Logistics and Customs Manager

Salary: £66,000 – £72,000 per year

Job Title

Logistics and Customs Manager

Employment Type

Permanent

Location

Warrington

Job Description

The Logistics and Customs Manager (LCM) is responsible for the Global Logistics, Transportation planning and Customs of the Business. You would be a key member of the Supply Chain Leadership team and is responsible for both strategic long term logistics planning and the day-to-day execution of the transportation and customs functions to ensure the client are optimising the plant’s output and delivering product in the correct quantity to right place at the right time.

Responsibilities

People leadership

• Lead and coach the Transportation and Customs team and develop them to their full potential.
• Set priorities to ensure optimized resource utilization.
• Performance management, including, but not limited to, appraisals, development plans, bonus schemes and salary setting
• Create training and development plans for all employees
• Ensure compliance with Code of Conduct and safety within the team.
• Manage own and department safety, employee health, Wellbeing and Mental Health.
• Manage reporting and investigation of risks and accidents

Strategic Planning

• Develop an organisation structure and fill with the appropriate talent to enable execution of the plan
• Develop an optimised Transportation plan which maximises throughput and aids in the delivery of the 5-year plan.
• Working with the Supply Chain Director develop a global logistics and customs strategy which maximises the global warehouse footprint and supports the delivery of the 5-year plan.
• and take responsibility for local Logistics related capex projects

Planning

• Develop strategy to optimise Logistics, Transportation and Customs for all EP plants and regional warehouses
• Oversee the Logistics, Transportation and Customs for all EP plants.
• Coach and mentor the Logistics, Transportation and Customs team to optimise production plans and Inventory.
• Develop and delivery of LTC KPI’s.
• Develop and oversee the delivery of high OTIF performance on all shipments to and from site.

 
Logistics

• Develop strategy to optimise and deliver 3PL, global logistics and warehouse solution to support and deliver the 5yr business plan.
• Oversee contracts and negotiations for all Logistics providers and freight forwarders
• Lead, coach, and mentor the logistics team to ensure deliver of agreed metrics.
• Oversee the delivery of Global Logistics KPI’s.

Customs

• Lead, coach, and mentor the Customs team to ensure delivery of agreed metrics.
• Manage the customs clearance team, ensuring the highest level of service is provided
• Work closely with GTC to ensure compliance with any new government body regulations globally
• Design the structure of the customs clearance department and implement the structure according to the anticipated workload
• Ensure the team is processing timely and accurate customs clearance in the UK and other Jurisdiction to ensure product crosses the borders without any delay
• Audit custom processes and procedure internally to ensure compliance with HMRC
• work with global tax to ensure we are aligned on correct process and procedure for VAT and Duty Compliance
• Oversee contracts and negotiations for all brokers and manage relationship

AUTHORITY 

• The jobholders have full decision-making authority within the context of budget and priorities agreed with Supply Chain Director, Engineered Polymers. 
• Full authority to stop any unsafe act or process that can harm individual or environment.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• University degree or equivalent experience in Supply Chain Management. 
• Knowledge of Custom procedures, specifically post Brexit
• Ability to manage a team 
• Experience of working within a manufacturing environment
• Working knowledge of Microsoft office 

Millbank are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons.

Millbank operates as an Employment Agency and Business.