Wholesale Customer Support Coordinator at Fred Perry

Fred Perry

Greater London

On-site

GBP 32,000 - 42,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Staff discount

Pension scheme 8.5%

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Job summary

Fred Perry in London, United Kingdom, is seeking a Wholesale Customer Support Coordinator. This full-time, on-site role offers opportunities for career growth.

You will be a key contact for wholesale partners, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders such as business development, logistics, warehouses, merchandising and credit to proactively ensure timely flow of goods. You will manage order entry, confirmations, and stock allocations, maintain relationships via email/phone/video,

Qualifications

Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and relationship development with internal and external stakeholders
Effective and pro-active problem solver
Ability to prioritise tasks and be self-organised
Excellent attention to detail
Process driven
Experience in Microsoft products, including Excel
Must be able to work independently as well as being a team player
Previous experience within the wholesale / logistical environment advantageous

Responsibilities

Ensure all orders are entered onto our system accurately by the given deadlines, giving support to your colleagues where necessary
Proactively follow up with BDMs or customers to obtain orders and process the order entry by the Fred Perry deadlines for order placement
Send order acknowledgements through to the BD team & wholesale partners, to review seasonal orders, highlighting any anomalies
Maintain sales orders by actioning the redating, cancelling of styles/orders, and the deletion of withdrawn styles to ensure system is up-to-date and accurate, notifying the customer where necessary
Ensure you are aware of Blank Canvas & Collaboration products, along with their corresponding orders for your area to organise shipments in time for specific launch dates
On receipt of customer ASNs, validate these against the original sales order and highlight any discrepancies to the BDMs or customers
Update orders with new address and price details as required
Send customers order reports to give visibility of those outstanding
Highlight to customers and BDMs any orders that have not been called in and provide necessary info and pressure to achieve delivery
Liaise with customers and any corresponding departments to resolve customer queries or provide information as requested
Maintain a strong relationship with customers and markets by email, phone, video meetings and reporting with key call outs
Understand how stock is held within the business to allocate stock to fulfil orders and meet customer expectations
This will include seasonal transfers to minimise the effects on shortfalls for the customer
Action planning shortfall & warehouse change reports in a timely manner
Noting shortfalls in styles and delayed availability on weekly reports and sharing this information with BDMs and customers
Liaise with Logistics, Planning and Production to ensure the warehouse/factories are notified about customer’s specific labelling, packaging, and delivery requirements
Collaborate with logistics and customers to secure suitable delivery booking in line with required delivery dates and customer booking processes
Work with the logistics team to prepare export shipping documentation including invoices, packing lists and proforma invoices
Create & manage consignments based on customer requirements such as volume and share with relevant Warehouse to achieve delivery/collection expectations
Work on shared warehouse reports to track and action stock despatch
Collaborate with warehouses to thoroughly investigate any shortages, overages or missing cartons
Provide returns authorisation codes to customers as required in line with Fred Perry agreed parameters, seeking appropriate authorisation when necessary
Monitor and update the returns monitor and raise credit notes accordingly
Work with credit control and BDMs to review orders for shipment and rephase orders where necessary in line with customer credit availability

Job description

Wholesale Customer Support Coordinator at Fred Perry in London, ENG, GB.

This Full time on site position offers great opportunities for career growth. Triple Wimbledon champion Fred Perry founded his brand in 1952. He was the son of a cotton spinner, who played and fought his way through, always with style – and despite the establishment. Today, Fred Perry is a global community of over 370 employees, all inspired by the Laurel Wreath and what it represents PURPOSE: You will be a key contact for your designated market, providing valuable information and communication to our wholesale partners, across all your allocated areas. Responsible for supporting key accounts as well as working closely with internal and external stakeholders such as business development, logistics, warehouses, merchandising and credit departments to proactively eradicate any issues and ensure the timely flow of goods to and from our wholesale account partners. Good working knowledge of different markets, shipping procedures & retail quarters & functions.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Ensure all orders are entered onto our system accurately by the given deadlines, giving support to your colleagues where necessary.
Proactively follow up with BDM's or customers to obtain orders and process the order entry by the Fred Perry deadlines for order placement.
Send order acknowledgements through to the BD team & wholesale partners, to review seasonal orders, highlighting any anomalies.
Maintain sales orders by actioning the redating, cancelling of styles/orders, and the deletion of withdrawn styles to ensure system is up-to-date and accurate, notifying the customer where necessary.
Ensure you are aware of Blank Canvas & Collaboration products, along with their corresponding orders for your area to organise shipments in time for specific launch dates.
On receipt of customer ASNs, validate these against the original sales order and highlight any discrepancies to the BDM's or customers.
Update orders with new address and price details as required.
Send customers order reports to give visibility of those outstanding.
Highlight to customers and BDM's any orders that have not been called in and provide necessary info and pressure to achieve delivery.
Liaise with customers and any corresponding departments to resolve customer queries or provide information as requested.
Maintain a strong relationship with customers, and markets by email phone/video meetings and reporting with key call outs.
Understand how stock is held within the business to allocate stock to fulfil orders and meet customer expectations.
This will include seasonal transfers to minimise the effects on shortfalls for the customer.
Action planning shortfall & warehouse change reports in a timely manner.
Noting shortfalls in styles and delayed availability on weekly reports and sharing this information with BDM's and customers.
Liaise with Logistics, Planning and Production to ensure the warehouse/factories are notified about customer’s specific labelling, packaging, and delivery requirements.
Collaborate with logistics and customers to secure suitable delivery booking in line with required delivery dates and customer booking processes.
Work with the logistics team to prepare export shipping documentation including invoices, packing lists and proforma invoices.
Create & manage consignments based on customer requirements such as volume and share with relevant Warehouse to achieve delivery/collection expectations.
Work on shared warehouse reports to track and action stock despatch.
Collaborate with warehouses to thoroughly investigate any shortages, overages or missing cartons.
Provide returns authorisation codes to customers as required in line with Fred Perry agreed parameters, seeking appropriate authorisation when necessary.
Monitor and update the returns monitor and raise credit notes accordingly.
Work with credit control and BDM's to review orders for shipment and rephase orders where necessary in line with customer credit availability.

THE PERSON

Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and relationship development with internal and external stakeholders
Effective and pro-active problem solver
Ability to prioritise tasks and be self-organised
Excellent attention to detail
Process driven
Experience in Microsoft products, including Excel
Must be able to work independently as well as being a team player
Previous experience within the wholesale / logistical environment advantageous

HOURS

We actively encourage our teams to have a good work/life balance and so we are pleased to offer flexible working shifts at Fred Perry HQ. Our core shift hours are from 10am-4.30pm and so employees can choose to start and finish early, or start and finish late. (i.e. work 8:00am-4:30pm, or 10:00am-6:30pm etc). We also have 30-minute early finish on Fridays. As we continue to work in a more flexible way, the Head Office acts a brand hub, where we can all connect and collaborate with one another. This role is a mix of office based (London) and remote working. We will expect the employee to come into the office regularly for face-to-face meetings and to work alongside their team on collaborative projects.

BENEFITS