Purchasing and Logistics Assistant

Job description

£17000 - £20000 per annum

West London, London, England

Permanent

A growing fine food importer based in Northolt is looking for a full time transport and logistics assistant to join their busy Purchasing team.

The role includes:

* Organise all aspects of goods in and out,

* Liaise with shipping agents and transport companies on all shipments for quotations and expected date for arrival at the warehouse.

* Chase orders and make sure that deliveries arrive on time * Raise claims with shipping companies as and when required. * Present shipping quotations, reports, claims to higher management. * Ad hoc admin tasks as required. * Data entry with efficiency and accuracy,

* Maintaining excellent communication with other departments regarding delivery dates, product availability, shortages etc.

Key skills required:

• Be organised and a good communicator

• Ability to deal with multiple issues and prioritise your workload accordingly

• Be able to work under pressure

• Have a "can do" attitude

• Have common sense and very good attention to detail

• Excellent timekeeping and attendance.

PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.