Shipping and Logistics Manager
Job Description
Job Title: Shipping and Logistics Manager\n\nLocation: Regent, Liverpool L20 8DF\n\nSalary: £40,000 per annum\n\nJob Type: Full time, Permanent\n\nWorking Hours: Mon-Thursday 9am - 5.00pm and 9am-4.00pm on Friday\n\nAbout the Company:\n\nS&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".\n\nWe 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.\n\nWe 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).\n\nWe have been trading for over 100 years and have a great heritage.
Come and join us - it's a great place to work!\n\nAbout the role:\n\nWe are looking to employ an experienced Shipping and Logistics Manager as part of our team in our Liverpool office.\n\nManaging the import and inbound logistics of S&B Herba Liverpool, main areas being: -\n\nProduce and review relevant schedules, monitoring shipments in relation to contracts\nLiaising with relevant port authorities for intake vessels, stores and issues\nManagement of import documentation\nAdministration 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\nLiaising with shipping lines and relevant agencies related to import and vessel discharge\nLiaising with inland hauliers (bulk and containers) to stores and to our sites\nManagement of customs warehouses, plus other relevant warehouse and storage facilities\nManagement of relevant local inventory\nInternal communication with Ebro Group Companies, Supply Chain, Technical and the Liverpool site, plus others\nControlling costs associated with imports and storage, informing accounts team / management\nReview of intake data\nSystem administration including stock receipts, purchase orders, invoices\nRelevant quality control and reporting\nLiaising with customers of food waste products\nPhysical checks of silo stocks plus other stores. Checking stock movements and stocktaking\nCollaboration with and limited holiday cover for Shipping Manager at our Fulbourn siteAbout you:\n\nQualifications, Skills & Experience:\n\nImport experience preferably within a food or FMCG environment\nExperience 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\nPreferably educated to degree level or similar with relevant qualifications / formal training in import / logistics management\nGreat communication skills\nMicrosoft office suite, plus experience in ERP systems (JDE )\nAble to manage and prioritise workloadBenefits:\n\nCycle to Work Scheme available\nPension\nLife Assurance\n25 days (plus bank holidays)\nPersonal & Professional DevelopmentPlease click the APPLY button and to submit your CV and Cover Letter.\n\nCandidates 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