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Position
: Freight Forwarding Estimator
: Permanent, Full Time
: Negotiable
Employment Type
Salary Package
Applications Deadline
: 2024-06-30
Seeking an Operations Estimator to join our start-up team. You will play a crucial role of
analysing customer requirements and timely estimating freight forwarding costs for imports
and export shipments, across all modes of transport and collaborating with internal teams
and external partners in delivering cost-effective solutions to clients.
CORE DUTIES
1. Determine efficient and cost-effective shipping solutions and compile estimates timely,
according to client and agent requirements, for both imports and exports shipments and
across all modes.
2. Request landside and freight charges from agents and service providers worldwide.
Negotiate rates with third parties and frequently update pricing schedules accordingly, to
ensure accuracy and consistency in cost estimation.
3. Communicate buy and sell rates to operations, attend to estimate or rate request, as
quickly as possible and communicate queries or amendments to all parties involved
4. Collaborate with internal operations teams and external partners to gather necessary
information to ensure quotes are both accurate and competitive and forward estimate to
the relevant sales representative to forward to the client.
SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
1. Matric Certificate, Advanced excel skills and Communication Skills
2. Proven work experience in an Estimator role within the freight forwarding industry
3. Ability to quote for all modes of transport and both imports and exports shipments
4. Sound knowledge of Incoterms 2010 and 2020, Customs Tariffs and Port Charges.
SmooLink Forwarding (Pty) Ltd | Registration No: 2023/270638/07
10240 Ext 7B, Bear Crescent Street, Orange Farm, 1841 Johannesburg, South Africa