Freight Forwarder

Benefits

Competitive Salary: €40,000 per annum

Company pension scheme following successful completion of probation, plus ongoing training and career development opportunities.

About the role

As a Groupage Road Freight Forwarder, you will play a key role within the forwarding team, coordinating the movement of freight across Ireland, the UK, and Europe. Managing both trailer and container movements, you will ensure customer requirements are met efficiently while maintaining excellent service standards and commercial performance.

Location: Dublin, Ireland.

Working hours: 08:30 to 17:30 Monday to Friday.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate road freight shipments across Ireland, the UK, and Europe, ensuring customer requirements are met efficiently and cost effectively.
• Process customer bookings, create and maintain accurate job files, and update shipment information using internal systems and the Azyra Transport Management System (TMS).
• Plan and route UK and European trailer movements, liaising with hauliers and third party transport providers.
• Manage inbound and outbound communications with customers, suppliers, agents, and transport partners.
• Prepare operational documentation including manifests, CMRs, Proofs of Delivery (PODs), arrival notifications, and delivery documentation.
• Create customer invoices, enter accruals, and work closely with the finance team to resolve invoice queries.
• Support customs and freight administration processes while ensuring accurate data entry and compliance.
• Collaborate with warehousing, finance, and management teams to achieve customer service levels, business KPIs, and operational targets.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years experience within freight forwarding, shipping, transport, logistics, or supply chain operations.
• Strong operational knowledge of road freight movements and customs processes.
• Experience managing multiple shipments, deadlines, and customer requirements simultaneously.
• Experience handling exports from Ireland to the UK and Europe highly desirable.
• Previous experience using the Azyra Transport Management System (TMS).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Highly organised, detail oriented, commercially aware, with excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Proactive approach, strong problem solving ability, confidence to work independently while collaborating with colleagues and external partners.

About Lombard Shipping

Lombard Shipping is a well established freight forwarding and logistics provider, offering comprehensive transport solutions throughout Ireland, the UK, and Europe. With a strong reputation for reliability, customer service, and operational excellence, Lombard Shipping delivers tailored logistics solutions across a wide range of sectors while maintaining long standing relationships with customers and transport partners.