Senior Courier

Leading National Freight and Logistics Company situated in Bedfordview has a vacancy for a SENOR COURIER / FREIGHT CONTROLLER.

**Responsibilities**:

- Handle high level queries between staff, clients and service providers.
- Negotiate pricing and rate sheets for prospective new clients.
- Ensure systems are kept up to date throughout the process.
- Ensure processes are being adhered to by operational controllers.
- Invoicing shipments as well as QC of invoices received
- Mentor learners
- Service provider handling (rate negotiations, service levels, general issues, etc)
- New Business leads
- Understand and build trade lanes between our international offices
- Statistical understanding and reporting to clients
**Personal Attributes**:

- Well groomed
- Enthusiastic, passionate, energetic, proactive, thorough, organized
- Good planning skills and very organized in one’s work priorities
- Attention to detail
- Able to deal with conflict and be able to confront people on issues
- Open, honest and transparent in communication
- Thrives on challenges
- Team-orientated
- Determined to progress in career and grow the business
- Willing to learn outside of specific job role
- Prepared to work overtime and not afraid of increased workload
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Prioritize Efficiently and show initiative
**Experience**
- Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in Logistics
- General knowledge of Imports / Exports / General Logistics / Warehousing / Customs / Rate Understanding
- Courier/Express Experience would be preferable (International and Local)
**Computer experience required**:
Microsoft Office: Word / Excel / Microsoft Outlook

Report pulling and understanding. (tables and graphs) o

Client presentations

Internet usage

Research and understanding

**Cargowise (if possible)**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: R25,000.00 - R30,000.00 per month

**Experience**:

- Courier / Freight: 5 years (required)
- Logistics and Warehousing: 5 years (required)
- Customer Service: 5 years (required)

**Language**:

- English (preferred)
License/Certification:

- Drivers License (preferred)