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We are actively looking to engage shipping, freight and road transport professionals with as passion for freight forwarding for a new role as a Air & Sea Freight Supervisor in Cannock, West Midlands.

Client Details

My client is a SME freight forwarding business, with huge ambitions for growth, in the freight & shipping industry. 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 Air & Sea Freight Supervisor you will report in to the Freight Operations Manager on a daily basis. You will be responsible for the following areas for responsibility across the Cannock, West Midlands office:

* Managing a small team of 8 specialist freight forwarders across air import, air export, sea freight and cross-trade.

* Overseeing the team responsible for preparing road, air and sea freight pricing & customer quotations - informing about the freight prices, port charges, cost of special documents, insurance prices as well as prices for handling the goods.

* Organising transport through third party transit means - such as air freight, sea freight and dedicated transport.

* Providing appropriate transportation means with adequate load capacity and regulations around IMDG, IATA.

* Handling customs entries and arranging billings for VAT/Duties

* Ensuring, booking and conducting customs clearance.

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will have an expansive background in either air or road freight forwarding industry. The ideal Air & Sea Freight Supervisor will have the following skills and experience:

* 3+ year's experience in freight forwarding in either sea or air freight.

* Experience leading or managing teams within a freight forwarding or shipping environment.

* 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 Cannock on a hybrid basis

What's On Offer?

* £40,000 - £45,000

* 32 days annual leave

* 10% - 15% company bonus / profit share

* Comprehensive company benefits account.

* World-class training & development and large opportunities to progress