Operations and Finance Executive

Operations and Finance Executive – Cano Water
Location: Cano Water, Unit 418 Centennial Park, Elstree WD6 3TN
Position Type: Full-time - Hybrid
Salary: £30,000-35,000

Who Are We?

CanO Water was founded in 2015 by three friends from London; Josh, Perry and Ariel, after a trip to a remote island in Thailand opened their eyes to the damaging impact plastic bottles are having on the environment. They began to look at more sustainable solutions to single use bottles in a bid to help to save our oceans.

After recognising the benefits of aluminium packaging, they decided to introduce a canned water alternative to the market and Cano Water was born. The brand were also the first of their kind to introduce resealable cans for optimimum convenience and prevention of waste

At close of latest round of funding we have brought on high-profile investors such as Ricky Gervais. We are now at a point where we are looking to scale the business with a target of disrupting the water industry with our #dontbottleit mentality.

About the Role

As the Operations Executive at Cano Water, you will play a pivotal role in how we operate and setup our supply chain for the future, on top of the day to day you will be involved with projects to introduce new systems, find efficiencies to give us the data to make quick and impactful change to support the rest of the team in getting cans in hands.

Responsibilities

Customer Services and Logistics Management:
Managing the customer orders, inventory and 3PL providers, however, there will also be involvement with the wider supply chain and upcoming projects.

1.

Control of all customer orders including processing, invoicing and returns.
2.

Management of UK and European 3PL warehouses, and freight forwarders.
3.

Coordinate and oversee the inbound logistics from Manufacturer to 3PL.
4.

Proactively address and resolve any issues that may arise during the logistics and order fulfilment process to maintain excellent customer service levels, ensuring our partners don’t bottle it.
5.

Track, develop and monitor outbound logistics and to review all KPIs with 3PL monthly.
6.

Managing Amazon order process and dispatch ensuring that all Amazon and Internal KPIs are met.
7.

Identify and run various key projects to find efficiencies and savings within the logistics process.
8.

Support the wider team with sample dispatch, liaising with couriers and suppliers to provide the best service to support.

Stock Control:
1.

Produce an up-to-date weekly stock report with call to actions recommendations for stock watch outs or reductions.
2.

Report on weekly damages at 3PL and in-transit damages.
3.

Ownership of end of month stock reconciliation and reporting
4.

Responsible for managing and reporting on stock consumption by budget line.
5.

Organise and lead bi-annual stock counts with our 3PL.
6.

Work with Head of Operations on maintenance of stock level targets.
7.

Create and implement customer quality and complaints procedures.
8.

Organise all claims for damages outside the agreed contractual tolerance.
9. Continuously strive to improve and implement processes to optimise the stock position, reduce ageing stock, and minimise damages.

Finance
1.

Check, authorise and send out sales invoices/credit notes to customers
2.

In conjunction with the Head of Finance chase customers for payment
3.

Input purchase invoices into Xero, obtaining authorisation as required
4.

Setting up customers and suppliers in Xero
5.

Match receipts received via Stripe and our invoice factoring company
6.

Bank reconciliations for UK account, factoring account, Paypal and credit cards
7.

Performing daily administration tasks for the invoice factoring company

General Responsibilities:
1. Collaborate with the wider team, providing support when required for events both operationally and physically.
2. Offer assistance to the Head of Operations and Logistics with additional tasks as needed.

Ideal Candidate Would Look Like
2 Years experience within Supply Chain with a focus on logistics
1 Year experience of bookkeeping or AR/AP reconciliations with a preference for experience within Xero
Proactive and openness to change
Ability to work across multiple systems
Someone who embraces company culture and is ready to roll their sleeves up and dive in