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We are actively looking to engage shipping, freight and road transport professionals with as passion for freight forwarding for a new role as a Air Freight Team Manager in Tamworth! Client Details My client is a market-leader in the freight & shipping industry and has offices based across the world (in Italy, Croatia, France and the UK). You will be joining a fast-pace environment assisting in finding logistics solutions for some of the world's largest industrial, retail & FMCG based customers. My client focuses on searching air freight, sea freight & road freight solutions, which are both cost effective & time sensitive. Job Description As a Air Freight Team Manager you will report in to the Freight Branch Manager on a daily basis. You will be responsible for the following areas for responsibility across the Tamworth office: * Managing a small team of 12 specialist air freight forwarders across the import and export team. * Overseeing the team responsible for preparing air and sea freight pricing & customer quotations - informing about the freight prices, port charges, cost of special documents, insurance prices as well as prices for handling the goods. * Team management including product development, 1-2-1's, individual reviews and training. * Conduct HR procedures such as RTW's, absence reviews, performance management. * Organising transport through third party transit means - such as charter, courier and dedicated transport. * Managing the team responsible for MAWB and HAWB documentation. * Providing appropriate transportation means with adequate load capacity and regulations around ADR and dangerous goods regulations. * Handling customs entries and arranging billings for VAT/Duties * Ensuring, booking and conducting customs clearance. The Ideal Candidate The successful candidate will have an expansive background in either air or sea freight forwarding industry with a bias towards air freight. The ideal Air Freight Team Manager will have the following skills and experience: * 4+ year's experience in freight forwarding in air freight * Experience leading or managing teams within a freight forwarding or shipping environment. * Experience of pricing, quotation and planning customer deliveries across multi-modal freight * Desirable experience of customs compliance * Excellent customer service experience * Knowledge of INCOTerms is advantageous * Commutable to wider Tamworth area. Whats On Offer? * £45,000-£55,000 * 32 days annual leave * Comprehensive company benefits account. * World-class training & development and large opportunities to progress