Logistics Coordinator
Kilkenny Cheese Ltd
This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in the start-up of Kilkenny Cheese Limited. Kilkenny Cheese is a joint venture between Tirlán and Dutch family business Royal A-ware, a 130-year-old company with strong positions in EU and global markets. The facility is to be located at a greenfield site adjacent to Tirlán’s specialised nutrition facility at Belview, Co Kilkenny.
Role Summary
Based in Belview in South Kilkenny, this role reports to the Supply Chain Manager and plans, organises, and coordinates logistics activities in alignment with production schedules. This position is tasked with accurately scheduling all transport activities without incurring waste or impeding objectives. This role necessitates continually balancing and rebalancing transport resources and managing the movement of materials (C crates/Pallets/Reefers/Air Bags etc.) to guarantee that our customer is receiving the finished product in the required state, on time and in full.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Coordinate with KC designated Freight forwarder in the movement of finished product from KC Facility to the final destination.
2. Manage the creation of paperwork for all despatches both inside and outside the EU making sure that we align to all regulatory requirements (EUR1 Forms, Health Certs, CMR documents etc.).
3. Work with the Supply Chain Team to develop a transport plan for weekly/monthly/quarterly based on a production forecast.
4. Communicate weekly with KC designated Freight Forwarder confirming transport plan weekly/monthly/quarterly.
5. Work with the Warehousing team, ensuring that all sales orders are dispatched as planned and on time.
6. Carry out all administration tasks on M3 when dispatching reefers (creation of CMR’s, ensuring production dates are aligned on paperwork, uploading final dispatch details from M3 to Samskip Portal).
7. Monitor our freight forwarders' delivery plan to final destinations, ensuring that all deliveries are on time as planned.
8. Monitor the temperature of reefers during transport based on information provided by our Freight forwarders and KC data Loggers.
9. Monitor and communicate with Royal-Aware team weekly requesting the return of empty crates, ensuring they are unloaded and returned within the agreed time frame.
10. Carry out daily administrative tasks on the ERP system (M3), ensuring that all transactions are carried out in a timely manner.
11. Manage the administration of files and keep them up to date showing key metrics around current logistics forecasts, plans, and actual.
12. Coordinate with the Buyer/Planners and warehousing teams when planning the receipt of materials into the KC warehouse.
13. Communicate with Logistics companies daily and weekly regarding logistics transport to and from Kilkenny Cheese.
14. Attend Tiered meetings, gather relevant information, and report back to the Supply Chain team on actions that need to be carried out by the Supply Chain Department.
15. Attend weekly and monthly Supply Chain meetings.
16. Communicate daily with the transport company shunting our Reefers to and from KC Dock to Waterford port.
17. Monitor and maintain the service level KPI’s for the Supply Chain function, presenting to the supply chain team at the daily and weekly SC meetings.
18. Responsible for the order process within Export including entering orders, coordinating with planning, and arranging shipments.
19. Responsible for requesting and drafting all export documents and veterinary inspections.
20. Liaise with customers, agencies, and colleagues by email and telephone.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
1. Capable of working with cross-functional teams to deliver accurate consensus forecasts.
2. Excellent computer skills and good command of Excel.
3. Exceptional analytical skills; good attention to detail and well organized.
4. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
5. Knowledge of Dairy or similar food processing industry.
6. Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills.
7. Previous experience in a logistics role would be desirable.
8. Additional language is desirable.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
Tirlán embraces diversity, equal opportunity and inclusion. We are committed to building diverse teams where different perspectives drive innovation and growth. We strive to create an inclusive workplace where people can bring their true self to work and achieve their full potential.
At Tirlán, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a wide variety of candidates, and we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, or disability status.
Tirlán is a Values Based Organisation- www.tirlan.com
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