forms.
• Assist with billing by preparing and sending invoices; maintain client databases; track accounts; oversee the invoice workflow, and assist in copying and distributing production orders and other internal documents as requested

Required Skills / Experience:

• Experience in Air or/and Sea freight working for a UK-based freight forwarder
• Good communication, language, literacy, numeracy, problem solving and organisational skills
• Level-headed and the ability to work under pressure
• Work independently or as part of a team
• Handle multiple projects at any one time
• Strong communication skills and ability to communicate effectively with customers, both internally and externally
• Excellent organisational and time management with a strong attention to detail.
• Experience handling all shipping documentation such as bills of lading, air waybills and completing all Customs documentation ready for clearances.
• Experience in Break Bulk, OOG (Out Of Gauge) or project cargo would be desirable but not essential.

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