Senior Logistics Coordinator – Willand – £34 – 40k

JK Recruitment Ltd; Willand; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency in Willand is seeking a Senior Logistics Co-Ordinator to join their office-based team. The role involves managing accounts and sales orders, supervising a small team, and coordinating logistics operations. Candidates should have proven experience in purchasing, logistics, or related fields, alongside exceptional organizational and communication skills. This position offers a supportive environment with an opportunity for growth, statutory holidays, and an annual bonus based on company performance.

Benefits

Statutory holidays

Annual performance-based bonus

Qualifications

• Proven experience in purchasing and logistics is crucial.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize workloads effectively.
• Strong communication skills in both verbal and written forms.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update accounts and sales orders.
• Supervise a small team of 2-3 people.
• Coordinate inbound and outbound logistics operations.

Skills

Purchasing experience

Logistics and supply chain experience

Organizational skills

Basic Excel functions

Strong communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Based in Willand, conveniently located between junctions 27 and 28 of the M5, this is an office-based role with no work-from-home option. Working hours are 08:00 to 16:00, Monday to Friday.

Responsibilities and Duties

As our Senior Logistics Co-Ordinator you will be a key member of our small, high-performing office team, providing essential management and support to ensure smooth operations. You’ll receive a warm welcome and continual support with exciting scope for the right candidate to shape the direction of the role and become an integral part of our future growth plans.

• Maintaining and updating all accounts and sales orders using spreadsheets and our bespoke trading system.
• Supervising a small team of 2-3 people.
• Communicating effectively with customers, suppliers, and logistics partners regarding account queries, deliveries, and general inquiries.
• Reprocessing and reconciling daily stock data, including participation in regular stock control checks.
• Supporting the coordination of inbound and outbound logistics operations.
• Purchasing Activities: Placing and tracking purchase orders to ensure timely delivery of goods and services and booking all goods received onto our bespoke trading system.
• Participating in regular stock control checks.

Qualifications and Skills

• Proven experience within purchasing, logistics and supply chain, or ability to demonstrate transferable skills from a relevant office based role within a B2B environment.
• Exceptional organisational skills with the ability to multitask and prioritise workloads effectively, and a natural aptitude for taking personal ownership of complex processes and tasks.
• Demonstrable ability to use basic Excel functions to record, manipulate, and report on essential operational data.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with an excellent level of numeracy.
• Professional and confident manner, with an ability to build relationships and inspire confidence across a range of both internal and external stakeholders.
• Not shy. Personable, outgoing, resilient. Robust personality.

Benefits

• Statutory holidays.
• Annual bonus based on overall company performance.