Logistics Coordinator

Working for one of the largest meat importers at their London office, you will be responsible for liaising between the base origin supplier, 3PL providers, and UK customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage all stages of the Order-to-Cash lifecycle from when stock is first visible (i.e. stock on water). This includes: vessel management/air freight, landing stock in UK/EU cold stores, coordination with Sales, 3PLs, and the Customer to ensure orders are delivered and invoiced.
• Review and optimise stock levels across all cold stores, with the core purpose of landing stock in the appropriate cold store(s) for the relevant customer RFT (Right First Time) and reducing inventory where appropriate.
• Manage the overall booking-in process with customers, hauliers, and cold stores to ensure the order is delivered OTIF and at the most optimal cost.
• Serve as the primary link between Account Managers and customers on logistical queries and issue management, to ensure prompt resolution.
• Ensure that all orders are invoiced accurately and any credits are completed on a timely basis in line with financial requirements (i.e. month end). Help resolve credit/debit queries with the credit control team.
• Ensure full compliance to core processes, particularly in relation to the use of key systems for daily order processing, stock management, and invoicing (Rubicon); plus any other customer/3PL specific systems and portals.
• Seek opportunities for order/load consolidation and partner with Sales to improve customer ordering behaviours in order to develop the overall efficiency and utilisation of transport.
• Support key business growth areas by working closely with Sales and external Food Processors to ensure continuous improvement on processes and cost efficiency, i.e. enhanced product solutions via 3rd Party Processer to ensure the correct end product is created on-time.
• Identify ways to adapt, improve, or introduce new processes in order to drive the primary focus areas within the E2E Supply Chain - CSL, Cost, Cash, and CO2e.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders; listen to their needs and act on it. Make decisions to enhance the customer experience, deliver the perfect order, and within the lead times agreed.
• Support the wider Logistics team and other departments as necessary on ad hoc queries, analysis and reporting, and participation in relevant business meetings as required.

Person Specification

• Drive for results and action-oriented
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to independently solve problems efficiently and work under tight deadlines
• Curious to learn and positively challenge the status quo
• Good communicator
• Intermediate Excel, PowerBI or other reporting platforms
• Experience with Order Management and/or Planning Software would be highly beneficial (SAP, Blue Yonder, Manhattan, Rubicon, Esker, Omprompt, etc.)