Export Coordinator

**The Company**:
Prima Cheese is a multi-award-winning cheese processing company with a 28-year heritage. It is a family-owned business, employing nearly 200 people and operates only within B2B markets where it has gained a reputation for quality, consistency and service. It is one of the biggest cheese suppliers of foodservice and food manufacturing within the UK and export their product to over 55 countries worldwide. With both domestic and international business, the company continues to grow and is looking to expand their team.

**Role Specific**:
As an Export Coordinator at Prima Cheese, your role is to ensure a smooth and timely operation, from order taking with customers to ensuring finished goods are loaded on time. With a state-of-the-art factory, we are dedicated to quality and innovation and are recognised as cheese experts on a global scale.

**What will I be doing?**

As the Export Coordinator, you will contribute to the team effort by maintaining professional knowledge and enforcing organisational standards. You will collaborate with the Export, Commercial and Production teams to ensure goods are loaded correctly and on time.

**Responsibilities**:

- Liaising with internal departments to ensure a smooth and timely operation to ensure finished goods are ready on time to meet loading schedules.
- Raising orders and invoices on internal database and SAGE200.
- Working closely with freight forwarders to arrange shipping and haulage.
- Arranging and completing export documentation accurately and in a timely manner.
- Overseeing the loading of overseas orders.
- Problem solving to ensure problem resolution for customers and delivering excellent customer service.
- Maintaining quality service by establishing and enforcing organisation standards.
- Maintaining professional knowledge and establishing own personal networks.
- Contributing to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
- Potential opportunities to travel overseas to be part of exhibitions or for market visits.
- Full training will be provided.

**What are we looking for?**
- Excellent communication skills.
- Excellent negotiation skills.
- Highly organised and detail orientated.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to work independently and managed own workload.
- Team player.
- Good IT skills.
- Fluent in English language with second language desirable.
- Sensitive to cultural differences of customers of various backgrounds.
- Experience in a similar role is desirable.
- Ambitious and driven with leadership potential.

**Benefits**:

- Opportunities for professional growth and development within a leading cheese processor.
- A collaborative and innovative work environment.
- No weekend or evening work.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Company pension and benefits.

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

**Benefits**:

- Company pension

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Export Coordinator