Logistics Specialist

The Skills You'll Need: 3PL, Logistics, Supply Chain, Inventory Your New Salary: £40-50k Office based OR Hybrid: 4 days a week in the office (Central London). 1 at home. Could be flexible. Job Status: Permanent Start: ASAP Working hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5.15pm (Can flex), 45 min break (37.5 hour week) Who you'll be working for: One of the fastest growing coffee companies in the UK. Logistics Specialist - What You'll be Doing: Logistics Operations • Coordinate inbound requirements and outbound shipments to UK and ROI customers. • Oversee the flow of goods from Sweden and Latvia through warehousing and transportation to customers. • Work with 3PL partners to ensure deliveries are efficient, cost-effective and aligned with customer requirements. • Track shipments and proactively resolve delivery issues in line with company processes. • Liaise with customer supply chain teams to support smooth order flow and high service levels. • Work closely with the UK Order Desk to ensure a seamless customer experience from order placement through to delivery. • Support compliance with customs, transport, safety and quality requirements. Logistics Specialist - Stock Planning & Inventory Management • Coordinate UK stock planning activities in partnership with Sales and Head Office. • Consolidate demand information provided by Sales to support stock planning • Share agreed locked forecasts with Head Office and planning as well as provide updates for any deviations • Monitor UK stock levels, identifying risks to availability or excess inventory. • Support inventory management and stock accuracy. • Provide regular stock and inventory updates to UK and Head Office stakeholders. • Highlight potential supply risks and recommend actions to maintain customer service. Logistics Specialist - 3PL & Supplier Coordination • Manage day-to-day communication with UK and ROI 3PL partners. • Monitor 3PL performance against agreed service levels and KPIs. • Identify and support continuous improvement opportunities with logistics partners. • Support route optimisation and transport cost efficiency while maintaining service levels. Logistics Specialist - Reporting & Continuous Improvement • Produce regular reporting on logistics performance, stock availability, inventory and service levels. • Support Logistics Manager with budget tracking by monitoring costs and highlighting variances. • Identify opportunities to improve logistics processes, stock flow, delivery performance and customer service. • Support audits, reporting activities, optimisation projects and traceability or recall exercises. Logistics Specialist - The Skills You'll Need to Succeed: • Experience in logistics, customer operations, inventory management or stock planning ideally within FMCG, retail, wholesale or out-of-home supply chains. • Strong understanding of UK customer supply chains. • Experience working with 3PL providers. • Confident managing shipment coordination and delivery performance. • Experience supporting stock planning and inventory management. • Strong analytical and organisational skills. • Good commercial awareness and cost focus. • Confident communicator across internal and external stakeholders. • Comfortable working with international teams and warehouse operations. • Continuous improvement mindset. We would be grateful if you could send your CV as a Word document. If your application is successful, you will be contacted within 7 days. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs. Please note that we can only consider candidates who are eligible to work in the UK and are able to provide relevant supporting documentation. People First is committed to increasing diversity, and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, year of birth, relationship status or whether or not they have a disability. People First (Recruitment) Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent and fixed term contract recruitment and as an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Please note that by applying for this job you accept our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy which can be found on our website.