Junior Procurement Officer

I am recruiting for a Junior Procurement Officer for an award winning logistics client based near Birmingham Airport. My client is offering a salary of between £18000-£21000 dependant on experience.

THE ROLE
You will be responsible for the negotiating and purchasing for the freight forwarding space from shipping line suppliers on a daily basis, primarily within the sea freight sector. You must be an excellent communicator with the ability to build strong and loyal relationships.

THE COMPANY
My client is a leading British logistics freight forwarder headquartered in Birmingham. They operate mainly ocean and air freight services.

TYPICAL DAILY JOB DUTIES - WHAT ARE YOU RESPONSIBLE FOR?
- Liaise with numerous shipping lines on a daily basis constantly negotiating new prices
- Negotiate and re-negotiate rates with carriers
- Provide quotations to customers, within short timescales, taking account of transit times, routes, and opportunities for minimising customer costs by utilising sharing between carriers.
- Develop and build relationships to ensure a high level of customer service is provided to clients.
- Maintain a high level of awareness of market fluctuations in rates and charge.
- Maintain profit and loss data for all accounts.
- Ensure requests and queries are resolved and actioned quickly and efficiently.
- Communication with overseas agents and clients is clear precise and effective.
- Accurate & timely reporting to department manager.

PERSON SPECIFICATION
- A stable administrative, customer service focussed candidate (no job hopping) or a recent Graduate
- An interest and desire to work within logistics procurement
- Ability to build loyal relationships both with suppliers and customers
- Excellent attention to detail skills
- The skill to prioritise a large number of tasks to ensure accuracy
- Proactive, team player with a professional work ethic

PACKAGE AND BENEFITS
- £18000 - £21000 basic salary dependent on experience
- Mon-Fri 8-5 (one shift per month working until 6pm and potential of up to 3 Saturday's (9-12) PER YEAR)
- 20 days + 8 Bank Holidays
- On job training plan
- Pension
- Free Car Parking
- On-site canteen with free tea/coffee and soft drinks
- Annual activity fun day

DOES THIS SOUND LIKE YOU? ARE YOU INTERESTED IN THIS ROLE? THEN I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU.

Please send your cv and call me on 0121 643 6954

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