Permanent Commercial Assistant

Our client, in the logistics and transport solutions industry, is seeking a Commercial Assistant to join their team. Requirements:  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. Responsibilities:  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 the company 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. To apply, please send your CV with your salary expectations to hannah@personastaff.co.za  Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive feedback within 48 hours, please accept your application as unsuccessful. Persona Staff (Pty) Ltd is POPIA (Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013) compliant, all personal information is protected according to legislation. Applying for any of our available vacancies, you give Persona Staff consent to process your Personal Information for Recruitment Purposes, according to the POPI ACT, 2013. If you have any concerns regarding your Personal Information and our compliance towards the legislation, you are welcome to request out POPI Act Policy. SECTOR: Admin, Office & Support