Vehicle Logistics Assistant - Commercial Vehicle
We are currently seeking a Vehicle Logistics Assistant to join our team based in BYD UK Office, Hounslow, London area and reporting directly to the Operations Manager.
Main Tasks and responsibilities:
- Create seamless transition from body build to customer delivery
- Work closely with project management team to support with relevant delivery information
- Coordinate resources and requests among the project team and liaise with colleagues from our headquarters in China/UK build partner to ensure smooth delivery of projects
- Daily communication/updates with project management team and UK build partner on delivery plan
- Update the workshop manager for scheduling in vehicles regarding delivery plan from production sites
- Arrange meetings where necessary
- Raise concerns and propose solutions if there are issues regarding delivery timescale
- Generate weekly reports to Operations Managers
- Responsible for general daily logistics issues regarding vehicle deliveries
- Handle customers’ enquires and provide delivery summaries if necessary
- Maintain good relationships with customers, build partner and service providers
- Support HMRC import and export duties
- Provide support and cover for importation of new chassis
- Work with finance team to supply purchase orders to colleagues, business partners and customers
- Handle purchase requests and invoices and track payment process with finance team
- File and retrieve delivery notes and other documents
- Take accurate minutes of meetings as required
- Other related activities and contingent assignments
Ideal candidate profile:
- At least 1 year work experience in vehicle industry
- Office or administrative experience
- Confident communicator with good written and verbal communication skill in English
- Good time management with organisation skill including the ability to prioritise work
- Strong computer literacy- Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Positive ‘can do’ and flexible attitude
- Business level Chinese language would be beneficial but not essential
- Eligible to work in the UK
Benefits:
- Competitive salary based on experience and qualification;
- 25 Days annual holiday allowance plus bank holidays;
- Workplace pension;
- Team building events and employee learning opportunities.
About BYD UK
BYD UK is the UK distributor of BYD Company Ltd which is a China-based company and a global leading-edge provider of green energy technologies. BYD UK offers a range of electric vehicles, including all-electric cars, all-electric buses and all-electric forklift trucks. BYD is expanding its UK operations to support a growing portfolio of electric bus projects.
- Department
- Commercial Vehicle Operation
- Locations
- UK
UK
About BYD Europe
As the first overseas subsidiary of BYD group, our main focus is to provide European customers with new energy vehicles, rechargeable batteries, solar panels, energy storage systems and other new energy products, as well as related after-sales services.
Vehicle Logistics Assistant - Commercial Vehicle
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