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Job Description
Minimum requirements:
- Matric
- 7 10 years experience in the Sea/Air/Road Freight Imports and Exports environment
- Computer Literate MS Office Suite Knowledge of Excel
- Numerically literate
- Proactive and Tenacious
- Strong negotiation skills
- Knowledge of the Logistics Market Transporters Shipping Lines Airlines Packaging Companies Inspections etc
- Calm organised and able to work well under pressure
Responsibilities:
- Deal directly with customers either by telephone email face to face on their costing requirements
- Put together commercial offers for seafreight airfreight roadfreight ( FCL/LCL/Groupage/Charter/Courier/Breakbulk)
- Obtain and evaluate all relevant information to handle enquiries
- Strong knowledge on requirements into the rest of Africa eg Form M Preshipment inspections etc
- Process quotations submission of tenders to tender desk for completion daily status report upon request of manager
- Able to work with large data points
- Direct requests and unresolved issues to the designated resource
- Keep records of customer interactions and transactions
- Record details of all enquiries with comments
- Ensure total accuracy of all quotations submitted
- Ensure all quotations carried out profitably
- Quotation negotiations to be based on quality of the service offered as well as cost
- Ensure required / requested deadlines for quotations / reports that may be required are met
- Communicate and coordinate with internal departments
- Handover shipments to internal departments
- Liaise and communicate with network on a daily basis
- Negotiating rates with nominated and approved third parties upon request from client and company Network
- Handling of general admin work
- Complete handovers to operations for new business
- Creating a positive relationship with customers and ensuring the interaction the customer has with the business is an efficient satisfying experience.
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
- Monthly report on shipments quoted and value Hit rate
- All other duties assigned by the reporting manager deemed as reasonable and in line with the inherent requirements of the role
Employment Type
Full Time
