Position: European Operations Administrator
Location: Witham
Hours: Monday to Friday (9am - 17:30)
Salary: Up to �28,000 (DEO)
We are recruiting for one of the UK's leading logistics and freight companies that operate worldwide and offer a full range of services in the UK, across Europe and Internationally across all trade routes.
We seek a European Operations Administrator to play a crucial role in supporting the day-to-day operations of the team handling groupage trailers to various European destinations. The ideal candidate will come from a freight forwarding or logistics background.
Your key responsibilities as a European Operations Administrator:
- Help to plan Export Groupage trailers.
- Responsible for monthly P&L on designated service(s).
- Tracking shipments and resolving any issues that may arise
- Coordinating with carriers, customs agents and other stakeholders to optimise transport routes and costs
- Quotations for customers, negotiating the best possible rates
- Maintaining accurate records of shipments, invoices and other relevant documents
- Ensuring good internal communication between key departments, customer handling, Transport and warehouse.
- Provide completed manifest to warehouse
- Complying with all Exportation Documentation
- Resolving and managing queries and complaints courteously and efficiently
- Gain a full understanding of our ISO/AEO systems
Requirements:
- Experience in freight forwarding operations or logistic planning
- Ability to consolidate cargo in the UK, with a good understanding of how to maximise their trailer payloads - desirable
- Ability to demonstrate their skills to load/plan/route trailers for cost-effective groupage trailer planning - desirable
- Must be able to plan loads and have had experience with using weights/cubes
- Excellent customer service
- Must be commercially aware and liaise closely with the sales department, be able to negotiate favourable rates and win business for their trade route
- Good organisation and ability to work to deadline is essential
- Knowledge of Export customs procedures - desirable
Benefits:
- Salary dependent on experience
- 24 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays
- Perk Box Discount Platform
- Employee assistance program
- Extensive learning opportunities
- Employee Engagement Forum
- Reward and Recognition programme
- Monthly Pay Day Treat Day
WR Logistics are the #1 recruitment partner for all vacancies in the logistics industry. We recruit UK wide for permanent and contract jobs.
WR is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.