The Role:
• Freight Forwarder Management
• Expediting shipping documentation from suppliers – predominantly Chinese.
• Tracking & monitoring of shipments – sea & air freight.
• Liaison with Logistics Team for container destination & bookings
• Liaison with Finance Team for supplier payments
• Receipting of shipments onto Microsoft Navision
• Matching invoices onto Microsoft Navision
• Upkeep of payment spreadsheet/database
• Collating shipping documentation & raising payments for authorisation
• Filing shipping documentation in line with customs requirements
• Invoice checking & authorisation
The ideal candidate will have: -
• Good understanding of freight & logistics movements
• Experience of sea & air freight – China, HK, UK, Belgium, Holland, Italy, France, Poland Etc.
• Freight Forwarder Management
• Incoterms understanding – costing & shipping under various terms FOB, CIF, DDP
• Competent with Excel
• Mathematically sound/comfortable
• Methodical
• Good attention to detail
• Works to tight deadlines
Company Description
Petrie Recruitment is a relatively small - but perfectly formed!! - business - and it provides staff for a wide range of (mainly permanent) job categories in several sectors, but does tend to focus on manufacturing and commercial positions, e.g. Engineering, General Management, Production Management, Logistics, Purchasing, H.R., Finance, I.T., Sales/Marketing and all aspects of Administration.
