Logistics Coordinator Temporary

Logistics Coordinator 

Temporary - Immediate Start

£30,000 per annum

Northampton

Are you passionate about delivering an excellent service? Do you pick up new systems and processes quickly? As a Logistics Coordinator you will play a pivotal role in supporting the operations team and the wider business, to deliver its service to their key customers.  You will be responsible for transport planning activities between warehouses and third-party sites, taking ownership of all customer service and issue management activities throughout local distributors in a number of European countries. This will involve effective communication across internal sites, external customers, and within the network of transport providers. This role is critical to the success of this operation. For the right candidate, there is the possibility of the role going permanent. 

Your duties as a Logistics Coordinator will include but are not limited to:

• Continuous planning and monitoring of orders as per customer request.
• Proactively liaising with carriers to resolve any in-transit issues.
• Reporting issues to the business effectively and resolving accordingly.
• Booking in collections/deliveries & managing special delivery arrangements and returns.
• Transport planning activities for warehouse movements.
• Managing of special delivery arrangements and returns.
• Daily customer query investigation, resolution and complaint management, liaising with carriers and customers in line with compliance procedures. 

To be a successful Logistics Coordinator you must have:

• A confident communicator with the ability to build rapport.
• Organisational skills including the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• IT skills – MS office and excel in particular.
• Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team.
• Transport management systems awareness would be beneficial.
• Good knowledge of European geography.

If you are interested in finding out more about this Logistics Coordinator role, please apply today because we’d love to hear from you!

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