Logistics Assistant

LG Electronics UK; Weybridge; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading electronics company in the UK is seeking a Logistics Assistant to manage customer orders and optimize logistics processes. The ideal candidate will provide effective logistics solutions, communicate with factories, and ensure seamless order fulfillment. Strong analytical skills and experience in a supply chain management environment are key aspects for this role. The company offers attractive benefits, including pension contributions and private healthcare support.

Benefits

9% Employer Contribution into your Pension

Life Assurance

Private Healthcare for you and your family

25 Days’ Annual Leave (+ Public Holidays)

Staff Discount

Subsidised Cafeteria

Qualifications

• Good overview of commercial processes and order fulfillment.
• Experience working assertively to attain consensus between parties.
• Logical common sense and proactive approach to business.

Responsibilities

• Manage customer orders for Direct Delivery.
• Schedule arrivals and quantities from LG factories.
• Maximise cost and efficiency of movement and storage of goods.
• Provide accurate lead time and delivery information.
• Assist Inbound/Logistics manager where appropriate.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excellent communication skills

Proactive approach to business

Experience in an SCM environment

Upper-intermediate Microsoft Excel

Ability to work in a cross-functional environment

Job description

The Opportunity

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our Logistics Department as a Logistics Assistant. In this role you will provide a cost effective Logistics solution to fully support LGE UK’s sales objectives. Working within a team providing support for Field Sales and Internal/External customers, ensuring all aspects of the business is being complete effectively.

Your Role & Responsibilities

• Manage customer orders for Direct Delivery
• Schedule the arrival and quantities from LG factories in line with order book.
• Maximise the quality, cost and efficiency of the movement and storage of goods
• Monitoring and reporting on all movements.
• Work with Demand Planning’s & Sales Admin to maximise DD sales.
• Communicate with factories to control inbound haulage and elevate any issue.
• Plan direct delivery to customer including booking slot management
• Complete invoicing via IOD confirmation as part of the order fulfilment
• Maintain POD retrieval for all DD in order to reduce financial risk
• Plan LGEUK 3PL warehouse intake volumes
• Liaise with factory, 3PL, DP and sales for intake plan
• Maintain efficient import shipping records and database.
• Provide accurate lead time and delivery information to the related department
• Maximising direct deliveries by arranging monitoring and reporting; keep a constant vigil for all direct delivery possibility.
• Assist Inbound / Logistics manager where appropriate
• Any other departmental duties as requested by the manager
• Minimise inbound logistics cost such as demurrage, CY storage and freight costs.
• Maximise DD related cost saving for LGE
• Provide prompt and accurate product arrival information to Sales and DP
• Minimise delivery non conformance especially for customers with financial risk
• Continuous effort for business process streamline and waste elimination
• Develop innovative ideas and share best practice

Skills, Education & Experience

• Good overview of the commercial process, production planning and retail interface / order fulfilment.
• Ability to work assertively in a cross functional environment and attain consensus between all parties
• Strong analytical skills
• Logical common sense and proactive approach to business
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience working in an SCM environment.
• Upper-intermediate knowledge of standard PC based Microsoft applications, in particular Excel
• Fluent understanding of verbal and written English.

Your Benefits

• 9% Employer Contribution into your Pension
• Life Assurance
• Private Healthcare (including optical & dental) for you and your family
• 25 Days’ Annual Leave (+ Public Holidays)
• Staff Discount
• Subsidised Cafeteria

Our Equal Opportunities Statement

LG Electronics U.K. Ltd is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitable persons regardless of race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Right to Work

Please note that any job offer made will be conditional on the individual holding a legal right to work in the United Kingdom by the time employment commences.