This role involves supporting logistics operations, ensuring customer shipping needs are met and maintaining high service standards. You'll handle order communication, arrange shipments, manage documentation, and assist with imports/exports, requiring attention to detail, organisational skills, and basic geographical knowledge.
Client Details
MPCC (Marine Pump and Compressor Components) is a family business, formed in 1988 by Ex Shell Tankers UK Engineer Tony Bray, all five members of the Bray family can be found working at MPCC.
Description
- Communicate the status of orders to customers and provide freight quotations upon request
- Arrange shipments with freight forwarders and couriers ensuring correct shipment and delivery
- Prepare required shipment documentation and liaise with external organisations as required
- Be first point of contact for warehouse staff and couriers/freight forwarders in all dispatch related matters
- Ensure shipments are delivered to customers on time through checking tracking and liaising with freight forwarders
- Assist with arranging imports from international suppliers
- Check customs clearance entries and liaise with relevant external organisations to request amendments if necessary
- Maintain accurate records for audit purposes, and ensure filing is kept organised and updated
Profile
A successful Logistics Administrator should have:
- Attention to detail and strong organisational abilities
- Competent in Microsoft Office packages
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Experience of 3PL platforms and systems (desirable)
- Knowledge of customs documentation requirements and customs procedures (desirable)
- Knowledge of Incoterms (desirable)
- Import/ export experience
- Basic geographical knowledge and eagerness to expand this knowledge
Job Offer
- A competitive salary in the range of £25,000 - £28,000 per year
- Additional benefits including casual dress, gym membership, on-site parking, private dental and medical insurance
- A friendly and supportive company culture that values hard work and dedication.
- We are a dog friendly business and often have up to 5 dogs in the offices at any time. Please confirm upon application that this is something you would be comfortable with.
We encourage all candidates who believe they could thrive as a Logistics Administrator in our Leeds location to apply.