Details:
- Salary: £15,000 - 16,500 - Annum
- Location: Tamworth Staffordshire
- Date: 1 month ago
Description:
Our client, a well-respected player in the Supply Chain & Logistics industry, offering a number of specialist services such as freight forwarding, customs clearance and warehousing, are looking to recruit a Road Freight Operator to work part-time at offices in Tamworth, Staffordshire.
The position is available due to increased global growth in the business.
Part-Time Working Hours:
3 days per week – Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: 08.30am – 5.30pm – (inclusive of one-hour unpaid lunch). This role is office based, with occasional Saturday hours.
On Offer:
* Salary ranging from £15,000 - £16,500 with salary reviews
* 20 days annual leave (rising to 25) + Public holidays. Plus one Milestone Day per year to take as you wish
* 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 1 year of service - Private Medical Scheme & Company contributions increase 9% for the Group personal Pension Plan.
Main Purpose of the Role:
The role is overseeing the day to day running of the Road Freight Forwarding Operations and Land (North) imports/exports accounts.
Duties and Responsibilities:
* Assist the Road Freight supervisor in the execution of their duties in support of the Head of Road North’s vision of the company to become more competitive and profitable
* 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 road freight forwarding Import/Export activities correctly and on time including financial, legal and invoicing transactions
* Ensure all road freight forwarding 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 Operator or in a similar role preferable (experience in freight over one year)
* 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 detai
For more details, please contact Willis Global - a leading Recruitment Consultancy for the Supply Chain & Logistics industry