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Your new companyA globally recognised brand with high-quality products and a reputation for innovation and excellence. They are an exciting brand to work for, with a positive working environment. This role will give you excellent visibility across their logistics solution, supporting overall Supply Chain performance. Your new roleThis is a 12 month fixed term contract (maternity cover), and is a mix of operational support (booking containers with Freight Forwarders, obtaining freight quotes, tracking shipping to destination, communicating delays and changes to relevant stakeholders), as well as analytical work to help drive overall efficiency (eg reviewing historical freight trends around volumes, performance and cost, and working with the team to support projects and continuous improvement activities). What you'll need to succeedYou will be proven in a similar logistics / supply chain role, with strong analytical and planning skills. Your CV will demonstrate a good understanding of international logistics, use of freight forwarders, and work done to assess and improve performance vs cost. You will have strong Excel skills (including use of Pivot Tables and Vlookup), and be able to handle detail in a complex and fast moving environment. You will also be a confident communicator, able to articulate the output of your work to stakeholders at all levels, using data to support your views. Experience with Oracle or other recognised ERP system (SAP, Navision, Dynamix etc) is an advantage. What you'll get in returnCompetitive salary to £35k, plus bonus and excellent benefits (pension, healthcare, employee discounts, birthday off, various wellbeing perks). Hybrid working (typically in the office Mon, Thurs and Fri). What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.
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