Road Freight Forwarder

Page Personnel are currently recruiting for an exciting vacancy based in the Nottingham area. As a Road Freight Forwarder you will be working in a challenging and face-paced environment.

Client Details

My client is a market leader within the industry and helps shore up companies supply chains through their solutions. They are based in the wider Nottingham area and additionally have offices based across the United Kingdom. They specialise in providing world-wide sub-contracted transport solutions.

Description

As a Road Freight Forwarder you will be required to conduct the following duties:

Prepare quotes, taking bookings and dealing with general customer enquiries in a professional and timely manner, in line with our company SLA's
Source, plan and monitor consignments, assessing any risk to targeted deadlines, and providing alternative transport solutions as a contingency option
Liaise with sub-contract road haulage suppliers in order to negotiate best possible rates
Obtaining, checking and preparing documentation to meet customs and packing specifications, and compliance with other countries regulations and fiscal regimes
Maintaining communication and control through all phases of the journey
Maintain and develop strong relationships with current and new customersProfile

The ideal Road Freight Forwarder will be reporting into the Road freight Manager and will ideally have the following skills and attributes:

A strong background in road freight, ideally pan-European or Continental experience.
Strong experience with multi-modal transport such as vans, 7.5 tons, artic vehicles.
A knowledge of Dangerous Goods or IATA regulations.
Able to commute within the wider Nottingham area.Desirable:

Degree educated, ideally within Business Management or Logistics.
Experience managing high-value account and communicating with numerous stakeholders.
An ability to think outside the box and overcome challenges.Job Offer

£30,000-£35,000