Logistics Co-Ordinator

Confidential; Oswestry; Presencial; GBP 35.000 - 37.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Confidential, Oswestry, England, invites an experienced Logistics Co-Ordinator to join a food processing operation. The role focuses on coordinating international exports, ensuring efficient movement of goods and accurate documentation for customers.

Salary is £35,000-£37,000 DOE, with Monday-Friday, 40 hours per week. Office-based with flexibility on start/finish times to meet business needs.

Formación

• Experience in FMCG transport or logistics administration.
• Experience in international operations is preferred.
• Strong Excel skills and knowledge of export/import documentation and controls.
• Excellent attention to detail, resilience, and communication.

Responsabilidades

• Consolidate site orders and load manifests into load plans.
• Book approved carriers and coordinate goods receipt, loading, despatch and delivery.
• Check goods against pre-advice, order details and documents.
• Ensure trailers are temperature-set, loaded and sealed per procedures.
• Prepare export/import documentation including health certificates and customs.
• Monitor shipments through customs and inspections and resolve delays.
• Investigate non-conformances and coordinate corrective actions.
• Produce operational reports and allocate transport costs to sites.

Conocimientos

Organised

Proactive

Strong communication

Negotiation

Relationship building

Herramientas

Excel

Descripción del empleo

K.A.G. Recruitment is delighted to be working exclusively with our client, one of Europe's leading privately owned food processors, to recruit a Logistics Co-Ordinator for their operation in Oswestry.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced logistics professional to play a key role in coordinating international exports, ensuring the efficient movement of goods, accurate documentation and successful delivery to customers.

Role: Logistics Co-Ordinator
Location: Oswestry, Shropshire
Salary: £35,000-£37,000 DOE
Hours: Monday-Friday, 40 hours per week (office-based flexibility on start/finish times due to business needs)

The Role

Key Responsibilities

• Consolidate site orders and commercial load manifests into timely load plans.
• Book approved carriers and coordinate goods receipt, checking, loading, despatch and delivery.
• Check physical goods against pre-advice, order details and supporting documentation.
• Ensure trailers are correctly temperature-set, securely loaded and sealed in line with procedures.
• Prepare and check export and import documentation, including health certificates, veterinary inspections and customs requirements.
• Monitor shipments through customs and sanitary inspections, resolving issues that could delay delivery.
• Investigate and record non-conformances, coordinating corrective actions with relevant stakeholders.
• Produce operational reports, check invoices and allocate or recharge transport costs to the appropriate sites.

Skills & Experience

You will be an organised and proactive individual with experience in FMCG transport or logistics administration, ideally within an international operation. You will have strong Excel skills, practical knowledge of export/import documentation and controls.

You'll also bring excellent attention to detail, resilience and strong communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills, with the ability to take ownership of issues and see them through to resolution.