Junior Logistics Assistant

Elegant Clutter Ltd; Warwick; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Junior Logistics Assistant to join their dynamic team in Warwick. In this role, you will engage in various logistics functions, including courier quoting, project checking, and warehouse management. The position offers a blend of office and outdoor work, ideal for someone who enjoys a varied workload and is eager to contribute to an evolving project portfolio. This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated individual looking to grow within the logistics sector, with the potential for career progression as you gain experience and skills. Join a company that values quality and teamwork, and take the first step in your logistics career!

Qualifications

• Good commercial and numerical skills with effective communication.
• Organised and methodical, able to handle changing workloads.

Responsibilities

• Calculate and advise on courier methods and costs.
• Manage international shipments and maintain packaging stock levels.

Skills

Commercial Skills

Numerical Skills

Computer Literacy

Organisational Skills

Teamwork

Education

GCSE Math

Tools

Excel

Job description

Vickers Neal Recruitment are delighted to be working with Elegant Clutter based in Warwick.

We are currently recruiting for a new role of Junior Logistics Assistant.

This logistics job role works across several areas of the company, including Courier, Project, Installation and Warehouse.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Courier Quoting: Calculate and advise appropriate courier method and cost on request.
2. Courier Preparation, Booking & Loading: Recognise appropriate methods of transport and packaging, raise purchase orders, book with carrier, package suitably for collection and load vehicle.
3. Van Preparation & Loading: Apply these same courier preparation techniques to loading our own vehicles ahead of installation, properly securing large, fragile and often complex items.
4. International Shipments Admin: Quote and manage continuous administration requirements both internally and externally surrounding the safe and timely transport of our products worldwide.
5. International Shipment Packing & Loading: Calculate and arrange appropriate size and type of crates/containers/trucks and pack suitably for safe loading and shipping across a wide range of projects.
6. Maintain Packaging Stock Levels: Review existing and new packaging types and maintain stock appropriate to an ever-evolving project portfolio.
7. Project Checking: Ensure all project items are accounted for from multiple departments and sites ahead of departure.
8. Arriving Stock: Organise, distribute and log arriving goods. Prepare suitable storage and processing plans of large or complicated incoming shipments.
9. Warehouse Management: Maintain and allocate clear project pallet spaces.

Minimum Requirements:

1. Good commercial skills. Able to communicate effectively and efficiently both internally and externally.
2. Good numerical skills and computer literacy. Basic Excel knowledge preferred. GCSE Math’s, AC.
3. An organised and methodical person who takes pride in the quality of their work.
4. Able to prioritise a changing workload and comfortable to operate independently as well as part of a team.
5. Excited by an equal mix of office based and outdoor/warehouse working, which includes manual handling.
6. Full clean UK driving license.

This is a junior level role which in time will offer progression.

In the first instance please send your cv to Emily Neal via the contact details provided. Upon application your cv will be sent to Vickers Neal and Elegant Clutter ONLY. We do NOT submit cvs to third parties.