European Express Operator

5 months ago

Burntwood, United Kingdom Espace Europe Ltd Full time

**European Express Operator**

**Full Time / Permanent / 08.30 - 17.30 Mon-Fri**

**Salary negotiable depending on experience**

**Company Pension scheme**

**Company Benefits (Health Cash Plan, Wellbeing Pot/Bonus, Access to Employee Assistance Programme offering 24/7 support across a wide range of areas, team building events and much more)**

**Member of Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) - Annual Bonus (Tax-Free) for Employees**

**Training & Development Opportunities**

**Hybrid contract upon successful completion of 6-month probation - 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home.**

**Based in Burntwood (WS7)**

Do you have European Express / Roadfreight experience?

Are you hungry and keen to develop your knowledge of logistics within a fast-paced environment?

Then look no further

Espace Europe Ltd are a highly successful a Freight Forwarding company and is the only 100% Employee-Owned freight forwarding company in the U.K. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a driven and exciting team whilst developing our growing European Express / Roadfreight offering. Experience in Time Critical / Express European Freight Operations is essential. You would be joining an established, knowledgeable team, as well as bringing your own ideas into the team, in order to increase capability and drive opportunities.

We are offering a great opportunity to gain experience within a modern, forward-thinking business. Hence, we would like an upbeat, motivated, tenacious character looking for a career in freight.

A bit of background on Espace Europe Ltd... we are not a vehicle filler, but a vehicle finder We act as a 'middleman’ between customers and suppliers, providing top-level customer service. We specialise in general forwarding by road to within the UK, and all over Europe. Worldwide destinations by air and sea. In addition to this, we offer a UK customs brokerage service.

**Main Purpose of the role**

To provide additional operational assistance to our European Road Freight team, allowing further development of Espace’s freight offering with existing customers whilst building relationships with suppliers and customers alike.

Responsible for the delivery of operational activities, in accordance with targets set, to contribute to achievement of the company vision and overall business objectives, as well as performing to high quality standards.
- Look after all the customers who book full, part load and groupage, import and export shipments to and from Europe.
- Build and nurture good working relationships with existing customers.
- To increase business from existing, lapsed and recently gained clients.
- Offer our customers an exceptional service so that they come back to us month on month with repeat business and new lanes.
- Be able to confidently cross sell other services to our existing client base via our CRM system.

**In detail **
- We work with a range of customers. Our customer base is made up of Freight Forwarders, direct manufacturers and Logistic Companies Worldwide.
- We do not own any vehicles, we sub-contract all our work to UK, European and global suppliers, and have built up a strong network of preferred suppliers over the years.
- Once booking is secured, the team will handle the shipment from start to finish, taking ownership and accountability. Thus, offering a personal service to our customers and one contact point.
- Key account management of clients to strengthen existing relationships and growing the account, with a view to quoting and winning new lanes and cross selling other services.
- Language skills are an advantage but not essential.

**Key Responsibilities**
- To generate sales / profit linked directly to the current business plan. Focus and drive to achieve targets.
- Liaising with suppliers and negotiating prices with them.
- Using various freight exchanges and freight platforms.
- To identify any new revenue opportunities from existing customers and effectively present key features of our services (new and existing) to secure new business for other markets.
- Logging quotes on the internal Quote Tracker.
- Dealing with EU customs brokers by instructing them to complete clearance.
- Administering the whole booking process (with customers and suppliers), inputting bookings onto our bespoke TMS and tracking loads from booking to delivery.
- Covering shipments with suppliers, whilst proactively updating our customers on every milestone. Checking on shipments on the day of loading, through to delivery

**Personal Attributes**
- Hungry, driven and passionate to make a positive impact.
- Solution finder for when problems occur. Being proactive.
- Being able to work on your own as well in a team. Using your own initiative.
- Focus on results and willingly tackle problems or conflicts which threaten their achievement.
- Excellent communication and listening skills.
- To enjoy working with customers and suppliers therefore, able to develop strong relationships,
- Flexibility and qu

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