Air Export Coordinator

Job Title: Air Export Coordinator

Location: Altrincham, WA14

Salary: £28,000 – £32,000 DOE

Hours: 9:00 – 17:30, Monday to Friday

Air Export Coordinator Overview

We are recruiting on behalf of one of the few UK Freight forwarders specialising in true customer service for it’s clients. The company is based in Altrincham working worldwide and can offer a full range of services. The ideal candidate should have strong knowledge in air freight and export operations.

Purpose of the role

This role is to add to our busy airfreight team in Manchester. Handling shipments from start to finish. The main focus would be on Air exports while assisting at busy periods on air imports to ensure our customers and overseas partners receive a seamless airfreight experience. In this engaging, varied role, you will gain invaluable experience and have the chance to expand your skill set and begin to forge a successful career you can be proud of. You will both implement and benefit from, our caring, friendly culture and strong social purpose. What’s more, our recipe for success has been to invest in our staff and, as such, you can take advantage of extensive development opportunities, making this a great role now and for your future.

Air Export coordinator responsibilities

• Quotations.
• Producing all documentation for export shipments.
• Completion of customs declarations.
• Track shipments.
• Follow up on Pre-Alerts / Post Flights
• Authenticating supplier invoices.
• Completing customer invoicing within revenue recognition policy.
• Adding accurate costs to the system to ensure financial reports correct.
• Recording correspondence in eDocs.
• Dealing with queries, both shipment and invoice.
• Promotion of additional services to clients.
• Ensuring all internal SOP’s are followed correctly.
• Awareness of Deferment and Government Gateway accounting procedures.
• Ensuring any tasks within Workflow are actioned quickly.

Experience to require

• Good communication skills
• Good organization skills and effective time management & working practices
• Manage time effectively
• Commercial awareness
• Attention to detail
• IT Literate in Microsoft Office
• Problem solving
• Applicant would ideally have 2-3 years recent relevant industry experience with previous involvement in Air Exports from quote to delivered.
• CW1 experience an advantage but not essential as full training and support will be provided.

Benefits

• Annual leave; 31 days (prorated down if not working 5 days). Increases after 3 years of service by 1 day a year, up to a further 5 days.
• Volunteer Day: Additional 1 day per year paid to give back to the local community.
• HSF: Health cash plan service that XPand contribute to
• Pension scheme
• Free Parking
• Fresh fruit delivered weekly to all offices.
• Paid sick leave, after probation.
• EAP Program and Virtual Doctor service
• Long service financial rewards.
• Death In Service benefit of x3 salary

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