Job Description

Position: European Export Manager

Location: Bradford

Hours: Mon - Fri 8:30 - 17:00

Holiday: 25 days + Bank Hols

Salary: £50,000 + Package (Negotiable)

The Company:

Our client were first established in the 1980s and have a wealth of experience in the UK and have built up an impressive network of offices and agents Worldwide so they are able to provide the freight forwarding solutions their customers require using long-standing partners and offices, offering services across ocean, air and road.

We are now seeking to appoint an experienced Freight Forwarding Manager specialising within the European Road Freight (Exports) market to join our growing team based in Bradford

European Export Manager Role:

You will be a dynamic European Export Fright Manager and team leader with a strong background in European Road Freight operations at senior level, responsible for a small team of operational and personnel and will report to the General Manager.

Key Responsibilities:

• To oversee day-to-day European Export Freight operation
• Support a team of operators
• P&L, Budgets & Forecasting
• Demonstrate leadership qualities to inspire and develop our teams
• People management and personal development of the team
• Training new & existing team members across all business areas.
• Management of key customer accounts
• Development of existing and new business
• Strategic development of new markets and trade lanes.
• Process optimisation; streamlining to improve business efficiency, aligning across multiple sites
• Negotiate customer rates and service levels, supplier costs, key stakeholders
• Adhering to customer KPIs; quality control of suppliers, demanding improvements where necessary

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WR is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Skills Required

• COMMUNICATION
• Management