Export Freight Clerk
Colnbrook
Salary: £30,000-£36,000
Hours: Monday to Friday, 09:00-17:30
Are you an experienced Export Freight Clerk looking for a new challenge?
A busy and rapidly growing company in Colnbrook is expanding their export operations team and is seeking a dedicated Export Freight Clerk to join their team.
This role requires dedicated export experience on road, air or sea freight and is a fantastic opportunity to make your mark and develop within a growing business.
What's in it for you?
- Competitive salary
- Opportunity for career development in a growing company
- Training provided for necessary skills and certifications
- Supportive team environment
Role and Responsibilities:
- Handling enquiries, discussing requirements, and working on air, road, and sea freight quotes
- Liaising with carriers regarding routes, schedules, and rates
- Booking cargo space with air, sea, and road carriers/couriers
- Preparing all shipping documentation to meet carriage requirements, legislation, and ISO standards using Boxtop software
- Building freight jobs in Boxtop
- Processing customs declarations using Descartes
- Screening of freight material (training provided)
- Daily communication with customers, suppliers, third parties, subcontractors, network offices, and crew regarding movement details
- Keeping file administration up to date, including processing sales and supplier invoices, credit notes, etc.
- Preparing documents and processing Dangerous Goods shipments following IATA DG rules and regulations (training provided if required)
- Multi-role office and warehouse-based duties
Essential Experience:
- Relevant and demonstrable experience in road, air, or sea freight
- Experience within a cargo department
- Experience using Boxtop (highly desirable)
- High level of attention to detail
- Knowledge of CDS/CHIEF, CCS UK, airline sheds
- Knowledge of ETSF warehouse and ETSF import clearances (training can be provided)
- Professional individual with strong communication, presentation, and numerical skills
- Genuine desire to grow skillset with a can-do approach to tasks
This is a newly created and urgent role, working for a busy company that is expanding, so if you have relevant road, air or sea freight experience – apply today!
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Keywords for this role may include: Export Freight Clerk, Freight Coordinator, Logistics Clerk, Export Operations, Air Freight, Sea Freight, Road Freight, Boxtop, Customs Declarations, Dangerous Goods, Export Documentation, Supply Chain, Cargo Management.