Freight Operator
Position: Freight Operator – sea and air
Location: Southampton
Salary: £28,000 (DEO) + benefits
Hours: Mon – Friday 8:30am-17:00pm
This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic, committed individual to join a growing team where you can really add value and make a difference.
We are one of the fastest-growing independently owned freight forwarding companies in the UK. Due to our continued growth plans, we are hiring for a freight operator to join our friendly team based in Southampton.
We are keen to speak with individuals who have a background in freight forwarding or logistics, ideally with experience managing ocean import or export operations.
The Role:
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Managing ocean import/export jobs from start to finish
- Become involved in air & road freight operations when require (Training Provided)
- Liaising with hauliers and suppliers and merchant haulage
- provide quotes and negotiate rates for FCL & LCL
- Providing excellent customer service
- Responding to enquiries over the telephone and by email
- Wide range of Admin Tasks
- Ability to multitask and process information quickly and accurately is essential.
Person specification:
- Enthusiastic and committed
- Task-driven and can demonstrate good organisational skills.
- Excellent communication skills – both verbal and written
- Good team player
- Ability to think outside the box
- Good at building relationship
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