International Freight Forwarding Apprentice
Job ID: 4679 | Work Model: Full-Time | Contract Type: Permanent | Job Category: Land Transport / Freight Forwarding
Why work for DACHSER?
We’re a family-owned global logistics provider delivering over 83 million shipments a year, including everything from fashion, DIY, chemicals to medical equipment. Internationally, we are among the top 15 logistics providers in terms of sales revenue. We combine and integrate the world's most intelligent logistics network capabilities that keep the global economy running – today and tomorrow.
As International Freight Forwarding Apprentice, you will work as part of the operations who are responsible for the movement of goods from other countries, ensuring the transit and delivery is made on time. You will liaise regularly with overseas offices, partners or agents and you will be responsible for arranging and completing all associated paperwork, which documents the nature of the goods being imported and that they are legal and legitimate.
Tasks
- Carry out the full coordination of the movement of freight
- Completion of all associated freight documentation
- Completion of customs declarations
- To work with the customer to provide the best service available within the time constraints provided
- To create a relationship with customers and suppliers
- Liaise by telephone/email/with shipping lines/customers and other departments and suppliers
- General administration duties
- Support the business with any additional tasks as required
- Maintain a team-oriented atmosphere
Qualifications
- Some experience of computer packages like MS Office (Outlook/Excel/Word etc.) would be advantageous but not essential
- Takes an organised and methodical approach
- Excellent approachable face to face and phone manner
- Good attention to detail
- Personal qualities
- Positive attitude
- Willingness to learn
- Punctual
- Hunger and desire to achieve and be the best you can be
Benefits
- Employee Assistance Programme - helping you deal with personal problems that might adversely impact your work performance, health and wellbeing
- Employee discounts – with access from day one to a multitude of discounts for holidays, high street fashion, supermarkets, gym memberships, insurance, and so much more
- Pension – an efficient and flexible pension plan that you pay into based on your pensionable salary and your level of contribution. You also benefit from tax relief
- Health – we offer free eye-tests and money off vouchers
- Life Assurance - Death In Service benefit
Georgia Langley
Dartford, Dartford Logistics Centre, DACHSER Ltd.
At DACHSER, all people are welcome. Diversity and equal opportunities are an integral part of our corporate culture. We see the uniqueness of each individual, and thus the diversity of our teams, as the driving force behind our daily work and innovations – because: Logistics is People Business. We look forward to meeting you.