Supply Chain Coordiantor - Abingdon, United Kingdom - PLANET RECRUITMENT SERVICES LTD
Description
Position; Supply Chain Coordinator
Location; Abingdon
Salary; £25,000 - £27,500 per annum
About the role;
Planet Recruitment are proud to be working with a fast-growing organisation based in the Abingdon / Milton Park area who are looking for a Supply Chain Coordinator on a permanent basis.
Responsibilities;
- Manage shipping requests from the point of creation in SAP through to collection, tracking and delivery
- Work with and assist the Purchasing and Warehousing teams to ensure we have sufficient stock to fulfil orders and that items are packaged ready for collection
- Book shipments with shipping partners and provide clear communication to stakeholders regarding lead times. Where items are not in stock, manage expectations internally regarding delivery
- Work with shipping partners and technical teams to understand requirements for shipping goods into new territories
- Troubleshoot inflight shipments, responding to and resolving any issues holding up delivery
- Control shipping paperwork, ensuring documentation is saved in a logical manner
- Assist the business by providing historic shipping information for customs purposes
- Challenge the statusquo, reviewing our existing processes and driving improvement where appropriate and identifying cost saving opportunities
- Align with China supply chain teams, identifying opportunities where shipping requests may be best served from China office
- Compile monthly reports on Logistics activities
Essential experience;
- Keen problem solver with the ability to take a problem, research potential solutions and report back to drive decision making
- Able to thrive in a highstress and fastpaced environment
- Impeccable attention to detail
- SAP/ERP Purchasing and Logistics
- Excellent relationship management skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with internal and external teams
- Arranging logistics operations around the world
- Good working knowledge of MS Excel
- Knowledge and use of known problemsolving tools
- Implementation of Packaging Standards
- Lean & 5S Implementation
- NCR & 8D Processes and problemsolving techniques
- Experience of participating in supplier audits
- Educated to at least grade (A-C) GCSE
- Competent in the use of MS Office packages
- Knowledge of global shipping protocols and experience of moving chemicals across borders
- HNC / HND in Manufacturing or Accounting or a related field
- Lean Manufacturing (including 5s)
Commutable locations;
Witney, Didcot, Abingdon, Wantage, Oxford, Milton Park, Wallingford, Southmoor, Kingston Bagpuize
INDCOM
Planet Recruitment acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers.
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