Logistics Coordinator

KLA Corporation; Newport; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Cash health plan

Cycle to work

Global bonus plan

Share scheme

Rewards scheme

Life assurance

Job summary

KLA Corporation is seeking a Logistics Coordinator to support international logistics, movement of semiconductor equipment, spare parts, and materials across global networks. You will coordinate inbound/outbound shipments, manage warehouse activity, and ensure compliance with trade requirements.

The role requires collaboration with internal teams, suppliers, freight providers, and customs brokers to uphold service levels and inventory accuracy.

Qualifications

• Degree or formal qualification in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, or equivalent professional logistics experience.
• Extensive experience in logistics, transportation, warehouse operations, inventory control, or international supply chain environments.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate inbound, outbound, urgent, and critical shipments between sites, suppliers, depots, and customer locations.
• Oversee shipment status, delivery performance, POD updates, and address exceptions promptly.
• Manage warehouse activity, inventory movements, cycle counts, and stock investigations to safeguard availability.
• Collaborate with service, planning, procurement, suppliers, freight forwarders, and brokers to support commitments.
• Support import/export, shipping documentation, controlled shipments, and customs compliance.
• Ensure SAP/ERP transactions and KPI reporting, dashboards, and process improvements.

Skills

ERP/SAP

Microsoft Office

Excel

Outlook

Power BI

WMS

TMS

Shipment tracking platforms

Education

Degree in Supply Chain Management / Logistics / Business Administration

Tools

SAP/ERP

Microsoft Office

Excel

Outlook

Power BI

WMS

TMS

Shipment tracking platforms

Job description

Position Summary: The Logistics Coordinator is accountable for supporting the effective movement, storage, inventory control, and distribution of semiconductor equipment, spare parts, and materials across international logistics operations. The position is responsible for enabling timely shipment execution, maintaining high service standards, supporting inventory accuracy, ensuring compliance with applicable logistics and trade requirements, and contributing to operational excellence in close collaboration with internal stakeholders, suppliers, freight providers, customs brokers, and third-party logistics partners. Scope: The role covers inbound and outbound logistics operations, spare parts availability, warehouse management, transportation execution, customs and trade compliance support, customer and service requirements, and continuous improvement activities across regional and global logistics networks.,

• Coordinate inbound, outbound, urgent, and critical shipments between manufacturing sites, suppliers, distribution centers, depots, repair facilities, field stocking locations, and customer sites.
• Oversee shipment status, delivery performance, Proof of Delivery updates, and service-level adherence; address transportation, order, receiving, and warehouse-related exceptions in a timely manner.
• Manage warehouse activity, spare parts order execution, returns, replenishment activity, inventory movements, cycle count support, reconciliations, and stock investigations to safeguard material availability and inventory accuracy.
• Collaborate with service, planning, customer support, procurement, suppliers, freight forwarders, customs brokers, and third-party logistics providers to support customer commitments and business continuity.
• Support import/export execution, shipping documentation, controlled shipments, and the timely resolution of customs or regulatory matters in accordance with company and regional compliance requirements.
• Ensure accurate transactions in SAP/ERP systems and support data accuracy, KPI reporting, dashboards, metrics, and process improvement initiatives.
• Escalate shipment delays, compliance concerns, service failures, and operational risks, and support corrective actions with relevant stakeholders and logistics partners.
• Degree or formal qualification in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, or equivalent professional logistics experience.
• Extensive experience in logistics, transportation, warehouse operations, inventory control, or international supply chain environments.
• Solid understanding of transportation, warehousing, inventory management, import/export activity, customs processes, and logistics service execution.
• Proficiency in ERP/SAP and Microsoft Office; experience with Excel, Outlook, Power BI, WMS, TMS, or shipment tracking platforms is preferred.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, analytical, problem-solving, prioritization, and organizational capabilities.
• Customer-oriented, detail-focused, accountable, adaptable, self-driven, and capable of working independently and collaboratively across international teams.

Working Environment

Working Environment: The position operates within a dynamic semiconductor logistics environment supporting manufacturing sites, service operations, repair centers, customer locations, and regional/global distribution networks. A high level of responsiveness, diligence, ownership, and judgment is required to sustain customer uptime, material availability, compliance, and operational excellence.

Qualifications

Degree or formal qualification in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, or equivalent professional logistics experience.

To make electronics, you need chips, wafers, transistors, reticles, and... To make these, you must see, test and manufacture them at scale-faster and better than ever before. That's where KLA comes in. Whether you're early in your career or an experienced professional, you'll solve complex challenges, work alongside brilliant minds and help shape the future of technology.

Group/Division KLA's Global Supply Chain (GSC) oversees sourcing, supplier contracting and management, materials management, direct and indirect procurement, and logistics and trade compliance. GSC leads activities to establish and manage an innovative, reliable, efficient, effective and compliant global supply chain and logistics structure that strengthens KLA's competitive advantage.

What You'll Do In this role, you will play a key part in advancing business priorities by delivering high-impact work across your area of expertise.

Company Overview: KLA is a global leader in electronics solutions for the semiconductor industry. Its technologies support the production of many everyday electronic devices, including smartphones, laptops, wearables, displays, and smart cars. With strong investment in R&D and innovation, KLA develops advanced systems for wafers, reticles, integrated circuits, packaging, printed circuit boards, and flat panel displays.

This is a permanent position working Monday to Friday.

Benefits

• Annual leave starting at 25 days (plus bank holidays)
• contributory pension scheme
• cash health plan
• cycle to work scheme
• global bonus plan
• share scheme
• rewards scheme
• life assurance and overtime premiums

We offer a competitive, family friendly total rewards package. We design our programs to reflect our commitment to an inclusive environment, while ensuring we provide benefits that meet the diverse needs of our employees.