Manchester, Lancashire Willis Global Ltd

Our client, a recognized player in the freight forwarding and transportation industry, offering specialist supply chain and logistics solutions, are looking to recruit a Road Freight Operatorto be based within offices in Manchester.

On Offer:

• An attractive salary up to £28,000 per annum, dependent on experience with yearly salary review
• Monday to Friday working hours, 8:30am - 17:30pm
• 20 days annual leave + Public holidays
• 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 completing six months' service, Death in Service equal to three times your annual salary.
• After 1 year of service - Private Medical Scheme
• After 1 year of service -Company contributions increase 9% for the Group personal Pension Plan.
• Holiday loyalty days up to a maximum of 5 days (1 per each full year of employment completed)
• One Milestone Day per year to take as you wish

Main Purpose of the Role:

Reporting to the Road Freight Supervisor, assist in the execution of road freight forwarding operations in support of the Head of Road Freight -Northern Region, vision of the company to become more competitive and profitable.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• 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 Import/Export road freight forwarding activities correctly and on time including financial, legal and invoicing transactions
• Ensure all 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 Forwarding Operator
• 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 detail.

For full details, contact Willis Global - a leading Recruitment Consultancy for the Supply Chain & Logistics industry