Freight Forwarding Director

We are actively looking to engage freight, shipping and logistics candidates for an exciting new role as Freight Forwarding Director based on a hybrid basis from Solihull in Birmingham.

Client Details

Our client is a world-leading, Freight Forwarding business based in the United Kingdom. The business has over 4 offices nationally and provide air, road, sea and cross-trade products for a world-wide freight service - along with warehousing and transport solutions. The business has observed year-on-year growth of 18% with revenues in excess of £85 million!

Description

As a Freight Forwarding Director you will report into the Managing Director in the Birmingham office. You will be responsible for the following areas of responsibility:

• Direct management of multiple sites of circa 35-45x air, road and sea freight experts
• Engage and motivate the Freight Forwarding team through coaching, performance management and appraisal techniques.
• Strategic management responsibility for budgetary planning and full P&L accounts management.
• Strategic customer-led management through SLA, account directorship etc.
• Ensuring maximum operational effectively & efficiency across all aspects of the freight operations
• Ensuring each site is meeting KPI's & budgetary requirements
• Full responsibility of the management and development of the employees within the department. I.e. Performance management, Absenteeism, MPPs, disciplinary hearings with support of Directorship & HR Department. Ensuring that people resources within the department cover the department workloads. Interviews and new starter training. Apprentice mentorship. To hold monthly and/or weekly department meetings.
• Ensure Standard Operating Procedures and Service Level Agreements are in place, and complied with, for all business handled by the branch.

Profile

The successful Freight Forwarding Director will be commute to Solihull, Birmingham, whilst also encompassing the following skills:

• 7+ years experience in Freight Forwarding (air, sea, road or cross-trade)
• Experience at a either a director or branch management level of operation
• Expert knowledge of Freight quotations, pricing, facilitation
• Knowledge of a variety of road or air freight areas (bulk, breakbulk, LCL, FCL containers, RoRo, general cargo, GSA, AOG, time-critical)
• Commutable to Solihull, Birmingham on a hybrid basis.

Job Offer

• £75,000-£95,000
• Car Allowance (circa £12k)
• 32 days annual leave
• Comprehensive bonus scheme (circa 10%-20%)
• Pension contributions up to 10%
• Company profit share & bonus scheme
• PerkBox Benefits account