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Operations Specialist

Kevin Theobald Recruitment Agency
Posted 3 days ago, valid for 11 hours
Location

Luton, Bedfordshire LU2 7JT

Contract type

Full Time

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  • We are seeking candidates with a minimum of 2-3 years of ocean freight experience, specifically in Export Seafreight and Cross trade.
  • The position offers a salary of up to £35,000 and includes hybrid working options after training.
  • Located in Luton, the role involves supporting the operations team and providing high levels of customer service.
  • Candidates must have strong interpersonal skills, attention to detail, and the ability to meet KPIs while prioritizing tasks.
  • A good commercial attitude and proficiency in MS Excel and CW1 are also required for this role.

We have a vacancy and are looking for candidates with ocean freight experience 2-3 years min,

  • Experience in Export Seafreight and Cross trade essential
  • Must drive
  • Hybrid working after training
  • Location Luton
  • Salary up to £35k

Duties Include:

  • As part of the operations team learn all customer processes and be ready to support colleagues as required
  • Provides high level of service for customers and learn and develop skills relating to worldwide event logistics.
  • Drives own performance and challenges others positively to achieve KPIs
  • Participates in reviews with team to identify areas of improvement, reviewing KPIs and enhancing overall service quality
  • Collaborates with operations and warehouse team and other functions to ensure smooth customer-related process flow
  • Prioritizes work tasks and calls out to team leader/supervisor where assistance required, process improvement required or where own work load enables assistance to other colleagues.
  • Takes an active role in personal development and coaching positively pushing line managers for 1-2-1 time, feedback and identification of training needs
  • Serves primary contact for at least one of the teams top customers and provides support to other colleagues within department.
  • Implements people processes in a consistent manner to ensure excellent service delivery, customer retention, profitability and adherence to station and own KPIs and metrics.
  • Ensures that all external and internal enquiries are responded to promptly and professionally
  • Escalates issues if required.

Key Skills:

  • Minimum three years Operations (AFR/OFR) experience with an excellent knowledge of Operations processes and systems and ideally experience of using CW1 and MSExcel.
  • A proven ability to identify and meet customer and operational needs in a professional and friendly manner.
  • Ability to understand and work within prescribed processes to achieve KPI’s.
  • Results driven and good attention to detail
  • Good written and spoken English and excellent telephone and e-mail skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Able to prioritise and perform under pressure
  • A good team player with ability to identify and prioritise work for self and others
  • Good commercial attitude
  • A level education or broad GCSE level education

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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.