International Logistics Coordinator

International Logistics Coordinator
May 8, 2026 Janine Hipkiss

£30,000

Hybrid – 3 days home working, 2 days office – Burton on Trent

My client is a specialist clinical trial supply company that pride themselves on delivering an exceptional service to their customers and have built strong partnerships and networks on a global level to enable them to provide the best products for a variety of clinical trials.

Due to expansion, they are seeking a Logistics Co-ordinator with pharmaceutical experience to support operations and compliance activities within their European Head Office in Limerick. This role will be part office/home based.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Co-ordinate and execute the shipping of products on a global basis ensuring all activities conform to GDP
  • Creation and management of shipping documents, internal and external, on a global basis
  • Management and execution of inbound deliveries with the warehouse(s) including scheduling, receipt of products, stock inventory reconciliation
  • Arrange transportation and orchestrate deliveries to meet customer demand with limited delay, including but not limited to; obtaining shipping costs, scheduling collections and deliveries, resolving issues and seeing the process through all the way through to delivery
  • Handling import and export procedures as required, with the courier and/or warehouse
  • Supporting the arrangements for shipping hazardous products
  • Temperature monitoring of shipments and the associated tasks to include documenting and escalating excursions and deviations to Senior Management.
  • Courier relation support and key contact for courier requirements
  • Warehouse relation support and key contact for shipping and distribution
  • Support reviews of freight costs, transportation rates, and route validations
  • Proactively identify opportunities to reduce shipping costs (inbound and outbound) with strategies such as group collections for orders
  • Operational reporting and administration tasks
  • Maintain a thorough understanding of the required Standard Operating Procedures (SOP); and ensure one’s actions are in line with the SOP’s and Good Distribution Practice
  • Ensure that the highest level of service is delivered to clients and service providers
  • Maintain a thorough understanding and knowledge of the SOP’s and internal polices and ensure one acts in accordance with these at all times
  • Maintain a high level of communication both external with suppliers, vendors and clients and internally with the team
  • Work closely with the Clinical Trial account management team to ensure that the product collection and delivery process is streamlined for every customer order and effective communication is achieved
  • Maintain a high level of accurate documentation in line with internal policies and procedures
  • Ensure that objectives set within company KPI’s are achieved in line with strategic company goal
  • Provide cover and support to the Operations and Compliance manager as required, in particular during periods of annual leave

 

Skills required for the role:

  • Logistics and/or distribution experience is essential
  • Experience in shipping pharmaceuticals products is a preference
  • A good and thorough understanding of GDP is desirable
  • A passion to provide excellent service levels
  • Potential educated to degree level but not essential
  • Ability to work without supervision utilising own initiative but very much a team player
  • The ability to multi-task and to work well under pressure
  • Excellent self-planning and organisational skills
  • High level of attention to detail
  • Able to provide proactive solutions to resolve issues in an effective and swift manner
  • Negotiation skills
  • Proficient in MS Office packages such as Excel and Word

 

This role is a Monday – Friday role 37.5 hours per week. 3 days from home and 2 days in the office Tuesday & Thursday.