Commercial Assistant - - Stellenbosch

QUALIFICATIONS, COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS

Grade 12 (Essential)
Diploma in Shipping, Clearing and Freight Forwarding, Distribution and Logistics Business Management or related field (Desirable)
A minimum of 2-yearsâ experience in Freight Forwarding and Logistics experience
Ability to work all hours and from home where needed
Ability to identify the needs in the team and assist where needed
To have working knowledge of Google / Excel and email etiquette
To have the ability to read and understand shipping freight and other charges
Resilient with the ability to work under pressure and meet daily, weekly and monthly deadlines
Strong organisational and communication skills to manage workload and prioritise
Attention to detail and accuracy
Fast learner in internal and external computer systems and processes
Ability to work with multiple key stakeholders both internal and external in dynamic industry changing environment

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

To manage ad-hoc rate requests as they come in, requesting buying rates from shipping lines when needed
To process shipping line invoices, checking invoices against quotes received
To request and capture monthly buying rates meeting the necessary deadlines
To request monthly BAF updates
To update selling team of any ad-hoc and monthly rate changes or surcharges
To keep other departments within LCL up to date of any important rate related issues / scenarios
To request, capture and manage carrier haulage rates
To request, capture and manage shipping line destination charges as needed
To update relevant changes and notices in our systems, as received from the industry
To treat all information as confidential

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