Our client, established in 1993  provides international transportation services to the live event industry by means of air, sea, and road. Industry sectors are; sports events, exhibitions, international congresses, country celebrations, touring entertainment acts. 

Key Duties to Include:

• Assessing clients’ needs and providing clients with accurate information
• Identifying the most appropriate form of transit and identifying and mitigating potential risk
• Oversee and assist in the preparation and presentation of quotations for clients, recording the information on the Company databases and following up to secure business
• Booking shipments with hauliers, ocean lines and airlines
• Completing AWB's, bills of lading, customs entries and identification and preparation of all other documentation required for export and re-import
• Liaising and updating clients, overseas agents, and suppliers as necessary
• Supervise and monitor through transit corridor with hauliers, ocean lines, airlines and overseas partners
• Ensuring correct customs procedures are being used
• Passing of supplier’s invoices
• Supervise and assist cost accruals and charging of shipments including the sending out of invoice and back up documentation to the relevant party

Hours:

• 0900 – 1730 Monday to Friday – monitoring of shipments is sometimes required to be performed out of hours

Requirements:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in an operational environment (multi modal would be an asset) The role is export biased.
• Satisfactory CRC check and satisfactory 5 year background checks and eligibility to work in the UK
• Full, clean driving licence
• Positive, 'can-do' attitude
• Able to organise themselves and work independently
• Ability to manage competing priorities
• The candidate can communicate confidently, openly, clearly, in a timely manner and accurately.
• Customer Focus
• Demonstrates an understanding of our customers’ requirements and gives priority to meeting their needs by providing effective customer led solutions.
• Able to gather information from a variety of sources, to challenge information and apply decision making to reach an informed decision.
• Awareness of revenue, profit & loss
• Takes responsibility and ownership for implementation and execution