Import Co-ordinator

At Lineage Logistics, helping to feed the world is more than a job - it’s a purpose we live every day. Lineage is the world’s largest and most innovative provider of temperature controlled logistics solutions. Driven by our core values, we’re reimagining the global food supply chain. As part of the Lineage family, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career as we continually expand, using technology and award-winning innovations, to meet the needs of customers around the world.

**WHY LINEAGE?**

Working at the heart of our Sales and Buying Team, you'll find our busy and dynamic specialist team, continuously improving processes and finding ways to better service our customers. We thrive on creating the best solutions to complex and ever-changing challenges and we're looking for an Import Coordinator to join us

With the important task of coordinating the import processes for our vast supply chain, you will be part of the team that enables our flow of goods run seamlessly. Your input as a team player and import professional, will have a direct impact on our operations, and customers.

In Import, no two days are the same As our Import Coordinator, you will constantly be bringing solutions to new and interesting challenges. As a great stakeholder manager, you will be working closely with internal as well as external teams with a global reach.

You'll need brilliant communication skills and you'll be in direct contact with our senior business leaders, as well as brokers and freight forwarders. This will be a fast paced, dynamic position where you'll need to take a pragmatic approach to solving problems to ensure our imported products get to our customers on time.

If you thrive in dynamic, exciting, global environments, have an understanding of import processes and want to join a great team which values growth and development, this could be the role for you

**SHIFT**
- Monday to Friday 08:00 - 16:30 hours

**EMPLOYEE BENEFITS**
- 5.6 weeks annual holiday plus the opportunity to earn additional holidays each year up to an extra week after 5 years.
- Credit Union
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee referral scheme
- Life assurance
- Pension scheme
- Charity Drives and Group challenges
- Monthly pay
- Free onsite car parking
- Opportunities to increase your skills by being trained on other departments or external qualifications

**KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with external stakeholders including customs brokers, freight forwarders and suppliers
- Working closely with internal teams such as Customs, Buying and Supply Chain, as well as International
- Building the necessary controls and processes around our Import systems
- Supporting managers to refine business processes
- Producing end to end documentation for all processes reflecting operational practices including systems, reporting, and training
- Understanding the objectives of our operational and project work, their impact on the business and dynamically driving solutions to business-critical issues
- Solving problems to key issues proactively and escalating in a timely manner
- Evaluating process and systems relating to all aspects of imports

**MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES)**
- An understanding of the variety of import processes and documentation
- Strong communication skills with the ability to liaise effectively with colleagues across all levels of the business
- Ability to work collaboratively with a range of business departments
- Good IT skills
- Self-motivated, proactive and a great can-do attitude
- Process focused with great attention to detail
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to multi-task and prioritise

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
**Experience**:

- Freight Forwarding Occupations: 1 year (required)