Details:
- Salary: £40,000 - 45,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Ipswich Suffolk
- Date: 3 days ago
Description:
Freight Forwarding Team Leader – Ipswich
£40,000–£50,000 + Bonus
Free Parking
Pension
Hours Flex – 8.30-5pm or 9am-5.30pm
A growing logistics company is looking for an experienced Freight Forwarding Team Leader to join its expanding team and lead a small team of two and growing….
The successful candidate will be a freight forwarding whizz who knows their Destin8 from their Multifreight and doesn’t break into a cold sweat when customs get involved!
This is a hands-on leadership role, covering team management, customer service, quotations, customs and day-to-day freight forwarding operations.
The Role
The Freight Forwarding Team Leader will:
* Lead and support a team of two.
* Manage import and export freight forwarding operations.
* Prepare quotations and manage customer accounts.
* Handle customs procedures and documentation.
* Liaise with customers, hauliers, shipping lines, agents and other partners.
* Keep shipments moving and resolve the inevitable “Where is my shipment?” moments.
* Help improve processes as the company continues to grow.
* Keep the team organised, commercially focused and, ideally, well caffeinated.
The Ideal Candidate
The successful candidate will have:
* Strong freight forwarding experience.
* Good knowledge of customs and import/export procedures.
* Experience with quoting and customer management.
* Previous team-leading or supervisory experience.
* Experience using Multifreight, Destin8 and Claris CNS.
* Excellent communication and organisational skills.
* A proactive, commercially minded approach.
* The ability to get things done without needing their hand held