European Freight Forwarding Clerk

Our client is a well-established freight forwarder with a base in North Yorkshire. Offering a worldwide freight forwarding services by air, road and sea and Warehouse and distribution from this site. With a well-established team of 15 our client is planning to continue to invest and expand the business either organically or by further acquisitions.

We are now looking to recruit a European Operations Freight forwarding Clerk to join the successful team

Your role of European Operations Co-ordinator will involve:

• Extensive client liaison, building relationships and maximising the potential of the European Road freight client's business.
• Extensive supplier liaison to develop reliable and cost-effective European services.
• Calculating freight quotations for export and import freight shipments.
• Completing operational administration including job cards and sending booking confirmation to the suppliers.
• Raising all of the appropriate operational documentation including customs clearance formalities.
• Managing the European road freight consignments in transit through to successful completion and delivery.
• Invoicing out and completing the job files.

In order to apply for the role, you will have:

• Experience in forwarding in European Road Freight/Transport
• Confident and clear communication skills.
• Proven success of building customer and supplier relationships.
• Strong negotiating skills.
• Numerate with experience of calculating freight quotations.
• Good IT (Microsoft) skills.

Package & Benefits

• Salary up to �35,000
• Pension
• Plus 22 days holiday to start