Logistics Administrator

Just Recruitment is working with a growing business, based on the outskirts of Sudbury - they are looking for a Logistics Administrator to join the team on a full time basis.

The key purpose of this role is to support the warehouse/logistics team with all admin and office based tasks, managing the transport and delivery of products as required.

Key duties include:
Managing stock levels and ensure timely deliveries, reviewing sales orders and assigning which stock should be picked in line with first-in-first-out (FIFO) principles.
Monitoring warehouse activities, including shipping and receiving, making sure quality of goods received and goods sent out is to the right standard and supported by the correct documentation.
Ensuring paperwork is filed and available to access by any auditors.
Tracking deliveries in/out and providing updates to customers and sales colleagues.
Work closely with colleagues across different departments to ensure successful and timely delivery to customers, and that we have the raw materials needed to successfully produce the finished product
Requesting certificates of analysis from the quality team and ensuring the relevant pallet and delivery labels as well as relevant paperwork are attached to all deliveries to customers.
Carrying out regular stock takes of raw materials and finished products
Calling off raw materials from 3rd party warehouses in line with productions plans to ensure production never runs out of materials

Requirements for this role:
Proficiency in logistics systems and processes
Experience in warehouse operations
Knowledge of supply chain management principles
Excellent verbal and written communication skills - you pick up the phone or speak to people in person where possible instead of sending an email.
Strong attention to detail
Computer literate - able to follow processes across different systems and maintain records in Excel.
Excellent organisational and time-management skills - Ability to organise own workload and manage your time effectively to meet deadlines and lead times required for deliveries to different locations/customers.
Able to work autonomously or as part of a team, you take a positive, proactive, problem-solving approach to tasks

The working hours for this role are Monday to Friday 8am - 5pm - this is an office/site based role.

Due to working location, you will need access to your own transport.

Offering a competitive salary and company benefits, this is an excellent time to join an expanding business.