Shipping Clerk
Gravesend, Kent
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Warehouse and Distribution team as a Shipping Clerk, based at our European Manufacturing plant in Gravesend, Kent. This role currently operates Mon-Fri (0830-1730).
The Moove Group is already a leading provider of automotive lubricants, oils, and chemicals throughout the UK, Europe, the Americas and growing fast. Under the Brazilian owned Cosan Group, the organisation is a Global provider of Energy and Logistics.
There are 200 employees based at the Gravesend location at which over 26 different languages are spoken.
This is a high energy, fast evolving environment with ambitious improvement plans. If you are excited by change and growth, then this role should be of interest.
As a Shipping Clerk, you will be responsible for planning and managing shipments for Moove and its third-party logistics providers.
Responsibilities as a Shipping Clerk are to:

• Scheduling shipments and logistics through Moove’s ERP system (SAP4HANA)
• Determining methods and costs of shipping and managing 3PL day to day relationships
• Planning and releasing shipments for pick, pack and dispatch by the Warehouse Team
• Planning and releasing shipments to be delivered by the Moove Transport team (Moove fleet)
• Multi day routing for Moove Fleet covering all UK destinations
• Documenting and planning returned shipments of damaged, defective or unsold products to the Gravesend Site for processing
• Day to day management of hauliers and shipping partners to ensure service to customers, working to customer expectation and within carriage law regulations
• Preparing and printing shipping documents corresponding to shipping needs (Domestic and international)
• Examining and verifying that outgoing shipment paperwork for domestic and international shipping meets specifications and adheres to current legislation
• Maintaining all computerised shipping and distribution records and compiling reports for internal stakeholders
• Continuous improvement and development of efficiencies of vehicle utilisation and 3PL
• 3PL Claims management
• Manage and oversee customer deliveries for the Exxon Mobil Buy Back account for bulk and pack. Processing of orders into SAP
• Weekly and monthly review of Buyback report, Teams meeting with Exxon Mobil – daily review of orders on ACE interface, following up with Supply team where needed

Skills required of our Shipping Clerk:

• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Strong MS Excel Skills, specifically Pivot tables and charts, V and X Lookups, formulas and Macros and database creation, sorting and analysing
• Experience of UK Domestic and Global Shipping in a manufacturing and freight forwarding environment
• Familiar with INCOTERMS (ICC 2010 rules)
• Experience of scheduling multiple vehicles, daily and weekly

• Calm and collected in high-pressure situations
• Patience – with colleagues and outside suppliers
• Think Big, Carry it out Simply - Organised and planned approach to tasks
• Open Mind - seeking support from line the manager or senior management when required
• Experienced, enabling problems to be anticipated
• In it together - Support of others – imparting knowledge to/helping others
• Real Talk - Positively challenge
• Manage existing practices and process in support of the business and to initiate change
  • • to support management and initiate ideas
    • support and embrace change-management
    • being innovative
    • challenging existing paradigms & providing credible alternatives

Highly desirable:

• Background in transport planning
• Background in Freight Forwarding
• Qualifications in Logistics, Freight Forwarding or Supply Chain
• People Management experience

In return for joining the team, Moove are able to provide:

• Competitive Salary
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Contributory pension scheme (company match up to 7%)
• Life Assurance 4x basic salary

• Ample free onsite parking

• Access to the subsidised canteen

• Help@Hand EAP and Perks