Our client, a privately owned Freight Forwarding company now seeks to hire an Ocean & Air Freight Forwarder for their offices based in Dublin 11.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Day to day operations in a busy office environment to include:
➢ Deal with customers:
➢ Quotations from direct & indirect customers
➢ Processing of Bookings
➢ Customs clearance / shipping documentation / insurance
➢ Queries
- Organise collections & / or deliveries with suppliers / hauliers / partners
- Negotiate rates with suppliers when applicable
- Invoice customers and process suppliers’ invoices
Other activities such as:
➢ Ferry bookings
➢ PODs
➢ Other administrative duties (filing, etc...)
- Develop in-depth knowledge of all aspects of the role to ensure full ownership.
- Liaise with overseas partners to ensure the department is proactive in providing a quality operational performance.
- Working in a busy fast paced environment, while maintaining quality and customer service.
- Establish a good working relationship with other staff members, partners,sub-contractors and customers.
- Maintaining and / or implementing good working practices & procedures to ensure that departments run efficiently and with professionalism.
- Pro-actively look for continuous improvement with the department to ultimately provide the customers with an efficient and professional service.
- Promote the company positively with customers, partners and suppliers through high quality of work, excellent communication, pro-active approach and positive attitude.
- Other ad-hoc responsibilities as required
Minimum Requirements
- 100% fluency and clarity in spoken and written English to standard of first language is essential
- 3+ Years Sea Freight Forwarding experience
- Airfreight experience - Advantageous
- Excellent attention to detail
- Excellent administrative skills: follow through tasks, queries etc. to completion
- Excellent organisation, time management and planning skills
Terms:
Permanent, Full-time, Mon- Fri: 09:00am - 17:30pm flexible
Package:
€Neg (DOE),
If you do not meet the essential requirements as outlined in this advert, we regret that we are unable to process your application.
For a confidential discussion on this or any other current opportunity please contact Danielle Lynch
IAC-Mar22