Your New Job Title: Russian speaking Import/ Export Operator

The Skills You'll Need: Import, Export, Shipping, Customs, Freight forwarding, Russian

Your New Salary: £30 - £40K per annum

Location: Central London

Job status: Permanent, office- based

Start date: ASAP

Working hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm

Who You'll Be Working for:

A Freight forwarding company trading for more than two decades.

What You'll be Doing Each Day:

• Shipment management from start to finish worldwide but mainly including Baltic countries: Russia, Ukraine, Georgia Armenia, Kazakhstan etc.
• Plan and oversee the flow of goods/containers for international and domestic traffic
• Production of all necessary export paperwork and product declarations, filing tariffs, bills of lading, licence agreements
• Coordinate paperwork and documentation necessary to comply with customs regulations
• Resolve customs delays / issues
• Liaising with Clients and Freight companies
• Maintain all necessary customs records
• Opportunity to be involved in business development, such as: rate negotiation, decision making, sales

The Skills You'll Need to Succeed:

• Previous container shipping / freight forwarding experience- is vital.
• Fluent Russian language skills- is a must.
• Well-developed numerical and analytical skills
• Proactive approach to solving problems
• Business acumen
• Ability to manage time effectively and work under pressure
• Diligence and a high attention to detail
• Interpersonal and communication skills to develop relationships with current and new clients(mainly UK and US blue chip companies as well as smaller independent shippers)
• Ability to work on your own initiative
• Being prepared to work with customers in different time zones, mostly EU and Russia

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