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Container Operations Assistant

Consortium Professional Recruitment
Posted 19 hours ago, valid for 23 days
Location

Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire HU12 8TX, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Consortium Professional Recruitment is seeking an experienced Container Operations Assistant for a successful business near Hull.
  • The role involves supporting the Logistics Manager with administrative tasks, shipment coordination, and documentation management.
  • Candidates should have proven experience in a similar position and possess strong organizational and communication skills.
  • The company offers an attractive salary plus bonus, along with enhanced pension and private healthcare benefits.
  • Applicants are expected to have relevant experience, ideally with knowledge of shipping documentation and SAP.
Consortium Professional Recruitment are proud to be working exclusively with a long established and highly successful business, within a commutable distance from Hull. Due to continued growth, they are now looking to recruit an experienced Container Operations Assistant.   About the Role:This role will involve working closely with the Logistics Manager and Coordinators, maintaining clear communication and supporting the team with administrative duties and documentation whilst upholding the values of the business at all times.As the Container Operations Assistant, your role would include:
  • Manage all administrative tasks for products within assigned source areas.
  • Input and maintain purchase orders, shipment plans, and order data in SAP.
  • Coordinate with team, suppliers, and shipping lines to ensure timely clearance and booking of shipments.
  • Monitor shipment status, escalate issues, and ensure accurate documentation 
  • Inbound shipments, process supplier invoices, and maintain container tracking data through to return.
  • Produce weekly container updates and support ad hoc reporting.
  • Support risk management efforts and assist with projects as needed.
  • Attend weekly team meetings and contribute to meeting KPI targets.
About you:The successful Container Operations Coordinator will have the following attributes:
  • Proven experience in a similar role.
  • Highly organised with strong time management.
  • Proactive, driven, and solutions-focused.
  • Strong communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
  • Skilled in influencing, negotiation, and cultural sensitivity.
  • Adaptable, resilient under pressure, and detail-oriented.
  • Geographically knowledgeable with good numeracy and IT skills (SAP experience preferred but not essential).
  • Understanding of shipping documentation is an advantage.
The company are offering an attractive salary + bonus , enhanced pension, private healthcare and other benefits included.Consortium Professional Recruitment Ltd are a professional level recruitment consultancy specialising in the delivery of high relevance recruitment services on behalf of our clients across the UK. We regularly receive large responses to our advertising which can make providing individual feedback to every applicant challenging. If you haven’t received a reply from us within 14 day of your application, we regret to say your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. We have a policy of retaining your details for future vacancies unless you request otherwise

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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.