Job Description:
Company Description
Instron is a global organization that designs, manufactures, sells and services materials testing applications and its leadership in the marketplace is continually expanding. You will find that our established strength, commitment to our core values and team focus provides an engaging work environment and offers exceptional opportunities for personal and career development.
This fixed-term position is based at our European headquarters in High Wycombe, UK, and is offered on a temporary basis to cover maternity leave.
Job purpose
- Responsibility for & ownership of onward delivery processes
- Ensuring deliveries are completed on time
- Providing business updates on shipments to support revenue recognition
- Managing supporting shipping and banking documentation
- Managing Ad hoc shipments for manufacturing
- Import clearance
Key Tasks & Responsibilities
- Booking of deliveries according to customer & revenue requirements
- Ensuring all shipments are commercially clear & compliant with export controls
- Updating weekly report on period’s shipments
- Letters of Credit management
- Application of Chamber of Commerce documents
- Manage large OTC shipments
- Accurate Import clearance instructions to our carriers
- Ad hoc support to other team members
Key Experience and Competencies (includes skills)
- Excellent Organization skills
- Understanding of product shipment procedures including awareness of incoterms
- Knowledge of Letters of Credit (not essential but preferred).
- Sound analytical and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization and third parties.
- A good demonstrable of prioritization within a multi-function role.
- Effective communication skills with the ability to communicate financial information to non-financial departments.
- A high standard of computer literacy, including Excel/Word advance knowledge (VLOOKUP’s essential)
This role requires an enhanced background check, which includes a complete 5-year employment history and criminal record checks.