Transport Planner

Our client based in Dublin south which are a large Freight company requires Logistics coordinator. This is an excellent opportunity to excel your career to the next level with a company that thrives on growth and expansion. You will have responsibility for customer service, administration and phone duties in a very busy office environment. Must have experience in the freight industry. An excellent telephone manner and administration skills essential. EXET22

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Customer liaison will be a daily part of the role therefore the ideal candidate is required to communicate appropriately with clients.
• Managing bookings on a daily basis ensuring agreed timescales are met. Arranging collections and deliveries and booking in jobs
• Communicating with new and existing clients
• Taking bookings from clients, liaising with hauliers in planning and costing of jobs
• To track and control shipments keeping the client well informed throughout.
• Ensuring that Proof of Deliveries / Collections are sufficiently completed
• Invoicing and costing operational files using appropriate in-house systems
• Ensure all goods moving are customs cleared in a timely fashion. Customs clearance will be both to/ from Great Britain and other third countries
• Co-ordinate with trailer planning colleagues to confirm which consignments are in order to ship and to optimise how loading should take place
• Creating and discharging T1 Documents

Requirements:

• Must have experience in the freight industry
• Excellent telephone manner is essential.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills.
• The ability to multi task.
• Be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Team player with a Positive attitude.
• Experience on all customs-related matters
• Positive and proactive participation and active collaboration with colleagues, partners and customers.
• experience with Customs agency/brokerage services are desirable
• Excellent understanding of supply chains and of the freight forwarding arena

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