General Manager – Freight Forwarding

General Manager – Woodford Green – £50K – £80K

My client have an opening in their busy Freight Forwarding team for an experienced General Manager.

Key experience required :

Extensive Freight Forwarding knowledge – Sea Freight, Air Freight, Road Freight
People management
Network of contacts
Business to bring / approach
Cargowise

As the operation has grown, their values have stayed consistent. They maintain the same attention to detail, personal and responsive services, great value and clever and simple answers to their clients’ many complex demands.

With excellent progression and development opportunities throughout the business, this proves to be an exciting opportunity for individuals looking to run a Freight Forwarding company and build on the great success already achieved.

The Company

Multi-modal International Freight Forwarder.
Employing circa 30 Staff across their Seafreight, Airfreight, & European export and import departments
Management responsible for each department.

Person Specification

The individual will already have experience in running a Freight Forwarding company or site.
They will have fantastic people management skills, have a wealth of experience in all modes.
Due to the above the General Manager will have an extensive network of contact and potential customers to compliment a business that is already thriving.

The Role

The position is to be involved within the well-established Freight Forwarding team and to assist in driving the development and profitability of the department as we continue to add new services, overseas partners and clients.

The role is very much a “Hands on” position working directly with clients & driving the teams performance, operating the daily tasks associated with the start to finish freight forwarding process.

Location: Woodford Green.
Hours: Monday to Friday
Holiday entitlement: 25 days – above industry average !
Pension Contribution: 5% of salary
Bonus Scheme
Starting salary: £50K – £80K
Additional Benefits: Private Health Plan

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