Commercial Assistant

Requirements: Grade 12 (Essential)Diploma in Shipping, Clearing and Freight Forwarding, Distribution and Logistics Business Management or related field (Desirable)A minimum of 2-years' experience in Freight Forwarding and Logistics experienceAbility to work all hours and from home where neededAbility to identify the needs in the team and assist where neededTo have working knowledge of Google / Excel and email etiquetteTo have the ability to read and understand shipping freight and other chargesResilient with the ability to work under pressure and meet daily, weekly and monthly deadlinesStrong organisational and communication skills to manage workload and prioritiseAttention to detail and accuracyFast learner in internal and external computer systems and processesAbility to work with multiple key stakeholders both internal and external in dynamic industry changing environmentResponsibilities: To manage ad-hoc rate requests as they come in, requesting buying rates from shipping lines when neededTo process shipping line invoices, checking invoices against quotes receivedTo request and capture monthly buying rates meeting the necessary deadlinesTo request monthly BAF updatesTo update selling team of any ad-hoc and monthly rate changes or surchargesTo keep other departments within LCL up to date of any important rate related issues / scenariosTo request, capture and manage carrier haulage ratesTo request, capture and manage shipping line destination charges as neededTo update relevant changes and notices in our systems, as received from the industryTo treat all information as confidential