Title: Logistics Distribution Correspondent
Hours: 37.5 per week
Location: Grangemouth HQ
Salary: Dependent on skills, qualifications and experience
Contract type: Permanent
A truly global company, INEOS comprises of numerous businesses with sites in countries throughout the world. We also encompass a wide range of consumer brands and sports interests.
Grangemouth remains one of INEOS’ key sites in the UK and is home to world scale manufacturing plants – offering a unique environment in which to grow your skills, knowledge and competencies within the petrochemical sector.
We are engineering a strong future for our site, based on a highly skilled, experienced workforce and a portfolio of essential products that underpin a sustainable, low carbon future for all. We are entrepreneurial. We love to find new ways of doing things. Whether that’s through improving the energy efficiency of our plants, developing new ways of working or delivering on our net zero promises. And we’re proud to be doing this in Scotland.
A Distribution Correspondent is accountable for the safe co-ordination of our customer polymer delivery activities. Ensuring that they are supplied in accordance with confirmed sales orders.
The role is responsible for the safe execution of customer orders and leads the communication of amendments between hauliers and the Customer Service Centre to ensure that all relevant parties are aware of the status of deliveries.
Key accountabilities
- Responsible for ensuring the correct haulier is selected according to the stock location, pack type and destination, to fulfil sales order requirements.
- Manage post Brexit customs clearance requirements in accordance with legislative and in a way to optimise costs for the business.
- Responsible for the management of additional charges through in-depth knowledge of the contractual Purchase Agreements and Service Level Agreements (SLA’s).
- Communicate daily with contacts in the Customer Service Centre and Account Managers throughout the business, regarding sales orders and additional requirements to ensure expectations are met or alternatives agreed.
- Liaise closely with Planning and Sales to resolve supply issues and co-ordinate amendments.
- Lead on the communication of instructions to hauliers through continuous monitoring of the present IT systems to ensure all orders have been progressed on time.
- Liaise closely with planning to ensure product reclassification and releases are done without impacting on time delivery to customer.
- Responsible for the recording of haulier On Time In Full into a database to enable an accurate measurement of a haulier’s performance.
- To be part of the supply chain HSE rota, carrying out selected checks and controls.
- Monitor and control outstanding PGI’s for customer deliveries ensuring that all material has left on time and the correct invoicing dates are applied for customers.
- A good understanding of the basic principles of supply chain management and the role of distribution activities in the successful delivery of good customer service.
- General understanding of the offsite/onsite assets and how these are operated to identify any potential delivery issues.
- Enthusiastic, highly motivated and prepared to work flexibly during times of excess workload.
- Good teamwork, interpersonal, networking and influencing skills.
- Ability to work productively when under pressure and under tight time restraints, meet deadlines and multi-task.
- Detailed approach to problem solving and decision making.
- Attention to detail and accuracy of systems data entry/integrity.
- Proficient in IT literacy, ideally experienced in SAP and MS office applications.
- Logistics operational and commercial awareness and understanding.
- Educated to HNC level, equivalent vocational qualification or possessing relevant logistics experience.
- 34 days holiday (optional salary sacrifice to purchase up to 5 extra days)
- Benefits Platform – access to discounts on high street stores etc., Discounted Private Medical Insurance, Travel Insurance etc.
- Employee Referral Bonus Opportunity
- Scottish Widows Contributory Pension including employer contributions
- Free On-site Gym
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Enhanced Maternity Leave
- Salary Sacrifice Car and Cycle to Work Scheme
- Ongoing Career Development
Application Process
Interested candidates should submit their CV via our website.
Pre-screen (If applicable)
Applicants with a successful CV may be invited to an online MS Teams or telephone call to further discuss the role, the organisation and your suitability.
Formal Interview
Successful applicants will then be invited to interview which will consist of behavioural and technical questions. For some roles the recruitment process may also include technical testing, behaviour questionnaires and/ or a delivering a presentation.
Provisional Offer
If you are selected as the preferred candidate you will receive a provisional offer which will be subject to a medical assessment and reference checks. Some roles may also require a criminality check.
If you would like to discuss any adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process please contact [email protected].
As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required during application, assessment and on-boarding stages.
If you were referred by a permanent member of staff that currently works at INEOS O&P UK Grangemouth please email [email protected] confirming the position you applied for and the name of the employee that referred you. Please note the employee referral scheme is only applicable for permanent vacancies.
