Assistant Air Freight Manager at Best Search Recruitment Limited

Best Search Recruitment Limited - Our client is a multinational transport and logistics company.

We are recruiting to fill the below position:

Assistant Air Freight Manager

Summary

The assistant air freight manager is to make sure all goods for delivery are in proper order. The assistant air freight manager oversees the delivery of the freights, to their temporary lodging (in this case, an airplane), up until they get to the end user or receiver.

Duties

The assistant air freight manager deals with the shipment of their company’s goods from the supplier until it reaches its end point, the receiver.He/she stays informed and is in touch with the logistics manager who tracks the whereabouts of the freight to be delivered.He/she makes sure that he/she is informed in case of any delays, so that he can contact both sender and receiver.He/she works hand in hand with other departments to know of any scheduling changes, freight space shortages, and even customer requests.The assistant air freight manager counts all freights and goods manually, keeps track of it and stores it in a database.The assistant air freight makes sure that all freights are weighed and measured and that they are in compliance to the airlines standards.In case of overnight storage, the assistant air freight manager also sees to get a place they trust, and that loading and unloading of freights and cargo are done accordingly by experts.The manager also finds the best possible rates and airlines to use to forward freights.The assistant Air freight manager continuously try to improve the freight charges by doing research on all existing airlines and prices.

Requirements
Educational Requirements:

The assistant air freight manager must have at least a bachelor’s degree in marketing, logistics or any related field.A master’s degree is preferred but not necessarily required.Additional professional qualification is an advantage.

Knowledge and Skills Requirements:

The successful assistant air freight manager must be driven, organized and resourceful.He/she must strive for accuracy all the time and have good communication and customer service skills.Knowledge of the different airlines, both local and international will be a great help.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their updated CV's to:faso@bestsearchrecruitment.com