Harbour Shipping Ltd is one of the UK’s most successful third-party freight booking and customs clearance agents and are part of the Star Cargo Group. We are currently looking to appoint a German speaking candidate to join our Ferry Booking Department, on a full time, permanent basis.

Working in a team of five, reporting to the Department Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day management of a small section of our English and German speaking client base while looking for opportunities to develop and expand the services we are providing to those customers. You will have the opportunity to utilise both languages on a daily basis.

To fulfil this role, we require a candidate who is proficient in German, has a solid customer service background, is numerate and possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills in both languages, good computer literacy and experience of Microsoft applications including Word and Excel.

Working Monday to Friday, working 8am to 5pm three weeks from four and 9am to 6pm on the fourth week, with one Saturday morning in six, 9am to midday, and one UK Bank Holiday per year 9am to midday.

Main tasks
Making bookings on clients behalf on ferry services throughout Europe
Charging of jobs to be passed to administration department
Telephone calls on a daily basis to existing clients
Liaison with sales department for the completion of quotations to existing clients (providing information only – not producing quotations)

Based at our Eastern Docks office in Dover, this position offers a starting salary of £22,500 per annum, company pension scheme and twenty two days holiday per year plus Bank Holidays.

Please apply in writing with full CV to:-
Steve Cummings
Harbour Shipping Limited
East Camber Office Building
Eastern Docks
Dover
Kent CT16 1JA

or e-mail scummings@harbourshipping.co.uk