Transport Coordinator

Key Recruitment Limited; Sheet; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Petersfield-based Transport Coordinator position on a 4-month contract, working 08:15 – 16:30, Monday to Friday. You will own track and trace, coordinate shipments, ensure accurate import/export docs and respond to customer inquiries within a fast-changing environment.

Role requires strong logistics knowledge, SAP/SAP EWM familiarity and proficiency with MS Office. SAP LM7 experience is advantageous, with focus on timely deliveries across EMEA/UK.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating inbound and outbound shipments.
• Knowledge of customs and import/export documentation.
• Proficient in MS Office and SAP/SAP EWM.
• Ability to work in a fast-changing environment.
• Excellent analytical and prioritization skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the track and trace process from origin to delivery with planners, carriers and destinations.
• Ensure import/export documentation is accurate to avoid customs delays.
• Coordinate with transportation providers to ensure prompt movement and reflect EDI in the system.
• Respond to customer inquiries and direct to the right contacts.
• Make special shipping arrangements as necessary.
• Ensure quality of services meets required standards.
• Understand logistics and transportation processes.
• Know customs and preferential regulations.
• Work independently and deliver high quality in a fast-changing environment.
• Demonstrate analytical skills and prioritize tasks.
• Maintain good organization and finish tasks on time.
• Knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook).
• Knowledge of SAP, SAP EWM, reporting tools and LM7 is advantageous.

Skills

Logistics coordination

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Independent worker

Customer service

Tools

SAP

SAP EWM

LM7

Business Objects

MS Office

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Transport Coordinator

Petersfield

X 4-month Contract

08:15 – 16:30 Monday – Friday

Position Summary

• Own the track and trace process from origin all the way to delivery by working with the planners, carriers and destinations, to address any potential delays
• Ensure import/export documentation is accurate to avoid having shipments stuck in customs
• Coordinate with transportation providers to ensure prompt and proper movement of shipments and EDI messages are accurately reflect in the system
• Responding to customer inquiries and referring clients to right contacts within the team as needed
• Making special shipping arrangements as necessary
• Ensuring that the quality of all services provided meets the required standards
• Broad understanding of logistics- and transportation-processes
• Detailed knowledge of customs and preferential regulations
• Can work independently and deliver high quality in a fast-changing environment
• Analytical skills and the ability to set the right priorities
• Good organizational skills, dedication to get tasks finished on time
• Good knowledge of the MS Office –suite (especially Excel, Word and Outlook)
• Good knowledge of SAP, SAP EWM, Reporting Tool (Business Objects) and LM7 (the Warehouse Management System) an advantage

POSITION SUMMARY

• Coordination and planning of incoming components, finished materials to all sites in EMEA/UK including Third Party Manufacturing (TPMs)
• Verification and Reporting of Inbound product balances
• Coordination and communication with internal and external business partners (forwarders / handling agent’s / Customs/MM planners)
• Reporting of daily KPI’s
• Planning and execution of all Inbound shipments and ensure on time deliveries
• Ensure finishing and loading of prioritized shipments according to dispatch schedules
• Ensure the freight capacity of the daily line hauls to our forwarders / planning and ordering trucks
• Ensure all shipments are prioritized based on the need of the destination sites
• Independent coordination of all inbound flows in EMEA/UK shipping and manufacturing facilities including Third Party Manufacturing (TPMs)
• High quality of execution of the following sensitive tasks needs to be assured.
• Take over coordination of different project within the scope of work or contribute to improvement-projects outside the scope of work