Role: Logistics Coordinator
Location: Preston, Lancs
Salary: up to £25000 basic, overtime & benefits
Company Profile
Our client is a market leading and award winning provider of products and services designed to support independent living. Their comprehensive range includes daily living aids, mobility equipment, disability equipment and therapeutic resources.
They are growing and progressing and looking to hire an energetic, enthusiastic Logistics Coordinator to join their team at its Preston site on a permanent basis.
Job Purpose:
To enable the site and organisation to effectively ship goods in a timely and cost-effective manner to various national and international destinations – experience of both Import & Export regulations and requirements will be essential.
Liaising with both internal stakeholders and developing key partnerships with vendors to ensure efficient, dynamic and complete control over all of our freight and logistics requirements.
Job Duties:
- Facilitates the shipping of products from one destination to another
- Arrange transportation, schedule and orchestrate deliveries to meet customer demand, mitigating delays wherever possible
- Prepares loads for shipment (waybills, commercial invoices etc).
- Takes steps to avoid quality control issues
- Makes sure warehouse capacity is kept at optimal levels
- Manages activities throughout the order fulfilment and transportation cycle to make sure established deadlines are met
- Produces accurate administration, documentation and communication for all consignments
- Continually reviews freight costs, transportation rates, and/or the prices of raw materials to keep costs down where possible
- Streamlines shipping and transportation processes
- Develops and reports upon relevant and timely KPIs
- Proactively helps manage site standards as part of the leadership team
- Any other duties commensurate to the grade and as instructed by management
