Airfreight Import Coordinator

Airfreight Import Coordinator - Birmingham - Permanent Role - Minimum 3 years of Airfreight experience is ESSENTIAL

Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 per annum (depending on experience)

Monday to Friday, 08:30-17:30, 60-minute break

Silver Arrow are currently recruiting for an Airfreight Import Coordinator based in Birmingham on a permanent basis

Your Role:

• Creating and maintaining customer-standard operating procedures
• Having a clear financial understanding of each job file(s) within your remit
• Providing accurate and timely reports to the department manager
• Having ownership and taking accountability to deliver operational excellence
• Ensuring that a 'customer is king' ethos is always applied in actions for the business
• Delivering accurate and timely paperwork in relation to the creation and issuance of import documentation
• Demonstrating commercial acumen and an in-depth understanding of the P&L of a job
• Freighting and Invoicing
• Creating operational reports and ensuring that anomalies are escalated appropriately
• Establishing and maintaining strong working relationships with suppliers, airlines, and overseas partners and agents
• Ensuring that Metro's policies and procedures are adhered to

Benefits:

• 22-day holiday + bank holidays
• EV scheme
• Free EV charging and parking
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Wellness Hub (meditation, GP, 24-hour support)
• Life Insurance
• Pension Scheme
• Free weekly fruit, and monthly food van
• House Cash Plan
• Discount Scheme (retail, holiday, hospitality)
• Bonuses
• Quarterly social gathering, summer, and Christmas party

What we need from you:

• Industry and operational knowledge of Airfreight
• Able to cope and accustomed to working under pressure to meet fixed deadlines
• Strong numerical and commercial skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent usage of computer / operating system (Microsoft Windows) along with other office applications (Microsoft Office) (Cargowise - preferable)
• Proactive, team worker with excellent time management and organisation skills
• Enthusiastic, flexible, and self-motivated
• May be required to work some overtime and/or be flexible in start/finish times (during busier times!)

At Silver Arrow, our priority is you. We strongly believe in getting to know you and understanding your needs in the hope of building a great working relationship. Call our recruitment team today on 01925 815048

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