Office Coordinator

Davies Turner have a great opportunity for an experienced Office Coordinator to join their Central Planning Office (CPO) based in Dartford.

Job Title: Office Coordinator - Roadfreight

Location: Dartford

Salary: Competitive dependent on experience

Hours: Monday – Friday 9.00am – 5.30pm (37.5 hours)

Our Central Planning Office (CPO) is at the heart of our European road freight operation. With full visibility of available cargo throughout our network our CPO coordinators are responsible for planning the most efficient loads whilst working with and meeting the expectations of clients and partners.

This interesting Office Coordinator role provides an excellent opportunity for an individual looking to further their career in Freight Forwarding, and build and maintain relationships with our overseas partners, with a view to improving volumes, payloads and profitability.

Office Coordinator - Key responsibilities:

- Liaising with overseas partners, suppliers & internal client facing colleagues

- Planning and completing both Import and Export loads

- Communicating with overseas agents as per requirements, updating them and solving problems that arise

- Receiving and checking relevant import documentation

- Charging files

- Passing purchase invoices and dealing with any queries

Office Coordinator - You will be:

- Ideally, you will have experience of working in a trailer planning environment with a good geographical knowledge of Europe and transit times

- Some knowledge of European Import / Export is essential, whilst an awareness of current European market rates and hauliers would be ideal but full training will be given

- You will have excellent organisational skills with the ability to work on your own initiative

- Good communication and computer skills are a must, together with a confident, helpful disposition, keen attention to detail and a flexible approach to work

Davies Turner is a privately owned and forward thinking company, continually striving to meet and exceed the expectations of our key assets – our employees. We offer an attractive benefit plan that rewards and protects its employees,  including a defined pension scheme, life cover, private healthcare, income replacement and up to 25 days holiday.    

To submit your CV for this exciting Office Coordinator opportunity please click ‘Apply’ now.

Closing date:  21 April 2017

Keywords: Import, Export, Freight, Overland, Roadfreight