Job Specification

The Role

• Developing a good working relationship with strategic customers both external and internal, across the full range of company products. 
• Leading the daily logistical, planning, forecasting and ordering functions of the external and internal strategic accounts, which includes:
• Working to the agreed terms of any agreements in place with customers.
• Ensuring orders received are planned, processed, and acknowledged in a timely manner.
• Ensuring the timely submission of forecasts and analysis of said forecast.
• Weekly call participation with internal and external customers.
• Providing regular updates of forecasted turnover and cost to senior management.
• Being the key internal point of contact for any logistics and supply chain requirements for these customers within the business, leading solution development efforts that best address customer needs.
• Actively improving existing and developing new working procedures to support the work desired output for the customer.
• Playing an active role in the supply chain and logistics set up of any new strategic account that is brought on board.
• Stock management where held for a particular customer/area.
• Production of ad hoc reports relating to these particular areas.
• Having a full working knowledge of the ERP system requirements needed to support the work for each account/area and having the administrative knowledge and capability to process the orders and shipments for holiday and sickness cover.

The Person

• Previous experience in a planning/logistics role within manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Excellent IT, written and verbal communication skills.
• Solid organisational skills including the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Experience of managing a demanding workload in accordance with tight deadlines.
• Hands on logical approach to problem solving.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Self-motivated with a positive attitude.
• Strong interpersonal, negotiation and influencing skills.
• Ability and desire to contribute to the development of the company through involvement in continuous improvement projects/activities.

The Benefits

• You will be working for a well-established growing employer.

• An excellent salary. 
• A company experiencing continued growth, expansion and investment.
• The company are fully compliant with the latest health and safety requirements for current safe working practices.