Transport Coordinator
Transport Coordinator
Employee type
Permanent
Salary
£30000 - £32000/annum
Category
Distribution
Job Description
Freightserve recruitment are looking for a Transport Coordinator for a well-established Freight Forwarder based in the Feltham, Middlesex area.
Job Role:-
* Must work closely with suppliers to assist negotiations, build relationships well and ensure that service levels are kept at the highest standards.
* Must complete all required reporting expeditiously and accurately
* Must have a flexible approach as no two days are the same and situations will arise which simply have to be dealt with even if not outlined within a job description
* Must liaise with Accounts and Credit Control and assist wherever possible
* Must embrace and drive positive change
Day to day requirements:-
* Organisation & planning for transport requirements using Company's leased vehicle and subcontractors.
* The passing of purchase invoices reserving and raising sales invoices in accordance with the company’s quality system.
* Production, checking and resolving of weekly job transaction reports
* Cargo Security; Must ensure the most current procedures are understood and correctly followed and administered and that the appropriate documentation is completed correctly.
* Ensure cost effectiveness in respect of Company's leased vehicles and subcontracted cartage
* Assisting in the Warehouse as when required
Qualifications and Experience:-
* Knowledge of Transport essential
* The ability to communicate at all levels within the organisation and varied customer/supplier base.
* An articulate, creative thinker with the ability to share their views succinctly and sensibly
* Good MS Skills
* A creative and forward thinker
As an agency we are fast becoming the number one Freight specialist in the UK. We have a fast growing reputation with most Freight related companies. Freightserve has been established since 1992 working within the Freight Forwarding and Shipping industry