Shipping Coordinator

Job Description

Shipping Adminstrator – Permanent Contract to start ASAP!Location: Minworth, Sutton Coldfield Hours of Work: 8.30am – 5.00pm – Mon – Fri (40hrs)Salary: £24,000paTo undertake all administration duties, to prepare accurate and efficient shipping documentation to ensure a seamless transition of goods to our customers and through our supply chain. To undertake all administration duties.Main duties . Do you have frieght / import / export experience. Run the range to allocate the work to production facility . IP works orders as they come into the department ensuring stock is downdated 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 AMS and customer processes . Communicate with sales to ensure correct shipping terms are aligned to the orders and the goods incur no delays due to AMS errors . Identify any issues and resolve them before for the goods leave AMS to ensure we can maintain customer satisfaction . Ensure all filing is organized and relevant information stored correctly to maintain legal compliance . Manages and maintains the relevant OBS statuses to ensure work does not exceed 5 days . Adheres to all AMS policies and procedures . Is a trained signatory to ensure quality compliance when signing off shipping documents . Ensures 5s standards are maintained at all timesEducation, training or qualifications . Strong academic record. Strong GCSE/A-levels or equivalentRelevant experience . Administration skills . UK & European shipping experience . Experience working in a similar role . Knowledge of UK transport legislation . Knowledge of Estelplan . Knowledge of international shippingSpecial skills or knowledge . 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. . Knowledge of the manufacturing industryInterpersonal skills and attitude . Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines . Ability to work using own initiative . Attention to detail . Able to communicate with individuals at all levels . Good team working skills . Time management . Honesty and integrity . Behave in line with our valuesSpecial Circumstances . Willing to work extra to meet deadlines and when the business needs require it . Willing to travel to other sites, including overseasIf you would like to know how we will store and process your data, please visit gdpr-data-protection to read our GDPR Data Protection Statement.