Warehouse and Logistics Coordinator

Our leading NVOCC client, who provides global import/export services, is currently looking for an experienced Warehouse and Logistics Coordinator to join their busy Ocean Operations team in Basildon.

As Warehouse and Logistics Coordinator, a typical day will involve communicating with colleagues, customers and suppliers, business strategy, financial and commercial awareness, focused on logistics operations.

Warehouse and Logistics Coordinator duties include:

• Plan collections in such a way to be most cost efficient
• Ensure all problems are reported and, where possible, rectified as quickly as possible
• Ensure the smooth running of all collections, shunts and transfers
• Plan collections with approved 3rd parties
• Ensure that all customer requirements are adhered to (e.g. time-constrained jobs)
• Keep in regular contact with 3rd party suppliers to monitor journeys and any potential issues. Including providing clients information on aspects such as traffic problems
• Ensure all collections are inputted onto Phoenix
• Arrange transfers between warehouses into loading depots.
• Coordinate "sweeps" to provide efficient costing on set days from areas such as Heathrow, Bradford & Newcastle
• Coordinate with the warehouse on day to day issues relating to container availability and quay shunts.
• Check inventory reports to ensure cargo is available ready for loads
• Support customer service, warehouse and operations with 3rd party loading

We're keen to speak to logistics professionals with commercial awareness and 2+ years LCL Transport/Warehouse experience.

Interested candidates must be self-motivated, with a good level of MS software, and awareness industry tools & technological developments

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