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Coordinator (Logistics)

Trapeze Recruitment Services Limited
Posted a day ago, valid for a month
Location

Dover, Kent CT15 5AA, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The position involves planning and managing logistics solutions across Europe and worldwide while adhering to strict time constraints.
  • Candidates should have excellent communication and organization skills, and a willingness to learn, with logistics experience being beneficial but not essential as training will be provided.
  • The role is office-based with 9-hour rotational shifts from Monday to Friday, including various start times, and offers a salary of £30,000 per year.
  • Key responsibilities include liaising with international carriers, tendering job revenues, monitoring transport progress, and maintaining client relationships.
  • Candidates must possess strong IT skills, particularly in Word, Excel, and Outlook, and demonstrate the ability to prioritize tasks in a high-pressure environment.

Summary

You will plan and manage time-critical logistics solutions throughout Europe and worldwide, operating within strict time constraints and ensuring all schedules and deadlines are met.

Excellent communication and organisation skills are essential as is the eagerness to learn.

This is an office-based role requiring you to work 9-hour rotational day shifts with 1 hour for lunch (7-4, 8-5, 9-6, or 10-7 Monday to Friday).

General duties to include:

  • Liaise with international carriers to agree transport costs and ensure the best possible solutions are found to fit the client’s requirements
  • Tender job revenues to clients, ensuring a bespoke solution is found for them, best fitting their request and offering different transport solutions where applicable
  • Monitor the progression of transports, advising the client at agreed milestones and ensuring the transports are running to schedule
  • Ensure the bespoke transportation management system is correctly monitored and updated when required
  • Build excellent relationships with multinational clients who are under immense pressure
  • Answer incoming telephone calls professionally and deal with enquiries quickly

Key Skills and Experience:

  • Logistics experience would be extremely beneficial but not essential as full training is given
  • Must possess excellent organisation and communication skills
  • Excellent customer service skills, both written and verbal
  • The ability to prioritise tasks often within a high-pressured environment
  • Extremely focused with the desire to succeed and provide an exceptional level of service at all time
  • Strong IT skills - Word, Excel and Outlook experience are essential.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.