Education

Freight Forwarding and Logistics Services Agent

Freight forwarding and logistics services agents organize the shipping, handling and storage of goods and sell transport and logistics services.

Freight forwarding and logistics services agents work above all for forwarding companies and companies in handling and stock management. They also work in companies that are active in goods transport via road, rail or ship, as well as for freight airlines or parcel and courier services.

Course structure – areas of study

In the first and second year of training

Organize vocational training
Work in a forwarding company
Document business processes and process payment transactions
Compare carriers and process freight forwarding orders
Process consolidated freight and parcel system shipping orders
Process freight orders for secondary forwarding company
Successfully manage business processes
Plan, manage and control procurement processes
Offer and arrange storage services
Process export orders

In the third year of training

Process import orders
Offer and arrange procurement logistics
Offer and arrange distribution logistics
Develop and implement marketing measures
Adapt forwarding and logistical business processes to economic conditions

Career opportunities

Freight forwarding and logistics services agents find employment in forwarding and handling/stock management companies or in companies dealing with goods forwarding by road, rail or ship.

After training, freight forwarding and logistics services agents have to decide on a field and specialization. The choices range from road, rail and air transport to inland or overseas shipping, to hazardous materials and express transport.