Matt Keep

Experience

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  Signet International

  Sept 2008 - Jul 2010

  Air Export Operations Clerk
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  Expeditors

  Sept 2010 - now

  Responsible for overseeing the consolidation of air cargo originating primarily throughout the UK & Ireland as well as working with main European gateway hubs to provide the most effective and dependable air export network for our customers. Overseeing a team consisting of 10 members of staff, we work on behalf of 11 UK & Ireland origin branches to provide the best solutions for our customers cargo all the while providing profitable options for the company.Duties:  Oversee day to day running of operations team Attend airline meetings and reviews  Airport to Airport pricing  Airline billing and financial duties Organise timesheets and holiday scheduling Ensure compliance within departmentAchievements: Created a paperless environment Implemented US-India transit route via LHR increasing revenue on lane by 28% Yield increase of 5% during 2 year period Pre-built ULD increased from 35% to 45% of total cargo moved Show less Working as part of a team of 10 we looked after the consolidation of air cargo originating primarily throughout the UK & Ireland as well as working with main European gateway hubs to provide the most effective and dependable air export network for our customers, while providing profitable options for the company.Duties:  AWB processing and document tie up Completing customs requirements Airline bookings Spot pricing ULD planning Basic accounting dutiesAchievements: Successful participation of on-boarding large pharmaceutical customer Assisted supervisor and manager with planning to become a 24/7 operation Developed relationship between air export teams and gateway Show less Worked for our LHR branch taking customer bookings for shipments moving via airDuties:  Receiving external customer air freight bookings Arranging freight collections with transport Liaising with the Gateway for airline bookings MAWB & document preparation Completing the customs clearance process Basic invoice dutiesAchievements: Assigned a high profile customer who organised global events to manage all shipments Became department expert for carnet shipment management Show less

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