Job Ref: 214827207

Date: 2021-10-06 09:13:28

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Our client provide a comprehensive range of freight forwarding services, and are currently looking for a new Freight Account Manager to join their team in Milton Keynes, to manage shipments from start to finish as well as look after client’s delivery bookings, clearance requirements, invoicing and cost control. In return, you will be offered a salary of up to £42K.

As the Account Manager, you will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of your clients and generating creative ideas to help with brand growth. Also, providing excellent customer service, ensuring all queries are answered in a timely manner and handling overseas agents.

The successful candidate will have experience in Imports or working for a Freight Forwarder and will have good Knowledge dealing with overseas origin agents and suppliers. Having very good communication skills (as you will be dealing with large VIP customers) along with being able to deal with customers verbally and via E-mails is a good quality for this role.

Duties and Responsibilities of an Account Manager:

Manage, evaluate and assess customer accounts necessary to smooth running of delivery schedules, within budget and to the quality specified by the contract.
Handling overseas agents
Speak and build rapport with new and existing advertisers
Provide holiday cover to operations team when required
Problem solving
Key Requirements of an Account Manager:

Handling bookings, deliveries and queries
Customs experience
Good IT skills
Able to work using own initiative and well within a team
Able to cost, quote and operate cargo with whichever suppliers you desire
In Return:

Each employee is also offered a completely free reign to manage their day entirely as they choose without anyone looking over their shoulder or expecting ongoing reports.

The standard salary offer would be circa £35,000 – £42,500 but there is the incentivised bonus scheme, which is open and clear, which gives any person who can generate £10k per month gross profit a monthly bonus of £1,750 equating to £21,000 extra per year, thereby taking the candidate to £56,000 per annum.

If you are able to generate £20,000 per month, then the cumulative bonus would be £48,000 per year pushing it to £83,000 gross salary with no upper limit.

Also, a car of your choice, 20 days holiday, 8 bank holidays, a mobile, a laptop and extra holidays rising to 38 days after you’ve been with them for a few years.

If this Account Manager Role is something is something you would like to know more about or you know of anyone that fits the bill, either forward this advert to them, send us their details or get in contact with us and we will do the rest. You can recommend as many people as you like via our website and earn a referral fee per candidate we place*. This is an unlimited offer.

As recruiters specialising in freight and shipping, Red Recruit have vacancies at all levels within the industry, so please do get in touch to tell us what you’re looking for and we’ll do our best to assist.

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