Shipping & Logistics Coordinator Sheffield, England
Job description
Vacancy – Shipping & Logistics Coordinator
Job title: Shipping & Logistics Coordinator Position Type: Permanent, Full-time
Reference: 0083 Location: Sheffield
Salary: £. competitive plus benefits Centre: Friction Management (Europe)
Re porting to: Operations Team Leader
Closing date: 30th June 2023
Out line:
L.B. Foster is a Nasdaq listed PLC, operating out of headquarters in Pittsburgh PA, with operations across North
America, Brazil, China & the UK. The company provides rail, construction, and energy markets with innovative
solu tions to build and maintain their critical infrastructure.
L.B. Foster’s UK business has operations in Sheffield, London, Nottingham, Telford & Lincoln. The business provides
tech nology-based services and solutions for Telecoms, Fire Management, Automation & Materials Handling, Electrical
Wiri ng & Control Rooms and Digital Display. We serve a range of blue chip customers across markets such as Rail,
Defence, Retail, Leisure, Manufacturing, Power Generation and Airports
We support flexibility in the workplace and have adopted a virtual working approach for most of our office-based
role s. We ask employees to be present in the office to suit their role and the task/team they are engaged with.
As a shipping & Logistics Coordinator you will support the UK and German businesses, responsible for all export and
imp ort shipping, procedures and paperwork.
I ndicative Responsibilities Include:
> Manage shipping process through Visual ERP
> Export shipment paperwork including: Commercial Invoices, Certificates of Origin, Packing Declarations,
Loading Sheet and Labelling as appropriate for all outbound shipments
> Manage transport bookings via hauliers own online portals, through email and telephone
> Liaise with customers regarding delivery bookings
> Liaise with customers regarding collections – ex works/FCA
> Alignment of Visual ERP to reflect inbound goods arrival dates
> Import Tracking – includes recording vessel and consignment information
> Goods receipt and booking in functions through Visual ERP
> Freight cost control and reductions through creating consolidated shipments where possible
> Working closely with the Buyer to identify ways to improve supplier relationships
> Working closely with the Buyer to identify and appoint new suppliers due to coverage gaps or poor
performance of current suppliers
> Working with the Operations Team Leader and the Buyer to identify suitable and measurable KPI’s for
transport suppliers
> Working closely with the Buyer to monitor supplier performance and take appropriate action where
suppliers are failing
> Log product batch information, a critical element of company quality control process
> Daily Update Meetings
> Weekly Operations Meetings with RMP (LB Foster, Niles) to discuss upcoming shipments/issues/delays
> OTIF Report - Shipping Performance Report, reporting on the Requested v Actual Shipping dates
> OTIF Report - Transport Supplier Performance Report
> Annual review of process and procedure relating to Transport to ensure they are relevant, up to date
and reflect current working practices
> To represent LB Foster in a professional, consistent and reliable manner
> To promote good practice and adherence to all processes and policies
> To provide support for any reasonable management request
Skills & Experience Required:
> U nderstanding and experience of shipping including import, export and dispatch procedures
> Import & Export compliance including Certs of Origins / Incoterms / Commercial Invoices / C88’s / Tariff
Codes & Packing Declarations
> Logistics services via external transport suppliers & fre ight forwarders
> Experi ence of working to and achieving deadlines
> Microsoft packages (Excel, Word etc.)
> Ability to communicate with personnel at all levels of t he organisation
> Ability to work autonomously, high degree of flexibility and accountability
> Organised and methodical approach applicable for the volume of transactions in the department
What you can expect from LB Foster
As a world class engineering solutions business, that’s ambitious , innovative and pioneering, LB Foster believes our
people are our biggest asset and we will invest in your developm ent to achieve your career goals. In addition we offer:
> Competitive Salaries
Role- specific Bonus Plans >
> Company Pension Scheme
> 33 Days Annual Leave (inclusive of bank holidays)
> Access to a raft of internal training courses and the ability to study towards professional qualifications
> Employee Assistance Programme
> Service Awards
> Access to the Westfield Health Scheme
> Internal Wellbeing Support Group
> Death in Service Benefit
Our principles form the basis of our culture, and our People Policy ensures we provide everyone with a rewarding, fair
and sustainable environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We want to recruit, hire, train and
prom ote into all job levels, the most qualified applicants regardless of race, sex, colour, religion, gender, national origin,
sexu al orientation, disability, or any other legally protected status.
To A pply: By email, enclosing a current CV & cover letter, quoting the job title & reference to [email protected]
For m ore information please contact the Human Resources Team on 0114 256 2225 (no agencies)
Please note that roles may close earlier than specified should we receive enough applications prior to the written closing date.
