Purchasing & Logistics Coordinator

Purpose of the Function

To coordinate purchasing and logistics activities by ensuring the timely, cost-effective procurement, planning, and movement of materials and products to support operational and customer requirements.

Description of the Role

Purchasing/Supply - Responsible for ensuring that the right materials/products are in the right place, in the right quantity and at the right time.
Shipping/Logistics: Complete daily shipments and tasks. Proactively support the movement of materials in a cost effective and efficient manner ensuring the demand from internal and external customers is achieved. Forecast and book with freight providers. Maintain and update shipping records in line with department requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Raise and expediting purchase orders.
• Create and execute international and domestic shipments documentation with verification of tariff classifications, product descriptions, values, country of original and class of shipment.
• Solicit quotes and order transportation for order fulfillment, demonstration equipment, raw materials etc.
• Cookordinate and prepare documents for shipping and report any risks/failures to management and relevant customer support representative.
• Verify order conformity before transferring to Customer Service.
• EFFECTIVELY communicate with co-workers, brokers, carriers, customer service, transportation management and all other direct and indirect contacts on a daily basis.

Skills & Experience

• 3+ years experience of working in a manufacturing site in logistics and purchasing roles.
• College degree and/or High School Diploma.
• Computer literate.
• Experience with ERP Systems (Microsoft D365) – training can be provided.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Self-motivated and able to work on own initiative.

Why this role is a good opportunity

The key to our success is our dedicated and passionate people! We value diversity as different perspectives combined will help us reach the most ground-breaking solutions. With the constantly increasing demand for composite solutions we are eager to recruit new talents and bring even more creativity and ambition into our team. If you are one of the passionate people we are looking for, please submit your application to start your career with Gurit. We are looking forward to hearing from you!