Freight Forwarder

Executive Talent are currently Recruiting for a number of Experienced Freight Forwarding Operators in the Kildare area. Our Clients are extremely well known in the industry for their progressiveness and being leaders within the market. This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to bring their knowledge and be open to growing their skills and expanding their career.

Key Responsibilities:

• Experience in European freight across all modes of transport, road, Air and Sea.
• Experience in production planning volumes to meet forecast via CMO
• Support negotiating of freight rates effective for a 12 month.
• Prepare monthly dashboard freight figures.
• Seek business improvements and cost reduction opportunities
• Engage in change management projects.
• Familiar with Electronic Document Interface (EDI), cloud based bidding tools and other automated systems to streamline business processes.
• Assist with statistics monthly for International Freight Reports to senior Management and business stake holders internally.
• Maintain excellent day to day relationships and communications with the all key stakeholders in the supply chain – manufacturers, freight forwarders / carriers, various business unit’s personnel
• Support Depts. in resolving freight invoicing or freight partner issues

Required Experience:

• 4 years’ experience in International Freight Forwarding, Planning, Logistics and/or distribution with global experience across all modes of transport for standard, pharma and temp controlled goods.
• Have experience and understanding of issues and working practices in European logistic markets, business mergers and have established networks in the industry.
• Direct experience working with government bodies based in Europe on standards required to import goods such as Customs, C-TPAT, Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) EU Revenue, CBP and Food & Drug Administration (FDA) requirements.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to communicate at all levels within the organization
• Ability to work independently and make decisions based on judgement and integrity
• Ability to work effectively with others to accomplish goals in a challenging environment
• Ability to work in a changing environment and through transition periods
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Demonstrated efficient work methods, analytical & problem solving skills and ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast paced environment
• Demonstrates understanding of customer needs / requirements, consistent with organization priorities
• Excellent attention to detail and planning ability
• Understanding of customs and beliefs of other groups or cultures
• Familiar with freight budgets
• Excellent presentation skills