- Full Time
Office Import & Logistics Executive | Shropshire | >£30,000 | Spanish/French Required
We are currently recruiting an experienced Office Import & Logistics Executive to join a busy Freight Forwarding company based in Shropshire. Our clients are an established innovative global company who have been trading for over 15 years worldwide. Due to expansion, we are seeking to recruit an Office Import & Logistics Executive with proven experience working within a clerk/assistant role & able to speak in Spanish and or French.
Your job will be to work within a busy office and be part of a team of five Import Assistants who specialise in logistics & the shipment of cargo to and from the Far East. With strategic alignments with various agencies and offices throughout the world you are enabled to assist clients with a wide scope of various logistic services without border constraints. You will focus on clients within Spain, Portugal and France and will have the chance to visit many client sites within these regions ( Someones Gotta do it 😉
Due to our clients continuous drive for excellence & innovation they also offer a complete modular suite of specialised logistic, international freight and exclusive business solutions. They are the first in their industry to add an innovative and state-of-art communication solution that improves customer experience by integrating online tracking software with mobile and online applications.
Your Role:
- Update and Vessel manifests
- Job files to be completed with accuracy and detail
- You will help manage all documentation within the office with a state-of-art internal IT system that gives you the ability to manage every transaction in the logistic chain.
- Handling consolidations
- Handling Far East consolidations
- Assess and implement ways to improve process and development
- Managing direct and Forwarder bookings from start to finish
- Quote/tender for new projects
- Produce Profit and Loss reports
- Understand the process of Customs Clearance with sea and road.
To be successful in the role:
- Have experience with UK and International freight
- You will have an excellent & proven record of the importing process – working from entry role
- Able to converse in Spanish and or French
- Firm understanding of Sea & GOR UK domestic and International road transport
- It is essential that you have an excellent understanding of customs procedures
This is an excellent opportunity to join a unique freight & logistics business with innovation at the heart of everything they do. They are big enough to be world wide global leaders in their industry, but small enough in each territory to provide a warm, friendly & intimate approach.
This role is now active, so please submit your CV now and one of our team will be in touch! This role is commutable from North/West Birmingham, Stafford, Shrewsbury, Telford, Wolverhampton & surrounding areas.
