Logistics coordinator

We are excited to be working with a wholesale Food company as they look to hire a Logistics coordinator for their organisation based in Kent.

This is a full-time permanent position, Monday - Friday only

No weekend working required

Responsibilities:

• Planning of delivery routes
• Manage inbound/outbound deliveries
• Manage productivity of vans, van routes
• Ensure vehicles are maintained to high standard
• Updating and issuing route schedules and developing potential new routes and/or customers on existing routes.
• Booking outbound deliveries through customer's portals.
• Forecasting seasonal changes and increases
• uplifts and bank holiday logistics arrangements.
• Responsible for managing vehicle costs, including purchase, servicing, all maintenance, and daily vehicle checks.
• Responsible in managing servicing contracts on all vans and forklifts, negotiating the best service and keeping costs within or below budget.

Requirements:

• Experience in logistics and warehouse management in a manufacturing environment ideally within FMCG or similar
• Excellent knowledge in the implementation of planning and monitoring van schedules.
• Ability to maintain excellent and continuous relationships among stock control, warehouse, sales and commercial teams.
• Strong initiative with good analytical skills.
• Strong sense of urgency and dedicated work ethic.
• Strong initiative with good problem-solving skills.
• Effective communicator to all levels, experience dealing with senior level managers and external contractors.
• Knowledge of Route Optimising software, Route planning, Microsoft Office including Excel; pivot tables, vlook ups etc. advantageous.