Material Logistics Coordinator

SP Industries Inc.; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

SP Industries Inc. in Ipswich is seeking a Material Logistics Coordinator to manage receiving, moving and shipping of supplies, coordinating deliveries and maintaining cost-efficient logistics for domestic and international projects.

You will ensure compliance with import/export requirements, monitor schedules, and collaborate with production and distribution teams to keep stock accurate and orders despatched on time.

Qualifications

• Excellent team player with ability to work without supervision.
• Strong communication skills.
• IT literate; comfortable with MS Office and the Internet.
• Detail oriented with meticulous record keeping.
• Knowledge of import/export procedures and customs requirements.
• Experience with inventory control and FIFO.
• Able to perform manual handling and lift moderate weights.
• Willingness to improve processes.

Responsibilities

• Receive materials into the facility and distribute to points of use.
• Pick, pack and dispatch customer orders.
• Maintain inventory accuracy with precise records.
• Coordinate deliveries, pickups and schedules.
• Interface with customs, freight forwarders and agents.
• Ensure timely dispatch of sales orders.
• Update exports/import compliance data.
• Support production with inspection and light assembly as needed.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement.

Skills

Team player

Good communication

IT literate

Detail oriented

Organised

Import export procedures

Customs knowledge

Problem solving

Tools

MS Office

ERP system

Job description

We are recruiting for a Material Logistics Coordinator based in Ipswich. With safety, quality, efficiency and customer service as a priority the Material Logistics Coordinator will be a critical part of the business. Using your import and export knowledge you will facilitate the receiving moving and shipping of supplies, stock materials and products. You will manage the flow of orders requiring strong reliance on monitoring and co-ordination of delivery pickup and/or drop off schedules. You will execute the logistics plan for both domestic and international projects with an emphasis on controlling costs while meeting schedule, customer and compliance requirements.

Key tasks

• Receiving material in to the facility and distribution to the appropriate points of use.
• Picking, packing & dispatching customer orders.
• Maintain good inventory accuracy by having a meticulous level of detail.
• Working in a FIFO manner to ensure all jobs are processed sequentially.
• Managing courier deliveries and collections and tracking accordingly
• Interface with worldwide customs, freight forwarders and clearing agents
• Maintaining accurate stock holding and performing inventory counts where applicable
• Identifying, investigating and processing inventory discrepancies
• Loading and unloading deliveries manually and via fork lift truck operation
• Ensuring timely despatch of sales orders to the daily sales order backlog
• Updating data on all spread sheets required for exports and import compliance
• Processing non-conforming stock on receipt and through reject procedures
• Highlight improvement opportunities.
• Help to ensure all processes are documented to required standard
• Various mechanical assembling of accessorises and small pick and pack assemblies for all Genevac product lines
• Inspection of components using gauges and tools
• Record keeping of products assembled and/or tested
• Working in any production department on inspection and small assembly where workload deems necessary
• Ad Hoc administration support for production departments.

Additional Information

Essential Skills

• A good team player with the ability to work without supervision.
• Good communications skills.
• IT literate, MS Office, use of the Internet
• Always maintaining a positive approach, an essential trait in a department that has many different inputs and challenges.
• The ability to seek and implement improvement opportunities.
• Quality awareness
• Knowledge of import export procedures and customs requirements
• Very organised with great attention to detail

Ideal Experience

• Knowledge of working within a receiving and/or distribution environment.
• Manual Handling Operations and EHS expectations when moving a variety of weights.
• Kinetic Lifting Methods
• Experience in mechanical assembly within a light engineering environment
• HMRC customs compliance