Anchor Freight are now seeking an experienced Operations Manager to start a new Freight Forwarding team at its Ipswich branch. This is a great opportunity for a dedicated and committed individual with a proven track record and customer base in the logistics industry.
You will need to live reasonably local to Ipswich and ideally have your own transport, although not essential.
The ideal candidate will:
· Have the ability to work as part of team as well the ability to build a new team.
· Have a professional mannerism when liaising with potential and existing clients.
· Be able to build and maintain relationships to a high standard with key clients.
· Be competent on all Microsoft packages including Excel.
· Have proven experience in an operations management role.
· Have a known customer base within the logistics industry.
Main duties:
· Development of new and existing business.
· Supporting the operations team, monitoring KPI’s and driving improvement.
· Pricing and obtaining rates as per client requests.
· Booking client deliveries.
· Requesting rates from shipping lines.
· Load new jobs onto the system.
· Job costing and passing purchase invoices.
We offer 23 days holiday plus bank holidays. Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
Apply directly to Anchor Freight using the link below – good luck!