Job Title: Shipping and Logistics Manager
Location: Regent, Liverpool L20 8DF
Salary: GBP40,000 per annum
Job Type: Full time, Permanent
Working Hours: Mon-Thursday 9am - 5.00pm and 9am-4.00pm on Friday
About the Company:
S&B Herba Foods Ltd source and import rice and grains (and other raw materials) from across the globe to produce a wide range of ingredients to the specification of UK manufacturers and wholesalers. Our core purpose is to "Feed the nation and be a place where everyone can reach their full potential".
We have just been awarded the Investors In People standard and are embarking on a new era to attain Silver with our ultimate goal Platinum. In order to do this, we need people that are willing to drive our Goals and Ambitions and continually improve and develop themselves as individuals, with our full support.
We are looking to build on our Team of great people by employing individuals that are aligned to our Company Values of; Hungry (driven and ambitious); Can Do attitude (resilient, solution focused); Proactive (forward thinking, strategic) and We Before I (caring for their colleagues/team; collaborative).
We have been trading for over 100 years and have a great heritage. Come and join us - it's a great place to work!
About the role:
We are looking to employ an experienced Shipping and Logistics Manager as part of our team in our Liverpool office.
Managing the import and inbound logistics of S&B Herba Liverpool, main areas being: -
* Produce and review relevant schedules, monitoring shipments in relation to contracts
* Liaising with relevant port authorities for intake vessels, stores and issues
* Management of import documentation
* Administration and liaison with HM Customs, payment of duties and customs clearances, plus applications / management of import licences and tariff rate quotas (TRQs), including relevant audits
* Liaising with shipping lines and relevant agencies related to import and vessel discharge
* Liaising with inland hauliers (bulk and containers) to stores and to our sites
* Management of customs warehouses, plus other relevant warehouse and storage facilities
* Management of relevant local inventory
* Internal communication with Ebro Group Companies, Supply Chain, Technical and the Liverpool site, plus others
* Controlling costs associated with imports and storage, informing accounts team / management
* Review of intake data
* System administration including stock receipts, purchase orders, invoices
* Relevant quality control and reporting
* Liaising with customers of food waste products
* Physical checks of silo stocks plus other stores. Checking stock movements and stocktaking
* Collaboration with and limited holiday cover for Shipping Manager at our Fulbourn site
About you:
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
* Import experience preferably within a food or FMCG environment
* Experience of working with HM customs, shipping lines, logistics providers, storage agents plus others involved with inbound movement of goods. Able to co-ordinate between such agencies and problem solve where required
* Preferably educated to degree level or similar with relevant qualifications / formal training in import / logistics management
* Great communication skills
* Microsoft office suite, plus experience in ERP systems (JDE preferred)
* Able to manage and prioritise workload
Benefits:
* Cycle to Work Scheme available
* Pension
* Life Assurance
* 25 days (plus bank holidays)
* Personal & Professional Development
Please click the APPLY button and to submit your CV and Cover Letter.
Candidates with experience of: Logistics Manager, Distribution Manager, Logistics Supervisor, Goods In Coordinator, Import Co-Ordinator, Logistics Coordinator, Shipment Coordinator, Export, Transport Manager may also be considered for this role
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