Freight Forwarder - Preston, United Kingdom - Quay Recruitment Group

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Description

Overview:

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Job type: permanent

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Industry: logistics

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Earnings: £30,000

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Added to site: 24/01/23

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Start date: 27/02/23

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City/Town: Preston

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County: lancashire

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Commutable from: Preston, Blackburn, Chorley, Bolton and surrounding area


Job description:


Freight Forwarder - Logistics - Preston**Are you experienced in Freight Forwarding and looking for a new opportunity?

Do you want to work for a well-established company going through a period of consistent growth?


We are assisting with the recruitment of a Freight Forwarder to join a well-established company who have successfully grown in the last few years and are now looking to grow their Freight Forwarding team by 3. This is an opportunity to join a multimodal supply chain operation and become an integral part of a close-knit team. This company are ideally looking for someone who has worked in a freight forwarding / shipping position with experience in either Deep Sea, European or Irish Freight **operations.


The Job role:


As Freight Forwarder, you will be responsible for:

  • Account Management
  • Full, Part Load and Groupage
  • Increase business through Account Management
  • Quoting
  • Use of Freight Exchanges / platforms
  • Administration start to finish
  • Building excellent relationship with hauliers and suppliers

The Requirements:

To be suitable for the position Freight Forwarder of you will ideally have the following:

  • Experience in a Freight Forwarding / Shipping position
  • Drive to grow the business
  • Experience in quoting clients
  • Ability to negotiate tariffs
  • Familiarity of Azyra system would be advantageous

Perks & remuneration:


The Package:


  • Salary circa £25K£30K
  • Annual attendance bonus
  • Cash health plan after 6 months
  • Life Assurance (2 x annual salary)
  • Salary sacrifice pension scheme
  • 20 days holiday per annum plus bank holiday (increasing with service)
  • Office based role: 8am 5.30pm Monday
  • Friday
  • On site parking
Interested in navigating your career with us?

Key words:
Export, Import, Freight Forwarder, Multi Modal, Freight Forwarding

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