What’s on offer: 

• Hours: 8:30am – 5pm Monday to Friday, with 30 minutes lunch break.
• £25,000 – £30,000 per annum
• 22 days holiday plus bank holidays & your birthday off.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Government workplace pensions.
• Free Life assurance.
• Training and progression opportunities.

We are currently on the lookout for a transport administrator to join our clients well established team. The successful candidate will get involved with assisting other departments within the company regarding freight/logistics demands and issues. This role will include lots of interaction with external parties including customers, suppliers, freight/carrier service providers and HMRC among others.

Key Responsibilities:

• Arranging incoming and outgoing shipments. This will include both domestic and international traffic.
• Tracking of incoming and outgoing goods.
• Liaising with internal staff members, as well customers and suppliers about the whereabouts of consignments.
• Communicating with freight/carrier companies regarding any queries, i.e. late shipments, damaged parcels etc.  
• Reporting internally on the outcome of transport issues.
• Checking and signing off freight/carrier invoices for payment.
• Keeping prices for carriage/freight services up to date.
• Allocating incoming freight invoices to the purchase order within our ERP system where applicable.
• Dealing with customs procedures plus any queries that arise with VAT & duties issues.
• Allocating duty to purchase orders within our ERP using the deferment statements produced by HMRC and Import Data Summaries received from the carriers.
• Updating freight prices internally to assist the sales team.
• Collecting and updating delivery dates from suppliers.
• Other tasks within the purchasing office when needed.

Person specifications:

• Good communication skills, both written and spoken.
• Understanding of Microsoft office (Excel, Word and Outlook)
• Ability to work under pressure, organize and prioritize.
• An understanding of freight/carrier services.
• Prior knowledge of customs procedures would be an advantage.
• Be able to identify customs issues/errors and resolve them in a timely manner.
• A Proactive person who can identify and solve problems on their own.