At LG, we deliver products and services that make lives better, easier and happier through increased functionality and fun. Put simply, we offer the latest innovations to make “Life Good” – from home appliances, consumer electronics to business innovations in digital signage, air conditioning, solar and LED lighting. As a global leader, we strive for greatness in product leadership, market leadership and people leadership to realize our growth strategies.
We strongly believe that our people’s competitive spirit, proactive leadership, and expertise helps drive the company forward. As such, LG is the right place for you if:
You are a smart cookie. You like to dig into the data and find creative solutions.
You are motivated and driven. You thrive on a challenge and want to be No. 1.
You are a people person. You like helping people out and you want to understand where they’re coming from.
You’re honest and you will speak up (politely, of course!), but you do it because you care and because it’s the right thing to do.
The Opportunity
This is a fantastic opportunity to join our Logistics Department as a Logistics Assistant. In this role you will provide a cost effective Logistics solution to fully support LGE UK’s sales objectives. Working within a team providing support for Field Sales and Internal/External customers, ensuring all aspects of the business is being complete effectively.
Your Role & Responsibilities
- Manage customer orders for Direct Delivery
- Schedule the arrival and quantities from LG factories in line with order book.
- Maximise the quality, cost and efficiency of the movement and storage of goods
- Monitoring and reporting on all movements.
- Work with Demand Planning’s & Sales Admin to maximise DD sales.
- Communicate with factories to control inbound haulage and escalate any issue.
- Plan direct delivery to customer including booking slot management
- Complete invoicing via IOD confirmation as part of the order fulfilment
- Maintain POD retrieval for all DD in order to reduce financial risk
- Plan LGEUK 3PL warehouse intake volumes
- Liaise with factory, 3PL, DP and sales for intake plan
- Maintain efficient import shipping records and database.
- Provide accurate lead time and delivery information to the related department
- Maximising direct deliveries by arranging monitoring and reporting; keep a constant vigil for all direct delivery possibility.
- Assist Inbound / Logistics manager where appropriate
- Any other departmental duties as requested by the manager
- Minimise inbound logistics cost such as demurrage, CY storage and freight costs.
- Maximise DD related cost saving for LGE
- Provide prompt and accurate product arrival information to Sales and DP
- Minimise delivery non conformance especially for customers with financial risk
- Continuous effort for business process streamline and waste elimination
- Develop innovative ideas and share best practice
Skills, Education & Experience
- Good overview of the commercial process, production planning and retail interface / order fulfilment.
- Ability to work assertively in a cross functional environment and attain consensus between all parties
- Strong analytical skills
- Logical common sense and proactive approach to business
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience working in an SCM environment.
- Upper-intermediate knowledge of standard PC based Microsoft applications, in particular Excel
- Fluent understanding of verbal and written English.
Your Benefits
- 9% Employer Contribution into your Pension
- Life Assurance
- Private Healthcare (including optical & dental) for you and your family
- 25 Days’ Annual Leave (+ Public Holidays)
- Staff Discount
- Subsidised Cafeteria
Our Equal Opportunities Statement
LG Electronics U.K. Ltd is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitable persons regardless of race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
Right to Work
Please note that any job offer made will be conditional on the individual holding a legal right to work in the United Kingdom by the time employment commences.