Logistics Assistant
£23,000 - £25,000 per annum
Full time, Permanent
NG2, 3 days in the office, 2 days from home
Main tasks & responsibilities:
- Maintain internal records in relation to freight and ancillary costs and investigate any queries arising
- Point of escalation for any logistical or documentary issues
- Administrate and budget purchase orders – allocating freight and haulage costs
- Monitoring and recording of additional costs, raising debit notes and internal reporting documents
- Report creation and distribution
- Liaison between suppliers, external service providers and head office on all issues relating to logistics, shipping and documentation.
Essential competencies:
- Strong computer skills, with a focus on speed and a high-level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Ability to prioritise and organise own workload in accordance with commercial demands
- Good inter-personal skills with the ability to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing
- Good problem-solving skills, and an ability and enthusiasm to fully investigate problems to a resolution
- Excellent customer service skills, for both internal and external customers
- High level of competency in collating data in Excel and report creating