Shipping & Dispatch Controller

Irish Country Gold; Blackburn; Sur place; GBP 21 000 - 27 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive rates of pay

Benefits package

Résumé du poste

A global shipping company in Blackburn is looking for a detail-oriented individual to manage shipping operations. Responsibilities include coordinating dispatches, managing shipping documents, and overseeing inventory records. The ideal candidate has strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and familiarity with shipping logistics. This full-time position offers competitive pay and the possibility of part-time hours.

Qualifications

• Must have strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in documentation is essential.
• Familiarity with logistics software and export documentation is a plus.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills for coordinating with internal teams and external partners.
• Prior experience in logistics, supply chain, or warehouse operations is highly desirable.

Responsabilités

• Ensure timely and accurate dispatch of goods to customers.
• Manage shipping documents like invoices and customs forms.
• Communicate with carriers to schedule pickups and track shipments.
• Monitor stock levels during dispatch and maintain inventory records.
• Quality Assurance: Check outgoing goods for damage, labelling accuracy, and compliance with company standards.
• System Updates: Maintain shipping logs and update ERP or warehouse management systems with dispatch data.
• Compliance: Ensure all shipments meet legal and regulatory requirements, including customs and export controls.

Connaissances

Strong organizational and time-management skills

Attention to detail and accuracy in documentation

Familiarity with shipping methods and logistics software

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Prior experience in logistics or supply chain

Formation

A level or equivalent

Vocational qualifications in logistics or supply chain

Shipping/export certifications (optional)

Outils

Logistics software

Description du poste

The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented individual who will oversee the company's shipping and dispatch of our products globally.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Shipping Operations: Ensure timely and accurate dispatch of goods to customers or other facilities.
• Documentation Management: Prepare and verify shipping documents such as invoices, packing lists, customs forms, DGNs.
• Carrier Liaison: Communicate with freight carriers to schedule pickups, resolve issues, and track shipments.
• Inventory Oversight: Monitor stock levels and ensure accurate inventory records during dispatch.
• Quality Assurance: Check outgoing goods for damage, labelling accuracy, and compliance with company standards.
• System Updates: Maintain shipping logs and update ERP or warehouse management systems with dispatch data.
• Compliance: Ensure all shipments meet legal and regulatory requirements, including customs and export controls.

Skills & Qualifications

• Strong organizational and time-management skills
• Attention to detail and accuracy in documentation
• Familiarity with shipping methods (ground, air, sea); logistics software; Incoterms; Commodity Codes; Export documentation; Haz goods (shipping and labelling)
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Excellent communication skills for coordinating with internal teams and external partners
• Prior experience in logistics, supply chain, or warehouse operations is highly desirable

Education & Training

• A level or equivalent (minimum)
• On-the-job training or vocational qualifications in logistics or supply chain e.g. IAATA / ADR
• Certifications in shipping or export compliance (optional but beneficial) e.g. IAATA / ADR

Full-time position 37.5 hours/week, may be suitable for part-time hours, but on a daily basis

Competitive rates of pay & benefits

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Accounting/Auditing and Finance