Logistics Coordinator

IPL; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sustainable packaging solutions provider seeks a Logistics Coordinator in Wolverhampton. The role involves managing logistics, ensuring customer satisfaction, and collaborating with various departments to meet delivery targets. Candidates should possess strong logistics understanding and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a fast-paced manufacturing facility.
• Advanced Excel skills for data manipulation.

Responsibilities

• Managing logistics function and delegating tasks.
• Liaising with sales & warehouse for timely delivery.
• Creating transport lists and ensuring system updates.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Understanding of Logistics

Excellent communication skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Ability to prioritise workload

Customer Focus

Relationship Building

Team management

Job description

Who We Are

IPL is a global leading sustainable packaging solutions provider that manufactures specialty rigid packaging products used in the food, consumer, agricultural, logistics and environmental markets. Sustainability is essential to the long-term success of our business.

As a packaging company that develops plastic-based solutions for our customers, it is imperative that we meet the customer needs while being mindful of our operational impacts and the need to preserve our planet. We are committed to running our business responsibly and in ways that drive environmental, social and economic value for our stakeholders, including shareholders, customers, employees and local communities. We employ over 2,500 people in 16 manufacturing facilities, 2 corporate & sales offices and 2 R&D facilities across Canada, Europe, and the United States.

Read more about our story at: www.iplglobal.com

The role
Responsible for the planning of outgoing company products primarily liaising with customers and other operational departments. Delivering high levels of customers service is essential at all times to meet deadlines and targets.

Position Title: Logistics Coordinator

Location: Wolverhampton (Site based)

Working Hours:

Working hours are Monday to Friday, 08:30am to 5:00pm, with flexibility to work additional hours as required by the company to fulfil the role.

Responsibilities Include:

• Managing the logistics function of the company effectively and delegating tasks where required
• Liaising with sales, order processing, planning and the warehouse to ensure timely delivery of goods to customers
• Liaising with hauliers by booking and rearranging the vehicles to suit customers in a timely and cost-effective way
• Creating transport and picking lists daily working to timelines, whilst communicating any changes to relevant staff
• Allocation of stock for picking process where necessary
• Issuing despatch paperwork to drivers
• Liaising with the customer goods in function
• Ensuring PODs are obtained in a timely manner
• Liaising with SOP to reflect any transport costs in invoices where required
• Providing KPI’s based on delivery performance to Management
• Management of haulier performance and control of transport costs
• Dealing with complaints effectively
• Ensuring all systems are up to date and accurate
• Supporting and assisting with various projects as and when required by the company
• Ensuring KPI delivery performance is a minimum of 95%
• Having familiarity and full awareness of the entire commercial internal process, from order received through to despatch of goods
• Having the ability to support and cover other functions and roles within the Supply Chain Team

What you will bring to the role:

• Commercial acumen
• Understanding of Logistics.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work adaptively, proactively, and reactively.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office packages.
• Ability to prioritise workload effectively.
• Ability to use your own initiative and work part of a team
• Customer Focus - Ensuring the customer expectations and requirements are met
• Competent communicating at all levels within the business
• The ability to build strong relationships across all stakeholders.
• Leading by example
• Coordinate activities for efficient service delivery across the team
• Managing and motivating the team and striving for success
• Showing a positive and professional attitude to everyday challenges whilst continuous improving processes.

Experience and skills required

• Previous experience of working in a fast-paced manufacturing facility.
• The ability to proactively make decisions to ensure the customers’ expectations are constantly met.
• Advanced Excel skills – Being able to manipulate data to present performance related reports.

If you have the above experience and are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, apply today to find out more!