Job Title: Air Freight Specialist
Location: Nottingham
Salary: Competitive – Dependant on Experience
Job type: Full time – Permanent.
About Baxter:
Baxter Freight is one of the UK’s fastest growing Freight Forwarders, already reaching £37million turnover within eight years. Our success is built on the relationships we nurture and delivering the best customer experience in our industry. Proud to be based in Nottingham, a home to many thriving industries. We focus on recruiting the best talent in the midlands.
We work with leading brands to connect their goods to the global market. Our reputation has put us at the forefront of innovative supply chain solutions and we are proud to be the UK sales partner for DHL Freight, the world’s leading logistics company.
The Role:
How does working for a rapidly growing business, with a vibrant work culture, where you feel invested in and supported sound? We have the role for you. As an Air Freight Specialist, you can enjoy the stability of a career in logistics and focus on your career development and personal growth, where work/life balance is valued supported by a team that are rooting for your success
The Impact You Will Have:
You’ll be immersed in a collaborative and fast-paced environment where every day you will be building relationships with our customers and suppliers whilst providing them with the best service quality.
As an Air Freight Specialist, you will play a vital role in maintaining communication and control throughout all phases of the air freight operations process, ensuring all necessary information is communicated to colleagues and third parties maintaining all operations run smoothly and on time. You will handle both Import and Export air freight shipments, including liaising with airlines, overseas agents and both internal and external customers and suppliers. You will also manage and resolve any customer service issues, tracking and tracing freight through to final destination.
A Typical Day:
- Requesting and gathering quotations from suppliers and partners in a timely and efficient manner.
- Managing the air freight operation from receipt of customer bookings and arranging collections to booking cargo with carriers.
- Generating export booking confirmations and import arrival notices.
- Managing air freight customs entries with our customs team.
- Preparing documentation for import clearance, keeping track of entries and arranging deliveries in a timely and efficient manner.
- Building and developing relationships with suppliers to establish loyalty, ensuring quality and continuity of service.
- Dealing with and developing relationships with airlines and overseas agents to ensure our customers’ expectations are met.
- Updating account managers with the status of their shipments and dealing with enquiries.
- General freight administration
Is this the Role for you?
- You have experience in a similar role or a 2:1 degree.
- You have strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail.
- You are able to work to a deadline and make decisions under pressure.
- You’re a natural problem-solver and can think on your feet.
- You have a methodical approach to work, whilst being able to work accurately at speed when required.
- Working autonomously is a key part of this role so you need to be self-motivated and driven to complete a task to the highest of standards.
- Are you a chatty person? This is vital as communication is key to this role updates need to be given in a professional timely manner
Benefits:
Besides being a great place to work with a lovely bunch of people (well we think so anyway!) here is what we have to offer you;
- Competitive salary
- Contributory pension with up to 6% employer contribution
- Life Assurance of 4 times basic salary on commencement of employment
- 25 days Holidays plus bank holidays
- Family focused: Up to 8 weeks paid Enhanced Parental Leave for new parents
- Monday – Friday, 9-5 pm inclusive of an hour’s lunch
- Opportunity to work from home 1 day per week
- Charity top-up scheme
- Coffee house with 200 Degrees Coffee and Bird and Blend tea
- Free offsite parking a short walk away
- Short walk to local retail park
- Regular social events
- Culture of internal promotion and progression
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with experience of: Graduate, Graduate Worker, Logistics Graduate, University Graduate, Graduate Co-ordinator, Logistics Specialist, Customs expert, Logistics and customs expert, Air Import Coordinator, Air Export Operator, Import Operator, Export Operator, Multi Modal Imports, Multi Modal Exports, FCL Import Operator, Import Air Operator, Air Import Operator may also be considered for this role.
