Road Freight Operator

Our client, a recognized player in the freight forwarding and transportation industry, offering specialist supply chain and logistics solutions, are looking to recruit aRoad Freight Operatorto be based within offices in Manchester.

On Offer:

• An attractive salary up to £28,000 per annum, dependent on experience with yearly salary review
• Monday to Friday working hours, 8:30am - 17:30pm
• 20 days annual leave + Public holidays
• Confidential EAP platform for you and your immediate family members as spouse/partners and children aged 16 to 24 in full-time education, living in the same household.
• Access to our Employee Discounts and Perks, which includes Grocery Shopping, Holidays, Movies, Sports, Wellness and many more.
• After completing six months’ service, Death in Service equal to three times your annual salary.
• After 1 year of service - Private Medical Scheme
• After 1 year of service -Company contributions increase 9% for the Group personal Pension Plan.
• Holiday loyalty days up to a maximum of 5 days (1 per each full year of employment completed)
• One Milestone Day per year to take as you wish

Main Purpose of the Role:

Reporting to the Road Freight Supervisor, assist in the execution of Road Freight forwarding operations in support of the Head of Road Freight -Northern Region, vision of the company to become more competitive and profitable.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Understand and execute the departments vision of good business development in order to successfully Import/Export 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 Road Freight forwarding 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

To Be Considered:

• Previous experience as a Road Freight Forwarding Operator
• 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.

For full details, contact Willis Global - a leading Recruitment Consultancy for the Supply Chain & Logistics industry