Air Freight Coordinator
Albini e Pitigliani Spa
- Heathrow, Greater London
- £25,000-30,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
You will coordinate Air Freight activities for Alpi UK.
Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 8.30am – 5.30pm – (inclusive of one-hour unpaid lunch).
This role is office based. (must be flexible with the working hours)
Salary Range: £25,000.00 - £30,000.00 per annum (dependent upon experience)
Key Roles and Responsibilities
The ability to co-ordinate with Network partners and UK clients to arrange a booking to be shipped from origin to destination country
Basic understanding of INCOTERMS and the risk and liabilities of each term
The Ability to co-ordinate with network partners, UK clients and/or internal teams to arrange a booking to be shipped from origin to destination country, maintaining clear and effective communication at all times
Ensuring all shipments adhere to international trade regulations, customs procedures, and export control laws
Basic understanding of INCOTERMS and the risk and liabilities of each term
To quote shipments prior to movement and applying agree rates where necessary
Building relationships with airlines for cargo bookings and rate negotiations
To liaise with partners to reach out for quotes and rates
Familiarity with various export documents and their purpose
Ensure all air export jobs are completed correctly and in a timely manner
Ensure all customs declaration tasks are completed correctly and in a timely manner
Has the ability to follow instruction and produce airway bill pre-alerts, ensuring accuracy in preparation to avoid critical delays or penalties
Monitoring the progress of shipments from origin to destination, providing updates to destination partners.
Understanding of HMRC Volumes 1 & 3 of the UK trade tariff.
Report immediately to the line manager any amendments to customs declarations
Ensure the operational system is always used correctly
Assist other departments as and when required by the company
Maintain regular communications with the network and sales team
Look and propose new efficiencies in customer workflow
Liaise with HMRC and maintenance of customs procedures
Ensure all reports are completed as per provided deadline
Ensure the SOPs are followed completely and accurately
Look and propose new efficiencies in customer work flow
Ensure that all goods under Alpi’s deferment account are approved for delivery with accounts or line manager or an agreement must be place on SOP or quotes
Passing invoices from suppliers and providers within 48 hours from receipt
Ensure insurance is charged correctly
Ensure insurance claims are given to the claims department immediately
Propose and report to Line Manager; strategies related to the Air products
Provide support and holiday coverage for the local staff when required
Skills, Experience and Competencies:
Proven experience, gained ideally within the Freight Forwarding sector with a minimum of 3 years’ experience would be an advantage
Knowledge and experience of Import and/or Export multimodal business
Knowledge/skills required for Air Freight sales and products
Demonstrate quality communication skills along with good presentation skills
Proficient with Microsoft packages especially Ms Excel and general PC knowledge
Good understanding of logistics processes and procedures
Must be able to prioritise and organise own workload with attention to detail
Able to work independently and as part of a team
Must be flexible with their working hours
Company Benefits
Along with 20 days annual leave + Public holidays and yearly salary review we offer the following benefits:
After one year’s service company contributions increase 9% for the Group personal Pension Plan.
After completing six months’ service, Alpi UK Death in Service equal to three times your annual salary.
After one year’s service employees are eligible to join the Private Medical Scheme (application process required).
Holiday loyalty days up to a maximum of 5 days (1 day per each on the anniversary of your date of joining)
Confidential EAP platform for you and your immediate family members as spouse/partners and children aged 16 to 24 in full-time education, living in the same household.
Access to our Employee Discounts and Perks, which includes Grocery Shopping, Holidays, Movies, Sports, Wellness and many more.
The ALPI Group is a recognised player in the Freight Forwarding and Transportation Industry who also specialises in the Supply Chain and Logistics Solutions.
With 80 years of history, our company has established best-practice standards in ground transportation, air and ocean shipments, customs clearance, and supply chain management. Still a family run company where people are treated as people, not numbers and considered for their value. With unchanged passion we strive to balance a growing company in a highly competitive industry, with family ethics and social responsibility.
Alpi UK is part of the Albini & Pitigliani Group (cliccare sul bottone "Candidati ora")
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