LOGISTICS ADMINISTRATOR

THM Employment Ltd; Watton; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Job summary

THM Employment Ltd is seeking a Logistics Administrator for a full-time role in the Watton area. The position supports the transport department with daily planning, carton-level shipment planning, outbound notes processing, and handling inbound returns in a fast-paced environment.

You will coordinate with customers, suppliers and drivers to optimise routes and schedules, manage driver briefings, and resolve transport challenges.

Qualifications

• Experience in traffic management in similar environments.
• Strong prioritisation and independent problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate with customers, suppliers and drivers to optimise route planning and delivery scheduling.
• Manage driver briefings, debriefings and process customer returns.

Skills

Traffic management

Prioritisation

Communication

Geographical knowledge

Tools

Excel

Outlook

Job description

LOGISTICS ADMINISTRATOR - FULL TIME - £26,600 - £30,000 (DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE) - PLUS BONUS - MONDAY TO FRIDAY 3PM TO 11PM - BASED WATTON AREA

The role provides crucial support to the transport department in the daily planning and execution of £44 million worth of outbound and inbound logistics. This encompasses delivery scheduling, detailed shipment planning (carton-level), outbound delivery notes processing, and the management of inbound returns and failed deliveries. This position operates within a high-pressure, fast-paced environment, necessitating the ability to prioritise and execute multiple tasks logically and professionally.

Responsibilities encompass: Coordinating with customers, suppliers, and drivers to optimise route planning and delivery scheduling, prioritising workload and managing driver briefings and debriefings, resolving transport-related challenges and processing customer returns to maintain operational efficiency.

Key Accountabilities

Requires strong organisational skills for efficient schedule, route, and load planning. Demonstrates flexibility and decisive, professional judgment. Possesses excellent communication skills to effectively interact with multiple stakeholders. Proactively minimises delivery delays and missed time slots. Exhibits strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to make informed decisions. Shows a willingness to take ownership and accountability.

Key Skills & Experience

We are seeking a candidate with proven traffic management experience in similar environments, logical thinking with independent problem-solving abilities, excellent prioritisation abilities, strong geographical knowledge, computer literate including Excel and Outlook with a confident 'can-do' approach.

Hours of Work

We are seeking someone who can work between 30-40hours pw, between the hours of 15:00-00:00 (3pm-12am). Working hours and start times to be agreed and then set.