Sea Freight Forwarding Clerk

Our client is a well-established freight forwarder with a base in North Yorkshire They offer Warehouse and distribution from this site and World-wide Freight Forwarding services by air, road and sea. Employing a well-established team of 15 our client is planning to continue to invest and expand the business either organically or by further acquisitions.
We are now looking to recruit a Sea Freight forwarding Clerk to join the successful freight team in their office in North Yorkshire, near York.
Your role of Export & Import Co-ordinator with include
Extensive client liaison, building relationships and maximising the potential of the forwarding business.
Extensive supplier liaison to develop reliable and cost-effective services to every Worldwide destination.
Calculating freight quotations for export and import Sea freight shipments.
Completing operational administration including job cards and sending booking confirmation to the suppliers.
Raising all of the appropriate operational documentation that is applicable to the shipping terms and destination of the consignments.
Managing the Sea freight consignments in transit through to successful completion and delivery.
Invoicing out and completing the job files
In order to apply for this role you will have
Freight forwarding experience in Sea Freight or we will consider air and trailer freight as well
Knowledge and experience of export and import documentation.
Confident and clear communication skills.
Proven success of building customer and supplier relationships.
Strong negotiating skills.
Numerate with experience of calculating freight quotations.
Good IT (Microsoft) skills.
Salary and Benefits
28,000 to 32,000 Circa + Pension + Holidays