Logistics Assistant

itsu; London; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary & bonus scheme

Health insurance

Company pension scheme

50% employee discount in itsu shops

Free itsu lunch

Job summary

A healthy eating brand in London is looking for an Entry Level Logistics Assistant to assist with container movements, process logistics invoices, and work under pressure. Ideal candidates will have excellent organisational skills, attention to detail, and a proactive attitude. This role offers competitive salary, hybrid working, and various perks including health insurance and discounts.

Qualifications

• Ability to work on own initiative to prioritise own workload.
• Comfortable working without supervision.
• Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist with container movements, coordinating with warehouses & freight forwarders.
• Check & process logistics invoices: distribution, freight & customs invoices.
• Check for discrepancies and ensure queries are resolved.

Skills

Organisational skills

Problem-solving skills

Microsoft Excel

Ability to work under pressure

Attention to detail

Job description

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Overview

itsu is the healthy eating, Asian inspired quick service retail & grocery brand with over 70 stores in the UK and a leading grocery business across Europe and beyond. Renowned for its best-in-class food made fresh in every shop every day, itsu has huge global ambitions with a commitment to continue to open many more stores and intensify the growth of its already thriving grocery arm. With its best-is-class healthy food, latest technology, innovation, and talented workforce, itsu is the future of fast food. itsu [grocery], which this role falls under, takes the itsu brand into supermarkets, health food stores, online, wholesale and internationally with products such as crispy seaweed thins, frozen gyoza & bao, brilliant’broth, rice’noodles & miso’easy to name a few…

Responsibilities

• Assist with container movements, coordinating with warehouses & freight forwarders
• Check & process logistics invoices: distribution, freight & customs invoices
• Making enquiries where there are discrepancies and following up to ensure those queries are resolved
• Assisting with accruals and prepayments at period end
• Inbound freight rate, customs and lane analysis to assist with inbound planning
• Outbound distribution analysis and planning

Qualifications

• No previous experience in supply chain required, although any exposure to logistics, freight or customs would be a bonus
• Ability to work on own initiative to prioritise own workload
• A high level of accuracy
• Comfortable working without supervision
• Excellent organisational & problem-solving skills
• Computer literate with a good knowledge of Microsoft, especially Excel
• Pro-active, identifying issues as or before they arise
• Ability to work under pressure, meet targets and deadlines
• An open-minded approach to the role and a flexible, can do, friendly attitude. Our business is constantly changing!

Details

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Purchasing, Product Management, and Supply Chain
• Industries: Food and Beverage Services

What we offer

• Competitive salary & bonus scheme
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (two bank holidays are interchangeable for other religious holidays)
• Health insurance
• Company pension scheme
• Hybrid working (2 days wfh)
• Opportunity to work from home abroad
• 50% employee discount in itsu shops
• Free itsu lunch
• Discounts at major retailers
• A sizeable training budget to support your ongoing development

D&I statement

itsu [grocery] is committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive organisation. We encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply for all of our opportunities.

When applying for a role with us, please remove your: full name, name of University/School, address, email address and any photos of you on your CV and covering letter. Non-anonymised CVs may not be reviewed.