As a Multi-Modal Freight Forwarder you will be responsible for arranging shipments via air, courier, land, and sea for both small and large shipments.

Duties and Responsibilities include

• Running and holding clients live job files, and keeping clients updated on movement status.
• Preparing and processing quotations for all types of multi-modal shipments, including imports, exports, and domestic movements.
• Preparing and processing HMRC declarations accurately via both the CDS and CHIEF systems.
• Managing and completing the organisation of import collections and export deliveries.
• Managing and completing the organisation of domestic/UK collections and deliveries – usually by road.
• Preparing quotations and budget pricing for various clients, over all types of multi-modal transportation modes – imports, exports, and occasionally UK domestic transportation.
• Customs Control Checks of documentation – checking of manifests for status or any errors.
• Supporting the Freight Forwarding and Customs Manager with MSS reviews, Bill of Discharge reviews etc.
• Data inputting, creating, and updating reports on various spreadsheet formats, plus uploading of documentation and customs entries.

• Completing sales invoicing collation and processing for single files and assisting on input for monthly bulk invoicing.
• Assisting in the mentoring and training of other freight and customs operational staff in certain functions/elements.
• Supporting the businesses Freight Forwarding and Customs Manager with file, quality, compliance and AEO checks.

This opportunity is well-suited to applicants with the following skills, experience, and attributes:

• Significant experience in a similar role and preparing and processing HMRC declaration.
• Experience as a multi-modal Freight Forwarder.
• High attention to detail and working to certain timelines and deadlines.
• Experience of completing all job file administration in a professional and timely manner from opening a job file to issuing the final sales invoice against the file.
• Requires an extremely high attention to detail, positive attitude and mindset, considerable interaction with clients (via email and telephone and occasionally in-person), suppliers/vendors, plus interaction with the businesses freight forwarding and customs team.
• Requires strong organisation and time management skills coupled with excellent attention to detail.
• Experience in using the Multifreight operating system would be advantageous, however this is not essential.

Please note: The successful candidate is required to be part of an on-call rota.

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