Logistics Coordinator

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K.A.G. Recruitment are delighted to be working on an opportunity for a Logistics Co-Ordinator to join our client one of Europe’s leading privately-owned food processors based in Oswestry. 
 
Role:                       Logistics Co-Ordinator
Salary:                    £35,000 - DOE
Location:                Oswestry
Hours of work:       Monday -Friday 08.00-17.00 – flexible in line with business needs with hybrid opportunity  
 
Purpose of the role: To ensure the smooth operation of all administration, despatch orders and transport for onward delivery to the wider business and worldwide customers.
 
  Duties:

Receipt and consolidation of site orders and any load manifests from commercial into an export plan
Booking through approved channels carriers for onward delivery, following through from pre arrival to onsite control, despatch and delivery to customer.
Raise any non-conformances for period end reporting.
Resolve issues for onward transit via all relevant stakeholders within guidelines.
Ensuring haulier has all approved documents to ensure successful delivery.
Produce Reports and Costings relevant to the operation  
Skills:

Warehouse administration ideally transport
Use of Excel and able to generate reports and data sheets
Developed interpersonal, negotiating and persuasive skills.  
You will be a resilient individual who is able to work within agreed guidelines through to completion ideally with exposure to working in a chilled distribution operation.  You will have good knowledge of Logistics best practice with tenacity and attention to detail and have a confident approach to communicating with relevant stakeholders as and when required

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