Dealing with customer inquiries (via email, face to face and over the phone).
Checking and actioning incomplete collection notes (twice a week)
Confirming collections with customers the day before the collection date, check for payments.
Preparing manifest for loading (1 day before).
Ensuring payments are received before customer’s appointments.
Updating manifest after loading, ensuring consignments and goods not loaded are transferred to the next container. Ensuring that short-shipment instructions are completed accurately and customers are notified promptly about short shipments.
Email vessel arrival and goods available notifications to customers.
Ensuring that updates are sent to the Freetown office as and when customers make payments for consignments already in Freetown.
Booking containers and vehicles and record details on the Bill of Lading document.
Complete CTN/ENS immediately after container loading.
Update the Bills of Lading folder and ensuring that all relevant information is added.
Check and approve draft Bills of Lading.
Checking stock levels of collection notes and receipt books.
Complete certificates of shipment/Bills of Lading as soon as vessels sails.
Deliveries: check and label deliveries.
Ensuring that due process is followed until completion of consignment(s).
Ensuring that completed invoices are emailed to customers as soon as they are completed or after loading. Overseeing daily warehouse / office activity.
Obtain, check, and prepare documentation to meet customs requirements.
Updating card machine receipts.
The ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
Establish good lines of communication with other team members.