Details:
- Salary: £28,000 - 32,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Middlesbrough North Yorkshire
- Date: 2 weeks ago
Description:
Logistics Account Manager
Salary: £30,000k - £32,000k plus excellent benefits
Role: Full Time Permanent - Monday – Friday
Location: Teesside – Middlesbrough
This is an excellent opportunity to join a large European organisation in a Logistics Account Manager role. You will be the main point of contact for your customers, providing support to road, Sea & Rail freight throughout the UK / Europe. This is a new additional role to the logistics team and you will be able to add real value to the FMCG organisation.
Role Information: -
* To provide operational support to customers in the UK and Europe
* Account Coordination and communication, shipping, import, export & UK road
* Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers and internal customers ensuring excellent operational performance.
* You will be responsible for giving effective and clear instructions using excellent communication skills, both verbally and written, in a professional manner to all internal and external contacts/personnel.
* Plan, book, record and confirm all appropriate transport arrangements.
* Operate the computer traffic system ensuring accurate data input, regularly checking and updating confirmations, transactions and orders.
* Liaise with drivers, shipping agents & freight forwarders supplying them with clear and detailed instructions.
* Assume responsibility for any consignment issues within the transport office, reporting these to the Transport Manager and effectively handling any queries.
* Provide calculations regarding sales and job costs in accordance with internal procedures. Responsible for issuing rate confirmations as and where necessary and recording these agreements.
* Arrange additional resource or alternative options to effectively cover all operational activity.
* Ensure planning carried out in the most efficient and cost effective way to achieve optimum margin potential.
Experience:
* Logistics experience
* FMCG
* Familiar with using Excel
* Excellent communication
* Commercially focused