Company Overview

Kingfisher plc is an international home improvement company with over 2,000 stores, and operations in eight countries across Europe. We operate under retail banners including B&Q, Castorama, Brico Dépôt, Screwfix, TradePoint and Koçtaş, supported by a team of over 78,000 colleagues. We offer home improvement products and services to consumers and trade professionals who shop in our stores and via our e-commerce channels. Better Homes. Better Lives. For Everyone. At Kingfisher, we believe a better world starts with better homes and we strive to help make that happen.

We’re Kingfisher, A team made up of over 78,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher – and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctas – to life. That’s right, we’re big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that’s where you come in.

At Kingfisher our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.

We are open to flexible and agile working, both of hours and location. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our offices, located in London, Southampton & Yeovil. Talk to us about how we can best support you!

Your role as an International Logistics Analyst will play a key role in the fulfilment of high-volume import freight operations, working with many of the world’s leading third-party logistics and shipping companies to manage the handling of goods for the groups various operating companies.

What’s the job?

Supporting the administration of the group’s commercial contracts for 3PL service providers, international road and rail, and shipping companies.
Providing reports to communicate Kingfisher banners requirements to service providers (e.g. forecasts, shipping arrangements, performance targets) to enable them to implement their operations effectively.
Responsible for overseeing the activities of third-party transportation companies and managing these relationships to ensure service levels are in line with Kingfishers expectations.
Communicating with all key stakeholders, dealing promptly to resolve issues as they arise and giving clear direction to 3PL operational teams.
Monitoring and analysing the performance of logistics service providers in all aspects of the logistics process and supporting the management of contractors through regular review meetings (e.g. KPI Reporting).
Producing regular internal reports covering all aspects of the Import Logistics process.
Communicating and managing large sets of sensitive commercial data with an exceptionally high degree of accuracy.

What You’ll Bring

Essential Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (core requirement).
An academic qualification in Logistics or Supply chain management or vocational experience with international logistics or freight role in a 3pls / Carrier or within the logistics team of a major retailer.
The ability to work effectively under pressure and to manage competing timelines whilst still maintaining the high level of accuracy.
The ability to manipulate and analyse complex data sets
Strong planning and prioritisation skills

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International Logistics Analyst

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