Order Fulfilment Assistant

Vacancy Name

Order Fulfilment Assistant

Employment Type

Fixed Term

Country

United Kingdom

Location

Liverpool

Business Area

Operations

Workplace Type

Hybrid

About Princes

The Princes Group has over 7,000 employees with offices and production sites in the UK, Netherlands, Italy, Poland, France and Mauritius. Princes manufactures 350 different food and drink products responsibly sourced and enjoyed by consumers every day. None of this would be possible without striving to be an employer of choice, where our colleagues are proud to represent our business.

Role Description

Princes Liverpool is looking for an Order Fulfillment Assistant to join the Liverpool office on a fixed term basis. We are looking for someone with Supply Chain Administrative experience.

12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Works with the Customer Development Manager to provide a single point of contact based on a one stop shop philosophy for customers and Princes colleagues for all order fulfilment issues relating to a nominated group of accounts. The job holder will ensure that customer orders are processed accurately and on time and will keep the customer informed of any issue that prevents the order being delivered on time and in full.

Principal Responsibilities

• Process customer orders both EDI and Manual order entry in line with commercial agreements with regards to load fill, lead-time and delivery day, identifying any variances to this.
• Track order fulfilment to ensure orders are delivered on time in full, keeping customer updated with any variances.
• Identify in advance any risk to service from any area including stock availability, MLOR, range change and take steps to mitigate or ensure corrective steps are taken, escalating as appropriate to protect service.
• Update and issue agreed KPIs for nominated accounts using SAP and customer systems as appropriate.
• Ensure any collections/destructions are raised correctly and actioned in a timely manner by 3rd party contractors.
• Liaising with various internal and external customers to offer a first-class level of service.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus your birthday off
• 14.5% pension - 5% employee opt in / 9.5% employer
• Hybrid & flexible working - 4 days in office / 1 day WFH
• Flexible holiday option - buy 5 additional days
• Enhanced family friendly & carers policies
• Critical illness cover
• Learning & development opportunities

Role Requirements

• Strong understanding of customer service principles
• Supply chain principles – covering warehousing and distribution and forecasting and planning.

Skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Customer-centric mindset
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel