Air Export Operator - Project Cargo
- Employer
- Willis Global Ltd
- Location
- Chertsey, Surrey
- Salary
- 28000 - 32000
- Closing date
- 9 Aug 2019
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- Specialist Area
- Import & Export
- Sector
- Accountancy, Advertising & Creative, Automotive, Aviation, Banking, Finance and Insurance, Charities & Not For Profit, Construction, Consultancy, Customer Service, Defence, Distribution, Education, Electronics, Energy & Utilities, Engineering, Event Management, FMCG, Food Services, Healthcare, Housing, Human Resources, Information Technology, Internet, Insurance, Legal, Leisure, Management & Executive, Manufacturing, Marketing, Media, Military, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceutical, Private sector, Production & Operations, Professional Services, Public Relations, Public Sector, Recruitment, Retail, Sales, Scientific, Secretarial & Administration, Social Services, Telecommunications, Training, Transport & Distribution, Travel & Hospitality, Utilities
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
A Global Leading third-party logistics provider offering import and export logistics solutions via air, sea and road is recruiting for an Air Export Operator to work on a key project cargo account based at offices in Chertsey, Surrey.
Main Purpose of the Role;
Ensure Projects requirements are met and documents are completed in a timely and efficient manner ensuring consistent high performance as set out within the SOP. Handling air export freight forwarding operations from start to finish.
Key Activities:
- Book airfreight with the Air Carriers
- Complete HAWB & MAWB
- Creates/confirms transport bookings to ensure pickup or delivery of shipments within the Projects requested time frame.
- Performs booking and booking optimization.
- Ensure timely updates in internal system.
- Prepares, controls and distributes all required /Export documents
- Checks responses from counterparts and off-shore offices, validation of required documents.
- Cross reference received costs against Schedule of Rates
- Follows-up shipment status
- Maintains relationships with suppliers.
- Is responsible for identifying performance issues of suppliers and proposes solutions to improve/correct performance - record/report to Management any slippage in performance or Compliance infringements.
- Performs IT systems related tasks to provide up to date information on shipments’
- Collaborates closely with others to ensure smooth handling of shipments and continuous updates.
- Ensure timely billing of files at the end of each period
- Provide accruals at the end of each period for reporting purposes
- Complete customs entries
- Escalates issues if required.
- Ensures that all interactions are compliant with Code of Conduct and other compliance requirements e.g. anti-corruption.
Skills & Experience & Educational Qualifications:
- Proven air freight operations experience
- Good Administrative skills
- Results driven and good attention to details
- Good written and spoken English
- Good interpersonal skills
- Able to prioritise and perform under pressure
On Offer;
- An opportunity to join a global leading organisation
- Excellent salary plus benefits
For full details, please contact Willis Global - a leading Recruitment Consultancy for the Shipping & Logistics industry.
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