International Logistics Coordinator

Dale Farm Cooperative is a UK dairy farmer co-operative owned by over 1200 dairy farmers who supply us with fresh milk. Dale Farm has operations throughout the UK and Ireland producing and distributing a wide range of dairy products which it sells across the UK and Ireland as well as exporting to over 45 countries worldwide.

At Dale Farm virtually every career discipline is represented in our workforce, from production, engineering and distribution, to sales & marketing and food technology/quality assurance, to Finance, HR and IT through to general management. Our standards are high and when we recruit we are looking for those with energy and drive, who are keen for responsibility and motivated to succeed with a record of achievement and with the potential to develop as the company grows.

Culture

Our culture is based on setting best in class standards, working to-wards and delivering on committed objectives, striving for constant improvement and involving everyone in the company. We strive to develop our people and harness everyone's contribution to deliver a winning team.

Equal Opportunities

The company is an Equal Opportunities employer and is committed to a safe, inclusive and relationship based workspace.

Benefits

In return, we offer a high degree of responsibility, plenty of challenge, good opportunities for learning and personal development and rewarding benefit packages, all within a fast moving and results oriented environment.

About the Role

As the International Logistics Coordinator, you will be part of the logistics team which supports our international commercial function and is responsible for the shipping of our products worldwide.

Within this role you will be maintaining contact with all customers and develop an in-depth understanding of customer objectives, strategies and operational requirements.

• Planning chilled freight within the UK, EU and worldwide.
• Preparing and liaising with external authorities on export documentation.
• Responsibility for maintaining our customer relationships as you will be the point of contact for customer orders across our range of ingredients.
• Working cross-functionally across the Group to ensure we exceed customer requirements and meet budget and forecast deadlines.
• Assisting with the movement of goods from GB to NI and associated customs procedures.
• Providing support to our commercial function.

About You

The Essential

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 3 years’ experience within a commercial environment.

This opportunity calls for a dynamic professional with a strong work ethic who will have first rate communication skills and has the ability the work as a member of a busy team in a fast-paced commercial environment.

The ideal candidate will be a hands-on, results-oriented individual and will be able to demonstrate their creativity, skills, energy, and ability to multitask effectively.

Candidates should be IT literate allowing to collate and analyse internal sales data, create monthly sales reports, and ensure a worldclass service delivery.

The Desirable

• While not essential, it would be beneficial for candidates to come from a logistics background
• A 3rd level qualification in a relevant field would also be advantageous
• Knowledge of export documentation, INCOTERMS and TSS again would be advantageous