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Shipping Administrator
Monday - Friday: 8.30AM - 5.00PM
Annual Salary of £24,000
What's in it for me?
People Solutions are currently recruiting for a Shipping Administrator to join our well-established client based in Sutton Coldfield on Permanent basis with a great annual salary. This is a fantastic opportunity offering amazing benefits.
Modern office environment that has on site parking - working in a great team in an award winning company who offer excellent career opportunities
What are the benefits?
- Free on site parking
- Permanent role from day one
- Progression opportunities
- Monday to Friday - no weekend work
- Well established award winning company
Day to Day Duties
- To undertake all administration duties, to prepare accurate and efficient shipping documentation to ensure a seamless transition of goods to customers and through supply chain. To undertake all administration duties.
- Run the range to allocate the work to production facility
- IP works orders as they come into the department ensuring stock is down dated accurately and scrap is allocated correctly
- Create BOLs (Bill of Landing) for all works orders accurately and efficiently
- Obtain costs and quotes for each delivery
- Negotiate rates with hauliers and freight forwarders
- Ensure all paperwork is processed in line with promise dates
- Create shipping headers and produce all relevant export/UK shipping documentation
- Communicate with outside haulage and shipping companies to ensure a smooth handover of the goods takes place with all necessary documentation provided
- Communicate with the despatch team to ensure the correct material is pulled and loaded
- Ensure freight costs are correct and added to the system to ensure goods can be invoiced correctly by finance
- Scan all documentation to the system in line with customer processes
- Communicate with sales to ensure correct shipping terms are aligned to the orders and the goods incur no delays due to errors
- Identify any issues and resolve them before for the goods leave to ensure we can maintain customer satisfaction
Essential Skills
- Administration skills
- UK & European shipping experience
- An understanding of Microsoft Office, Outlook and Excel
- Excellent analytical and organizational skills
- Strong mathematical skills
- Ability to work to a high degree of accuracy
- Good understanding of business
Desirable Experience
- Experience working in a similar role
- Knowledge of UK transport legislation
- Knowledge of Estelplan
- Knowledge of international shipping
What training is provided?
- Training is provided
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