Logistics Graduate

Zenith People are looking to recruit a Logistics Graduate to work at its client site in Washington. To perform an integral role within the PC&L team supporting both Material Planning and Master Scheduling. Assisting in managing and improving inbound and outbound material flows, customer scheduling requirements and interacting with SAP. This role will focus on inventory management, daily SAP analysis and investigation to achieve plant targets. Customer and supplier communication will be essential to the role as well as departmental collaboration and networking with wider members of the team.

The role will be a two year graduate placement starting in September

**PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES**
- Responsibility for ensuring raw material is received correctly and accurately using SAP.
- Create transport schedules and consult with Logistics providers to execute transport management.
- Support the procurement of raw materials in line with customer demand and responding proactively to identified supply issues.
- Assessment of potential material shortages organizing information to support the escalation process.
- Monitor supplier daily delivery performance and communicate non-conformances to suppliers as required via the Vendor Rating system.
- Key involvement in the inventory cycle count process and line study analysis.
- Complete all inventory investigations required after cycle counts supporting the company standard SAP process of cycle counting.
- Daily SAP analysis tasks and maintenance supporting the Master Scheduler.
- Coordinate the flow of returnable packaging to and from suppliers in line with customs regulations.
- Complete Plant stock take activities (mandatory).
- Ordering of re-usable packaging and consumables upon request.
- Liaise closely with Material Handling to achieve optimum goods in scheduling.
- Standardize process flows and support administrative documentation across the department.
- Support invoice management requests.
- Update and maintain Departmental KPIs as per instruction.
- Develop and implement continuous improvement initiatives through both individual motivation and in a collaborative effort with others.
- During the pursuit of all duties the Code of Ethics and Code of Management will be always adhered to.

**KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE**
- A 2:1 BA degree in a business-related field
- IT Literate, fluent using Microsoft Excel and Word
- Effective communication and organization skills
- Ability to fit into a well-established smaller team dynamic by complimenting other team members’ roles.
- The role holder will need a hands-on approach and experience of working in a fast-paced organization, with the drive and passion to succeed and develop.

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

**Salary**: £23,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Logistics Graduate