Freight Forwarding Manager

We are actively looking to engage shipping, freight forwarding professionals with as passion for freight forwarding for a new role as a Freight Forwarding Manager in Castle Donington, Leicestershire on a hybrid basis! Client Details My client is a SME freight forwarding business, with huge ambitions for growth, in the freight & shipping industry. You will be joining a fast-pace environment assisting in finding logistics solutions for some of the world's largest industrial, retail & FMCG based customers. My client focuses on searching air freight, sea freight & road freight solutions, which are both cost effective & time sensitive. Job Description As a Freight Forwarding Manager you will report in to the Freight Director on a daily basis. You will be responsible for the following areas for responsibility across the Castle Donington office in Leicestershire: * Managing a small team of 8 specialist freight forwarders across road, air & sea freight * Overseeing the team responsible for preparing road, air and sea freight pricing & customer quotations - informing about the freight prices, port charges, cost of special documents, insurance prices as well as prices for handling the goods. * Organising transport through third party transit means - such as air freight, sea freight and dedicated road freight transport. * Providing appropriate transportation means with adequate load capacity and regulations around IMDG, IATA. * Handling customs entries and arranging billings for VAT/Duties * Ensuring, booking and conducting customs clearance. The Ideal Candidate The successful candidate will have an expansive background in multi-modal freight forwarding (either road, air or sea freight). The ideal Freight Forwarding Manager will have the following skills and experience: * 4+ year's experience in freight forwarding in any mode of freight (ideally focused on sea and air freight) * Proven people leadership experience of small or large teams * Experience leading or managing teams within a freight forwarding or shipping environment. * Experience of pricing, quotation and planning customer deliveries across road, air & sea freight. * Desirable experience of customs compliance * Excellent customer service experience * Knowledge of INCOTerms is advantageous * Commutable to Castle Donington, Leicestershire on a hybrid basis What's On Offer? * £50,000-£60,000 * 32 days annual leave * Comprehensive company benefits account. * World-class training & development and large opportunities to progress