Container Operations Assistant

Location Hull
Discipline: Procurement & Supply Chain
Job type: Permanent
Salary: £27,000 - £30,000 DOE
Contact name: Hannah

Contact email: hannah@cprec.co.uk
Contact phone: 01482 205808
Job ref: 689270
Published: 12 days ago
Expiry date: 05 May 2025 00:59

Consortium Professional Recruitment are proud to be working exclusively with a long established and highly successful business, within a commutable distance from Hull. Due to continued growth, they are now looking to recruit an experienced Container Operations Assistant. 
 
 
About the Role:

This role will involve working closely with the Logistics Manager and Coordinators, maintaining clear communication and supporting the team with administrative duties and documentation whilst upholding the values of the business at all times.

As the Container Operations Assistant, your role would include:

  • Manage all administrative tasks for products within assigned source areas.
  • Input and maintain purchase orders, shipment plans, and order data in SAP.
  • Coordinate with team, suppliers, and shipping lines to ensure timely clearance and booking of shipments.
  • Monitor shipment status, escalate issues, and ensure accurate documentation 
  • Inbound shipments, process supplier invoices, and maintain container tracking data through to return.
  • Produce weekly container updates and support ad hoc reporting.
  • Support risk management efforts and assist with projects as needed.
  • Attend weekly team meetings and contribute to meeting KPI targets.
About you:

The successful Container Operations Coordinator will have the following attributes:
  • Proven experience in a similar role.
  • Highly organised with strong time management.
  • Proactive, driven, and solutions-focused.
  • Strong communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
  • Skilled in influencing, negotiation, and cultural sensitivity.
  • Adaptable, resilient under pressure, and detail-oriented.
  • Geographically knowledgeable with good numeracy and IT skills (SAP experience preferred but not essential).
  • Understanding of shipping documentation is an advantage.
The company are offering an attractive salary + bonus , enhanced pension, private healthcare and other benefits included.

Consortium Professional Recruitment Ltd are a professional level recruitment consultancy specialising in the delivery of high relevance recruitment services on behalf of our clients across the UK. We regularly receive large responses to our advertising which can make providing individual feedback to every applicant challenging. If you haven’t received a reply from us within 14 day of your application, we regret to say your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. We have a policy of retaining your details for future vacancies unless you request otherwise