Job Title: Logistics Coordinator

The Skills You'll Need:Shipping, L/Cs, Trading, Export, Order Coordination
Your New Salary: £30-35k
Location:Five days a week in the office - Central London
Status: Temporary or Fixed Term Contract for 6 months, potential to go permanent
Start:ASAP
Working hours: 9.30am - 5.30pm (1hr Lunch) Monday - Friday

Who You'll be Working For: African international trading company.

Logistics Coordinator - What You'll be Doing:

• Follow up with Suppliers on readiness of consignments.
• Obtaining weight and dimensions to prepare consignment for the type of export.
• Allocate goods ready for shipment to the Freight Forwarders
• Provide Airway Bill (AWB) /Bill of Lading (BL) instructions to the freight forwarders once goods are ready and are on hand / in the Freight Forwarders warehouse.
• Determine the mode of shipping based on the dynamics of the Letter of Credit (LC), or Delivery Duty Paid (DDP) as per Airfreight or an NVFX for Sea freight.
• Prepare the shipping documents for all shipping Incoterms used to be forwarded by courier to the issuing and advising Banks for negotiation and settlement in the case of Letter of Credit (LC) requirements.
• Follow up with the Freight Forwarders team on promptness for last-mile delivery.
• Update the order status regularly once the shipment has been delivered to SBUs.
• Liaise with the various SBUs to confirm shipment delivery.
• File shipping documents into the individual order-allocated files.
• Prepare payment requests for the freight forwarders.
• Manage escalations from Freight forwarders and Suppliers where applicable.

Logistics Coordinator - The Skills You'll Need to Succeed:

• Previous international shipping experience.
• Letters of Credit knowledge.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers.
• Excellent computer proficiency (MS Office – Word, Excel, and Outlook).
• Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude.
• Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within the parameters of instructions given and prescribed routines.

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