Road Freight Coordinator

Road Freight Coordinator – Wythenshawe – Up to £28,000

The role is dealing with the processing of consignments arriving to the UK by road from Europe. The role of a Road Freight Coordinator would suit someone keen to challenge themselves.

Office hours: 8:30 am – 5:30 pm (1-hour unpaid lunch), Monday – Friday (40 hours per week).

Type: Permanent

Location: Wythenshawe – this role is office-based.

Salary: £25,000 – £28000 per annum (dependent upon experience)

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Understand and execute the departments vision of good business development in order to successfully Import/Export Land road freight, warehouse operations and logistics products
• Oversee client and sub-contractor management in conjunction with Standard of Practice (SOPs)
• Ensure all customers and clients are invoiced correctly and on time in conjunction with SOPs
• Complete all Import/Export activities correctly and on time including financial, legal and invoicing transactions
• Ensure all operational activities are completed on time
• Maintain regular communication with sales teams reporting new sales leads and handover of shipments
• Communicate quotations to the line manager/sales team within two hours of receipt and ensure all quotations are recorded on the system in one format
• Report internal leads to the customer services and sales teams
• Follow up late customer payments in conjunction with credit control

Skills & Competency:

• Previous experience as a Road Freight Coordinator with a UK based Freight forwarder
• Right to work in the UK (Sponsorship is not available)
• Based in the UK
• Quality organisational skills and ability to manage many tasks or projects at the same time.
• Ability to prioritise own workload but also be able to work as part of a team
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Conversant in IT skills e.g., Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel) and CRM systems.
• Demonstrate working administrative background
• Must have an analytical skill, with a high level of attention to detail.