Road Freight Operator

Are you an experienced in Road Operations and looking for a career with a growing global business

In our relatively short time in the UK we have enjoyed remarkable success and as we look to strengthen our operations teams across the UK we are on the hunt for an experienced Road Freight Operator to join our Bradford branch. Here you will be responsible within a team to coordinate and organise the full range of road freight services such as pricing import / export clearance bookings and stakeholder management. You will receive extensive internal and external training as well as an online training for customs legislation and foreign trade as well as daily support.

For over 40 years we have served our clients with our Air Ocean Road and Warehousing portfolio and we have enjoyed another very successful year at cargo-partner having strengthened our global position by joining the Nippon Express Group.

At cargo-partner we believe in comprehensive training loyalty and internal promotion to help our staff reach their full potential and our operations management team are there to support you in your personal development and give you the tools to build a successful career in the freight forwarding industry.

Who are we

cargo-partner are a global info-logistics provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of air sea land transport and warehousing solutions. With nearly 40 years expertise in information technology and supply chain optimization we design tailor-made services for a wide range of industries to create competitive benefits for our customers all around the world. We are a diverse workforce with over 160 offices in more than 40 countries across the globe with new locations having already opened this year as we look to continue our growth.

Responsibilities :

Loading bookings into the Ondot system

Seeking the most cost effective domestic collection / delivery costs and booking with EU hauliers and pallet networks

Completing export and import customs entries

Completing export T1 documents

Building export groupage trailers and completing export documentation

Liaising with the warehouse regarding the loading / unloading of trailers labelling and cargo discrepancies

Liaising with cargo-partner in Europe regarding customs clearances deliveries collections and discrepancies

Providing shipment updates to clients

Requesting and providing PODs

Negotiating costs with suppliers

Preparing each shipment / file for invoicing

Desired skills :

Strong customer-facing and interaction skills with high-level of customer orientation

At least 1 years experience working in a similar road operations role

Team engagement and support

The desire to progress within an international company

The ability to work under pressure to strict deadlines

What we can offer :

25 days holiday bank holidays

Private AXA Healthcare after completion of your probation

Full training will be provided for you to enter the exciting world of Freight Forwarding

Stability of employment working with a true international logistics business

Opportunity to progress through the business

A great team dynamic with a supportive and friendly culture

Key Skills

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Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1