Logistics & Shipping Coordinator

**Logistics / Shipping Coordinator**

**Salary dependent upon experience**

**Commutable from Salford, Bolton, Leigh, etc**

**£23,000 - £28,000**

Our client is a leading supplier of home têxtiles to the retail sector in the UK, who now have an excellent opportunity for a Logistics Coordinator to join their Logistics team.

The team supports the business with a range of activities including freight sourcing, documentation compliance, customs compliance, customs specialist procedures, logístical problem solving, warehouse schedule management, supplier payments and freight invoicing,& reporting.

**Key Responsibilities**

Working with freight forwarders, shipping lines & our internal teams to:

- Manage & take ownership over our warehouse’s intake schedules. Balancing container time at ports with site restrictions, ETA changes & haulage availability.
- Manage & take ownership of supplier documentation checks (invoices, packing lists, bills of lading & GSP), providing feedback to our buying team and suppliers when required.
- Manage & take ownership over our logistics data, ensuring that all records/jobs are up to date & reports are correct.
- Act as the initial point of contact for our team, responding to queries and developing relationships with all stakeholders.
- Ensure all customs entries are completed correctly & compliantly.
- Provide support with specialist customs procedures and processing in our duty management system.
- Provide support with supply chain finance and letter of credit agreements.
- Provide support with data entry and management of freight invoices.
- Completing all customer related product documentation on time, in detail and to the requirements, gathering information from relevant stake holders where needed.

**Experience required**
- Ocean freight & customs experience strongly desirable.
- Appreciation of data, systems and MS Excel skills desirable.
- Great stakeholder management, a strong relationship builder.
- Good communicator who enjoys a good relationship with colleagues in the office as well as getting the work done.
- A good commercial awareness & ability to make logístical decisions.