Job Description

Due to their continued growth, our client, a leading removals company, is seeking an experienced removals professional for their new position of European Manager.

Based at their North-West London location, you will be responsible for managing all areas of their European Road Removal business including supply chain, coordination, cost and performance management.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for building the supply chain network as well as being a major decision-maker when it comes to choosing the partners dealt with inside the removals supply chain.
• Administer quarterly performance feedback to suppliers in co-operation with Customer Service Manager, taking into account removals service performance scores, services faults, insurance claims, and service claims.
• When necessary be the escalation point within the operations team.
• Challenges current removals procedures and processes in an effort to improve supplier performance, margin management, and supplier selection.
• Serving as a focal point for coordination between European supply chain carriers and move managers.
• Develop and maintain a planner system to schedule all removals bookings and notify all shareholders accordingly.
• Secure pricing tariffs, negotiate and set competitive benchmarks.
• Collaborate with the Pricing team to develop a European-wide cost library of recommended suppliers based on removals performance, capacity, and pricing.
• Key advisor on the best European removals cost base approach to RFQ costs.
• Regular training workshops are held to increase internal staffs knowledge and awareness of European road removals, supply chain, customs formalities, cost control management, and client pricing/quotations.

Requirements:

• Strong experience within the removals industry is essential.
• Proven leadership skills.
• Previous experience as a European Move Coordinator and Supply Chain Manager.
• Exemplary organisational skills.
• The capacity to make swift business decisions.
• The capacity to respond to complaints and challenging. circumstances in a patient, composed, and efficient manner.
• Excellent IT skills are essential.
• Ability to implement system changes.

If you would like more information about the European Manager role, please send us your CV to Alchemy today.

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