Role Purpose

The role is working on a fixed term 11 month contract, candidates will receive the below with a competitive salary:

For a fixed term contract, the benefits for this role will include:

• 25 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays annually (pro rata)
• Hybrid working (up to 2 days working from home, following initial settling in period and subject to business requirements)
• Private Medical Scheme
• Group Personal Pension Plan
• Members of the Group Personal Pension Plan will also receive life insurance (up to 4 times gross salary cover)
• Employee discount scheme

The main day-to-day tasks are varied and include responsibility of the supply chain for all, accountable for the subsequent account performance and first line supervision of Delivery Controllers and Assistant Delivery Controllers.

The role includes responsibility for end-to-end account Coordination, involving a high degree of customer and supplier liaison, as well as including the recording, management and reporting of sales information; thereby requiring a high degree of communication, coordination and excellent customer service skills. The role involves a high degree of people and workload coordination, requiring the ability to allocate accounts, ensure the relevant training and development is identified, whilst also ensuring the team are working to the expected standard, producing financial and reporting outputs.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day supervision of the supply chain, ensuring activities are completed accurately and efficiently.
• Coordinate supply chain activities in line with global processes, standards and performance targets.
• Prepare quotations for spot shipments and assess commercial changes relating to ongoing business.
• Oversee month-end activities, including the accurate and timely completion of relating processes.
• Supervise daily logistics operations, including shipping, transport and warehousing arrangements.
• Build, maintain and support effective working relationships with customers, suppliers and third-party logistics providers.
• Prepare accurate monthly operational and financial forecasts.
• Monitor and maintain inventory levels in accordance with global standards and business requirements.
• Support the development and implementation of new methodologies, operational processes and workflow improvements.
• Coordinate the operational introduction of new projects, ensuring requirements, responsibilities and timescales are clearly managed.
• Coordinate progress reviews and continuous improvement activities, following through agreed actions to completion.
• Support delivery of the team’s functional objectives, performance measures and targets.
• Ensure operational activities comply with all applicable global standards, processes and targets.
• Supervise and manage individual performance effectively, ensuring team members work to the standards and capability levels required for their roles.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties requested by management that are appropriate to the scope and level of the role.