Freight Forwarding Officer at Resource Intermediaries Limited

Location: Lagos, Kano, Kaduna

Education: B.Sc/HND

Experience:  5 - 7 years relevant experience

Requirements

• Investigate and  the most appropriate route for a shipment, taking into account the perishable or harzadous nature of goods, cost, transit time and security
• Arranging appropriate parking, taking intoo account the climate, terrain, weight, cost and nature of goods and also the delivery and warehousing of goods at their final destination
• Negotiating contracts, transportaion and handling costs;
  obtaining, checking and preparing documentation to meet customs and insurance requirements, packing specifications, and compliance with other countries regulation and fiscal regimes
• Offering consolidation services by air, sead and road, ensuring cost effective and secure solutions to small shippers who have insufficient cargo to require their own dedicated unit
• Arranging insurance and assisting the client in the event of a claim;
• Offering tailored It solutions and electronic data interchange (EDI) connections
• Arranging payment of freight and other charges or collection of payment on behalf of the client;
• Utilizing e commerce, internet technology and satelite systems to enable real time tracking of goods;
• Arranging air transport for urgent and high value freight and managing the risk door to door;
• Acting as a broker in customs negotiations worldwide to guide the freight efficiently through complex procedures;
• Dealing with special arrangements for transporting delicate cargoes, such as livestock, food and medical supplies;
• Arranging courier and specialist hand carry services;
• Maintaining communication and controp, through all phases of the journey, including the production  of management report and statistical and unit cost analysis
• Maintaing current knowlege of relevant legislation, political suituations and other factors that could affect Tthe movement of freights.
• Managing staff and overseeing activities within the department in carrying out the above mentioned responsibilities.
• Must have a very good knowlege of players in the industry and would brimng in new business and clients to the organisation, while managing existing ones