Freight Forwarder, Air Exports, Air

4 days ago
Kempton Park, South Africa DSV South Africa Full-time
Job location
Kempton Park, GP, ZA, 1619
Employment TypeFull TimePublishing Date, ID-Nr.Oct 20, 2026, 131255

Location: ZAF - Kempton Park, Serengeti Blvd (DSV Park Gauteng)
Job Posting Title: Freight Forwarder, Air Exports, Air & Sea
Time Type: Full Time

Main Purpose of the Role:
To provide an export airfreight service to our clients within the air export team, always keeping all customer up to
date on the movement of their cargo. End to end managing of air export shipments.

Qualifications
• Matric

Computer Literacy Level
• Intermediate

Additional Computer Skills
• Cargo wise understanding and previous experience would be beneficial

Job Related Requirements
• Good understanding of the industry and related job requirements for freight forwarding specifically
relating to air exports process.
• Ability to manage clients, meet with them, discuss challenges on shipments and handle any client
correspondence both telephonically, on email and in person.
• Liaising and pro-actively communicating with clients throughout the process.
• Ability to escalate where required to the relevant parties and maintaining a good working relationship
with all various teams and departments.
• Minimum 7-year air exports experience in the industry
• Person must be organized and be able to manage a portfolio of clients
• Self-Motivated and deadline driven
• Able to work under pressure when required
• Communicate effectively with local colleagues and clients
• Team player with positive attitude
• Process Driven
• Ability to work late where required and weekend work is scheduled on a roster
• End to end managing of export shipments including invoicing charges within global KPI's
• Ability to travel where required if required

Added Advantages for the Role
• Cargo wise understanding and previous experience would be beneficial
• Own reliable transport

Duties & Responsibilities
• Pro-actively communicating and resolving queries or delays for clients
• Managing clients KPIs / performance monthly and productivity of own desk
• Making special arrangements / involving the right level of individual to support on critical shipments.
• Support in after hour monitoring and tracking and tracing with carriers, arranging specials on weekends or
facilitating communication and feedback on weekends.
• Resolving client and routine queries professionally and timorously
• Managing costs effectively and carefully.
• Doing all export invoicing and managing rates etc.
• Involvement with Implementation of new accounts that fall under your specifications area of work
DSV internal
• Tracking shipments from collection to warehouse, delivery to carriers, departures, arrival and deliveries in
destination countries where applicable.
• Overtime when applicable
• End to end managing of export shipments including invoicing charges
• Manage Negative WIPS/ open accruals / open negative accruals.
• Excellent administrative skills as admin work will be applicable
• Able to work without constant supervision
• Able to work under pressure
• Excel / Word intermediate knowledge
• Strong Outlook understanding and competency

DSV - Global transport and logistics

What moves you?

At DSV, we move more than goods. We move careers, ambitions and opportunities.

With close to 150,000 colleagues in over 90 countries, we are the global leader in transport and logistics, and it is our people who bring our services and solutions to life every day. From frontline operations to business functions, every role contributes to keeping supply chains flowing and societies running.

Here, you are trusted to take ownership, act on your ideas and make decisions that create real impact. It is a place where people, careers and ideas keep moving forward. We value transparency in how we communicate and collaborate, and we win together by supporting each other, challenging each other and delivering results as a team.

Start here. Go anywhere

This is our promise of movement. A promise that your work matters, your contribution counts, and your career can move as far as your ambition takes it.

If you are looking to make an impact, grow your career and be part of something bigger, DSV is the place to be.

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