Logistics Account Manager
Posted 28/04/2024 by Found Consultancy
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
- Type:
- Permanent
- Start Date:
- immediate hire
- Contract Length:
- N/A
- Contact Name:
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- Job Reference:
- LAMan
- Job ID:
- 221551818
- Applications:
- Less than 10
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