International Freight Forwarder
Employment Type:
Permanent
Location:
Kent - South East, United Kingdom
Salary:
GBP20000 to GBP30000 per annumbonus
Advertiser:
Oak Tree Recruitment Ltd
Posted:
15 Jul 2009
Reference:
VAC-11441
Languages:
French
German
Polish
Job Description
International Freight Forwarder
I am currently recruiting for an International Freight Forwarder on behalf of our client. The purpose of the role is to broker transport business by matching transport requirements with capacity and making a margin from the transaction. It includes developing existing contacts, finding and developing new contacts and maintaining good relationships through high service levels. To be considering for the position you must demonstrate previous industry experience.
You will be required to Forwarding/ Broking, Contacting existing clients (Customer and Carriers) and transacting business on the system in the required process, growing existing client work by understanding client needs, finding and developing new contacts as business partners from enquiry to order placement .You will be quoting customers for work based on knowledge of industry costs.
as well as managing service levels for all clients and solving problems in an effective way. You must be service driven and client focussed with a strong industry knowledge and negotiating skills. One of the following languages is required: German, French, Spanish, Czech, Romanian, Polish, Italian, and Hungarian.
Location: South East England or West Midlands
Salary: £ 20000 – 30000 depending on experience
Only applicants with a previous transport /forwarding experience will be considered for the role.