Freight Operations Co-ordinator

We are actively looking to engage air, sea and road freight professionals with a passion for freight forwarding and aviation shipping for a new role as a Freight Operations Co-ordinator at Ringway, Manchester Airport, Client Details My client is a market-leader in the shipping industry and has offices based across the world (USA, Europe, Africa & more recently in the Far East). You will be joining a fast-pace environment assisting in finding logistics solutions for some of the world’s largest industrial, retail & FMCG based customers. My client focuses on searching air freight, sea freight & road freight solutions, which are both cost effective & time sensitive. Job Description As a Freight Operations Co-ordinator you will report in to the Freight Branch Manager on a daily basis. You will be responsible for the following areas for responsibility across the Ringway, Manchester Airport office: * Manage freight import and export bookings including pricing, quotations, end-to-end shipping and customs documentations. * Documents of Operations and transportation (booking, BL, pre-advices, loading confirmation) * Nominating carriers, hauliers, shipping lines, airlines and GSA in-line with rates, OTIF value and customer requirements in line with a variety of INCOTerms. * Raise additional customs documentation to ensure the freight can move from country to country (ISF,COO, clearance documentation etc) * Develop and build relationships to ensure a high level of customer service is provided to clients with a knowledge of the clients business requirements The Ideal Candidate The successful candidate will have an expansive background in freight forwarding across both import and export. The ideal Freight Operations Co-ordinator will have the following skills and experience: * 1+ year’s experience in freight forwarding in either air, sea or road freight forwarding. * Experience of pricing, quotation and planning customer deliveries across road, air & sea freight. * Desirable experience of customs compliance * Excellent customer service experience * Knowledge of INCOTerms is advantageous * Commutable to Ringway, Manchester Airport, on a daily basis. What’s On Offer? * £28,000-£32,000 * 32 days annual leave * Comprehensive company benefits account. * Large opportunities to progress knowledge and job banding