Freight Exports Clerk

Our client is a well-established global service provider to the Freight forwarding, express and international parcels, warehousing and logistics industry. The network has more than 354 locations across 60 countries and with 13,000 employees serving alliance customers and attending to the details of their business round the clock, around the globe.
We are now looking for a Multi Modal Freight forwarding Exports Clerk based at their offices in Slough
Your role will involve:
Create and issue quotations to prospects, customers and overseas offices and following these through.
Booking shipments with Airlines/shipping lines
Negotiating rates
Arranging collections with the transport department or sub-contractors
Prepare, control & distribute all required export documentation to counterparts complying with regulations & internal procedures
Follow up shipment status, identify incidents & ensure resolution of incidents
Handling customer enquiries and maintaining relationships
Skills and experience required:
We require an individual who is a competent Export Clerk - knowledge can be in either Air, Ocean or both, providing they are prepared to train and learn areas they are not familiar with to make them fully multi-modal.
In order to apply for this role, you will have some previous experience of working in an air / sea or road freight export team. Booking collections, booking with carriers, rate negotiation, export entries, raising shipping paperwork such as House Air Waybills, Master Air Waybills, quotations, certificates of origin etc.
Benefits
Start Date - ASAP
Salary up to 27,00 to 30,000 per annum per annum depending on level of experience
Pension, Death in service
Bonus
25 Days Holidays
Hours - Monday to Friday - 9:00am to 5:30pm
Discounts, Cycle to work scheme