3PL Transport Management Winsford, North West England, England
Job description
At Henkel, you can be a game changer and craft your career. Unleash your entrepreneurial spirit by bringing your ideas to life within a global team. Our leading brands and technologies, along with our high-performing businesses will provide you with countless opportunities to develop your skills and explore new paths. Your career at Henkel will contribute to a more sustainable future, while you grow within our vibrant, diverse culture of trust and belonging. If you're up for challenging the status quo, join our team of pioneers and make your mark on the future with us.
Do you dare to make an impact?
At Henkel we do not run our own fleet, so we are looking for a skilled and enthusiastic individual who is experienced in managing 3rd party transport partners supplying us with our customer delivery service.
YOUR ROLE
- Coaching and managing team of Transport Co-ordinators in all aspects of customer delivery arrangements and day to day carrier management
- Negotiating rates and running service contract tenders with 3rd party Transport suppliers
- Managing 3rd party Transport providers to ensure customer shipments are cost effectively delivered on time
- Driving KPI performance improvements with 3rd party transport providers
- Transport provider invoice approval and spend tracking / reporting
- Ensuring all relevant customs requirements are understood and export shipping paperwork is produced correctly
- Driving continuous improvement initiatives and projects with external transport providers to improve service, cost & digitalization
YOUR SKILLS
- At least 3 years of previous experience in a Transport / logistics role or similar
- Great attention to detail, time management and organisation skills.
- Logistics Degree preferred
- Excellent customer service experience is essential.
- Diplomacy and excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Experience of working in a fast-paced environment
- Literate and be proficient in the MS Office Suite, Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
- A team player with a positive “can do” attitude at all times.
Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to gender, origin, culture, mindset, generation, disability, religion and sexual orientation.
