Orders and Operations Coordinator

Orders and Operations Coordinator - Kings Langley

We are delighted to be exclusively recruiting for a Orders and Operations Coordinator to join our client who are a leading distributor. This role is a permanent, full-time role where you would be working in their warm and welcoming team.

The successful candidate will ideally be someone who is well organised and can demonstrate a good attention to detail. You would be providing assistance with the import and export of our client's products, ensuring the most economical method possible is used. Whilst also arranging for finished goods to be packed on time for customer deliveries. We are really keen to speak with candidates that have experience working within stock control and logistics environments, however this isn't a necessary requirement.

This is an exciting role with progression opportunities in mind as our client have outlined that they see this position developing into an Account Manager/Logistics role in time for the right individual.

This is a full-time position based in our clients office based close to the local train station, working Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm. On offer is an attractive starting salary of £30k, an annual bonus, company discounts, a generous pension contribution and hybrid working after probation.

Duties:

• Working within a tight-knit Logistics team of three.
• Placing, chasing and raising payment requests for purchase orders.
• Managing and instructing suppliers, such as freight forwarders, factories in the UK and overseas, warehouses, packers.
• Keeping all schedules up to date and accurate.
• Raising sales orders and delivery notes.
• Liaising with customers to book in deliveries, comment on stock availability including expiry dates and provide accurate expected delivery dates at all times.
• Working closely with account managers within the department to jointly provide an exceptional service to customers.
• Any other ad hoc tasks which may arise similar to the above.

Candidate requirements:

• Confident working in a constantly changing fluid environment.
• Able to work under high pressure during peak times.
• An ability to multitask while still achieving accurate results to tight deadlines.
• Cautious, methodical and logical.
• Experience of stock control systems.
• Some experience in Logistics either UK, or/and import, export.
• Numerate, and commercially aware.
• Excellent communicator.
• Very good knowledge of Microsoft Office. (Excel/Word/PowerPoint)
• Customer focussed, and always able to provide superb service.

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