Overview
Seqens Custom Specialties is one of Europe’s largest contract manufacturers. It has two sites on Teesside employing over 180 people and is now one of Europe’s largest providers of custom manufacturing services to blue chip petrochemical and speciality chemical companies as well as to smaller companies with niche applications.
This 6-12 month role supports the efficient running of the Supply Chain function and reports to the Supply Chain Manager.
Responsibilities
- Receiving and processing sales orders and close liaison with customers to ensure order is acknowledged and delivered on the requested delivery date
- Checking appropriate price lists against customer orders
- Preparation of the correct documentation and liaising with the bank as necessary
- Checking and obtaining the most economical freight rates for specific delivery destinations, using approved hauliers
- Close liaison with hauliers on a daily basis to ensure on-time delivery of customer orders and providing the correct carrier notifications and shipping documents
- Preparation of documentation for Exports
- Liaising with customs brokers for Import and Export
- Ensuring correct details are entered and updated onto the appropriate Movement Database
- Liaising with operations personnel on requirements for delivery of raw materials to meet production slots
- Inputting and processing purchase orders and close liaison with suppliers and hauliers to co-ordinate deliveries of raw materials to ensure arrival within specific timescale
- Preparing month-end reports to customers as required
- Supporting and liaising with Commercial Managers
- Liaising with outside storage companies for stock movements. Co-ordinating container loading where necessary and ensuring that correct documentation is available at the time of despatch
- Supporting the accounts department with regard to credit blocks, queries on invoices, creating return orders and approving costs etc
- Logging customer complaints
- Maintaining agreed stock levels to reflect the requirements of the business and ensure customer orders can be met
- Liaising with operations on stock production and co-ordination of appropriate drumming slots to meet customer requirements
Skills
- Customer service/supply chain experience in a chemical manufacturing environment would be a distinct advantage
- Previous logistical experience preferred
- Experience of Import/Export logistics preferred
- Experience of Deep sea, Short sea and EU logistics preferred
- Excellent organisational and planning skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Must be able to work to deadlines with minimal supervision
- Good attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent I.T. skills
- Experience in SAP
- Must be eligible to work in the UK
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
