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Location

Victoria, BC | Canada

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Job description

Randstad Victoria is now seeking a Logistics and Purchasing Administrator to join a busy team in the food distribution industry. If you are a team player with knowledge & experience in a similar role, and are looking for a long term fit, we invite you to apply today!

Reporting to the Director or Operations and Finance, you will be maintaining the scheduling of products and shipments in conjunction with approved carriers to ensure product delivery complies with the company food safety and quality management system.

Advantages
• $43,000 to $50,000
• Central location (View Royal), Transit accessible
• Monday - Friday Daytime hours
• Benefits after 3 months

Responsibilities
• Coordinate the transportation of products to various destinations and assess the performance of their transportation partners
• Efficiently and safely schedule daily shipments to ensure timely delivery to customers
• Establish and maintain communication with shipping companies and distributors
• Maintain precise records of shipping and distribution activities
• Share information on product stock receipts and shipments with the Purchasing & Planning team and Shipping/Receiving team

• Relay customer and distributor requests and modifications to the Shipping/Receiving teams
• Thoroughly complete and manage records that demonstrate compliance with food safety and quality requirements, particularly those related to traceability as mandated by SQF
• Generate monthly reports concerning intercompany transactions related to shipping
• Engage in and successfully complete all relevant training programs and materials to demonstrate competence

Qualifications
- 3-5 years of experience in a similar role with a proven track record
- Expertise in the company's products, methods, and processes
- Familiarity with alternative transportation options
- Proficiency in handling customer's receiving and logistics departments
- Knowledge of placing purchase orders (POs) with other companies

Summary
If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you - please apply here today and one of our Staffing Consultants will be in touch.

Alternatively, please email your resume to [email protected] or [email protected].

All applications are welcome, but only those who meet the requirements will be contacted.

Randstad oversees various temporary and permanent roles such as: Reception, Administrative Assistants, Executive Assistants, Customer Service/Client Support, Inside Sales, Data Entry, Human Resources, Marketing, Accounting, Warehouse, General Labour, Operations, and Skilled Trade roles. If you happen to have experience in any of these roles please feel free to reach out to us to discuss future possibilities!

Any questions? Please feel free to call the Randstad Victoria office at 250.383.1389 and one of the team will be happy to help.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to [email protected] to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process. show more

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Salary

$43k - $50k per year