Warehouse and Logistics Coordinator - Hythe, United Kingdom - Adecco UK

Adecco UK

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Hythe, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Adecco are excited to be working with an international logistics company, see details below:

Job Title:
Warehouse and Logistics Coordinator

Location:
Lympne, Hythe

Salary:
£28,000

Hours:
Monday to Friday 8.30am - 5.30pm OR 9.00am - 6.00pm

Benefits:

Family run business
Growing company
20 days annual leave + bank holidays (day in lieu if you work a bank holiday)
EV Company car
Company mobile phone
Benenden health care scheme
Group life insurance up to 4x salary
Private medical insurance with Bupa (via salary sacrifice scheme)
Christmas bonus
Annual bonus based on individual and company performance

Key responsibilities within your new role would be to:

Manage warehouse manpower i.e. work allocation and deployment of staff.
Maintain accurate of stock levels through regular stock checks and reporting any discrepancies.
Oversee the planning and building of groupage trailers from the hub for dispatch of goods according to the in house warehouse and groupage program whilst managing the departments priorities.
Work with the Transport Planning team to coordinate the most efficient routing and service possible.
Manage and optimise loads.
Control inventory of all goods and materials entering the warehouse.
Oversee the goods inwards procedures, ensuring goods are booked to the accepted time allotment.
Supervisor a team of 3 in the warehouse.
Ensure a smooth and timely flow of goods and materials through the warehouse with liaison between the appropriate departments.
Meet the departmental benchmarks and KPIs related to back orders.
Make recommendations for improvements within the warehouse and distribution areas.
Be able to retain information about clients to understand their booking in times and preferences for deliveries.
Delegate worksheets to the warehouse team to load trailers in the order the drivers will deliver goods.
Updating worksheets on Excel.
Building relationships and liaising with customers and other departments.
Load planning
Updating jobs on the warehouse management program.
Daily route plan for UK deliveries and work closely with the UK team.
Plan all consolidation routing for both UK and European deliveries.
Complete transhipping sheets for the warehouse team both inbound and outbound loads.
Complete and manage paperwork and CMRS for transhipping sheets.
Quote customers for storage and handling options.
Manage all cost sheets for ongoing storage and handling costs.
Liaise with customers regarding their deliveries.
Booking collections and deliveries into respective destinations.
Monitor collections and deliveries ensure they are on time.
Advise clients and other team members of any delays.
You will be required to take calls outside of working hours as the warehouse is open between 6am9pm (but this happens on rare occasions)
Replan loads if problems occur.

Experience and skills required for this position:

3 years minimum experience within warehousing, transport and logistics across the UK and Europe
Good level of Geography
Good communication skills and the ability to liaise with multiple departments
Good IT skills, especially Microsoft Excel
The ability to remain calm under pressure
Ideally you will have experience of working with pallets
Be methodical
History of managing a varying workload
The ability to methodically plan routes
Understanding of drivers regulations, weight distributions, loading meters and groupage.
Strong attention to detail
Well spoken English
The ability to problem solve and think quickly on your feet
Flexible approach as things can change each hour if a customer changes their requirements
The ability to multitask
Be able to work well in a team, as well as on your own initiative
Forklift licence would be ideal, but not essential
Automotive industry / JIT experience would be ideal

Next steps:

Alternatively, if you know someone who may be suitable for this role, please share the details.

If you successfully refer a friend for the above role, you will receive a £50 voucher of your choice *Terms Apply*Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers.

The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

To speak to a recruitment expert please contact Ellie Gawn