Freight Forwarder

We currently have an opportunity for an experienced Freight Forwarder to one of our clients in the Middlesbrough area .

Acting as an agent on behalf of clients to organise the safe, efficient and cost-effective transportation of goods on an end to end basis, providing a full range of services, including documentation, insurance, and customs' formalities.

Key Tasks:

• Able to work in a demanding office environment and balance conflicting priorities to keep up with progressive deadlines.
• Investigation and planning the most appropriate route for shipments, taking into account the nature of the goods, costs, transit times and security.
• Negotiating rates, for transportation, shipping and handling costs and thereby quoting clients
• Obtaining, checking and preparing documentation to meet customs and insurance requirements and any packing specifications.
• Ensuring Trade compliance with other countries' regulations and fiscal regimes. Maintaining current knowledge of relevant legislation, political situations and other factors that could affect the movement of freight.
• Strong customer focus, with the ability to effectively communicate and approach all situations with a calm and sympathetic manner. Develop and maintain relationships with suppliers and both internal and external customers. Provide customers with accurate updates and deal with any customer queries/ complaints that may arise.
• Acting as a broker in customs negotiations worldwide to guide the freight efficiently through complex procedures.
• Effective utilisation of available resources to maintain customer objectives.
• As the client may request, arranging courier, specialist hand carry services, FCL, LCL, consolidations, conventional shipments, air freight, air sea charters, packing etc.
• Carry out any other reasonable task as may be allocated by line or senior manager.
• At all times ensure compliance to HSSQE systems and procedures. Ensure safety of yourself and others around you. Be aware of trade compliance regulations, multilateral trade regimes, dual use requirements, know your customer.

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