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Shipping Controller - Nights

Employer
Page Personnel
Location
Uttoxeter, Staffordshire
Salary
£35000 - £43000/annum
Closing date
6 Mar 2021

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Job Sector
Apprenticeships
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
I am actively looking to engage an Shipping Controller - Nights for the Uttoxeter area. This opportunity is working for a fast growing SME business.

Client Details

My client is one of the country's largest privately owned shipping businesses based in Uttoxeter. The business has ambitious grow plans to rapidly expand into new markets over the coming decade, with large scale investment from a private entrepreneur.

Description

As a Shipping Controller - Nights you will report into the Senior Freight Manager and commute daily to Uttoxeter. You will also have the following duties and responsibilities:

Preparing price 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.
Providing valid insurance for the vehicles - trucks and trailers
Providing appropriate transportation means with adequate load capacity
Handling customs entries and arranging billings for VAT/Duties
Ensuring full HAWB and MAWB compliance and clearance.Profile

The successful candidate will have an expansive background in the freight forwarding industry with a bias towards air freight. The ideal Shipping Controller - Nights will have the following skills and experience:

2+ year's experience in freight forwarding in air or sea freight
Experience of customs compliance / HAWB & MAWB
Proven track record of calculating taxes and duties via imported air freight
Excellent customer service experience
Experience with Documentation Services (Certificates of Origin, Letters of Credit etc)
Commutable to the Uttoxeter area.
An ambitious drive to grow and succeed within the freight forwarding world
A foreign language skill would be advantageousJob Offer

£35,000-£43,000
Inclusive night shift allowance
Company bonus of between £2,000-£4,000

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