Carrier Specialist

Job Ref

VTFHCB00075b

City:
Milton Keynes

Department

Contract Logistics

Salary

Status

Full Time

Type

Permanent

The Company

Yusen Logistics is working to become the world’s preferred supply chain logistics company. Our complete offer is designed to forge better connections between businesses, customers and communities - through innovative supply chain management, freight forwarding, warehousing and distribution services. As a company we’re dedicated to a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring everyone who works with us is committed, connected and creative in making us the world’s preferred choice.

Salary of £30,000 - £35,000 per annum (depending on experience) and the shift times for this role are 08:30 - 17:00 Monday - Friday.

Benefits Include:

- Individual health cover
- 25 days’ holiday per year (excluding Bank Holidays) and 5 days' Volunteer Leave per leave
- Free eye test
- Opportunity for unpaid leave
- Company Pension Scheme
- Employee Referral Scheme
- Employee benefits i.e. free eye test, up to 25% off gym membership, high street vouchers
- Critical Illness Cover
- MyStrength Wellbeing App
- Online Mental Health First Aiders
- Free online platform i.e. Pilates & Yoga, Mindfulness/Meditation, 24/7 support, advice, diet & nutrition.
- Tailored development and career opportunities

Key Responsibilities:

- Support the sustainable supply-chain mission led by Carrier Management.
- Conduct frequent formal carrier reviews remotely (and, when required: Face to Face), using an agile and structured approach.
- Ensure effective supply chain management tools are in place for key strategic suppliers across both PET and ESC Networks.
- Develop Supplier SLAs and ensure adherence to contractual obligations via KPI implementation and management.
- Support contract renewals and renegotiations.
- Ensure carriers deliver on expectations for quality, service and cost.
- Demonstrate carrier KPI adherence via the production and delivery of KPI packs across both PET and ESC Networks
- Initial contact point for all carrier related issues.
- Lead new carrier implementation projects.
- Be a lead on eSourcing based events using Yusen's ‘Midas’ Platform to facilitate RFI/RFQ/RFx requirements as well as Quick-Quote enquiries.
- Ensure all quality and compliance requirements are upheld by carrier partners.
- Support and guide Business Analyst and Market Insights by providing information and input as required.
- Assist in development of carrier contracts and service level agreements.

Team Work:

- Support central audit team in preparation for carrier audits and follow up for CAPAs.
- Work closely with internal & external stakeholders to support the Network Procurement Manager and ESC Carrier Manager in developing the carrier sourcing strategy.
- Support any change projects.
- Participate in Procurement sourcing activities, including market tenders, benchmarking and new supplier identification.

Key Requirements:

- Extensive European road freight experience is essential.
- Experience in managing carriers and creating carriers strategy.
- Supplier Relationship Management (Experience of managing an E-Sourcing Platform would be an advantage).
- Familiar with a transport carrier and/or non-asset EU control tower operational environment.
- In-depth understanding of different and complex distribution networks leading to the ability to identify gaps, root causes and challenges for improvement (Quality, Service) preferably in a 3/4PL

pharmaceutical environment.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills and ability to build rapport on all levels.
- Excellent communication skills - written and verbal.
- Solid Data analysis skills (Excel to Pivot/report standard)
- Related degree or equivalent is desirable but not essential.
- Good working knowledge of the Healthcare sector, suppliers and standards.
- Strong understanding of procurement principles and levers.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those under consideration will be contacted.