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 experience Ability to work all hours and from home where needed Ability to identify the needs in the team and assist where needed To have working knowledge of Google / Excel and email etiquette To have the ability to read and understand shipping freight and other charges Resilient with the ability to work under pressure and meet daily, weekly and monthly deadlines Strong organisational and communication skills to manage workload and prioritise Attention to detail and accuracy Fast learner in internal and external computer systems and processes Ability to work with multiple key stakeholders both internal and external in dynamic industry changing environment Responsibilities: To manage ad-hoc rate requests as they come in, requesting buying rates from shipping lines when needed To process shipping line invoices, checking invoices against quotes received To request and capture monthly buying rates meeting the necessary deadlines To request monthly BAF updates To update selling team of any ad-hoc and monthly rate changes or surcharges To keep other departments within LCL up to date of any important rate related issues / scenarios To request, capture and manage carrier haulage rates To request, capture and manage shipping line destination charges as needed To update relevant changes and notices in our systems, as received from the industry To treat all information as confidential