Land Freight Operator

Wythenshawe, Manchester
Permanent Position
Full time, Monday to Friday - DAYS
Salary: £24,000 - £28,000 per annum DOE

The role is overseeing the day to day running of the Operations and Land (North) imports/exports accounts.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist the Land Freight supervisor in the execution of their duties in support of the Head of Land North’s vision of the company to become more competitive and profitable
• Understand and execute the departments vision of good business development in order to successfully Import/Export Land road freight, warehouse operations and logistics products
• Oversee client and sub-contractor management in conjunction with Standard of Practice (SOPs)
• Ensure all customers and clients are invoiced correctly and on time in conjunction with SOPs
• Complete all Import/Export activities correctly and on time including financial, legal and invoicing transactions
• Ensure all operational activities are completed on time
• Maintain regular communication with sales teams reporting new sales leads and handover of shipments
• Communicate quotations to the line manager/sales team within two hours of receipt and ensure all quotations are recorded on the system in one format
• Report internal leads to the customer services and sales teams
• Follow up late customer payments in conjunction with credit control

Skills & Competency:

• Previous experience as a Land Freight Operator or in a similar role preferable (experience in freight over one year)
• Quality organisational skills and ability to manage many tasks or projects at the same time.
• Ability to prioritize own workload but also be able to work as part of a team
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Conversant in IT skills e.g., Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel) and CRM systems.
• Demonstrate working administrative background
• Must have an analytical skill, with a high level of attention to detail.

Important Information

Noble Recruiting Limited is an independent, family-run recruitment agency, based in Wickford, Essex. We are an equal opportunities employer and have been acting as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers for over 15 years.

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