Operations Manager
£45,000 - £50,000 + Bonus
St Albans, Herts
Permanent, Full Time
Monday to Friday 08.00h – 18.00h
Benefits:
Company Car
Established business, financially secure with entrepreneurial leaders
Contributory Pension
Do you have Motimodal Freight Forwarding and Managerial Experience?
Are you a quick-thinker who enjoys problem solving?
Can you work with and support a team?
Take a further look at this job, it could be the one for you…
Our client, a worldwide freight forwarding service provider, commenced trading in 1986 and provide comprehensive worldwide freight forwarding services to manufacturers, importers and exporters. Serving a UK client base ranging from Sole Traders through to multi-national, blue-chip clients. They are seeking a motivated and confident individual to oversee the operations team as the Operations Manager.
The main function of the Operations Manager
• Overseeing the Operations Team. This hands on role requires the jobholder to manage a proportion of the top 10 customers.
• Gaining a comprehensive understanding of each of the client requirements.
• Calculating and negotiating AIR, ROAD and SEA spot quotations.
• Managing the freight bookings from collection through to final delivery.
• Building relationships with existing clients both over the telephone and face to face, delivering a high standard of customer care at all times.
• To meet with key suppliers, maintaining the most advantageous rates.
• To manage, motivate and mentor the other operation team members and help solve commercial and operational challenges.
• To participate in the fortnightly operations management meeting and contribute to the overall efficiency of the business
Skills & Experience Required – Operations Manager
• Ideally Multimodal freight forwarding experience.
• Excellent customer service or sales experience.
• Confident communication skills.
• European languages an advantage (but not essential).
• Good organisational skills.
• Good attention to detail.
• Can work to deadlines and handle pressure.
• Quick thinker / problem solving.
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic character.
• Ability to work with and support a team.
Please contact me to find out more about this rare and interesting opportunity – Jane
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