Airfreight Import Coordinator - Heathrow Personnel : Job Details

NEW POSITION AVAILABLE: AIRFREIGHT IMPORT COORDINATOR

We are recruiting for an an enthusiastic and proactive individual who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment to join our clients Airfreight team based in Birmingham.

Hours are Monday- Friday 8:30AM-5PM with a weekend overtime rota - one in four weekends, working four hours from home

Salary ranging between £26k-£35k depending on experience.

You will have industry knowledge and develop strong client, airline and supplier relationships to ensure the highest level of service is delivered.Key Responsibilities

• 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 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 & overseas partners/agents
• Ensuring that Metros' policies and procedures are adhered to

General Skills

• 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
• Weekend overtime rota - one in four weekends you will work 4 hours on a Saturday or Sunday. Can be done from home

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