Motorsports Freight Operations -International Travel
5 days ago
Luton
Trackside Coordinator, you’ll support/deliver on event logistic requirements to ensure everything runs smoothly and efficiently. This is a fun job but requires a lot of hard work and dedication with a high level attention to detail. For this role you must be willing to: • Travel 200 days of the year between March and December., • Work long hours - up to 12hrs a day with flexibility weekends, days/nights & up to 7 days a week. IN THIS JOB YOU WILL: • Assisting trackside team in supervising inbound and outbound operations throughout events (loading of containers, trucks and airfreight pallets, checking dims and weight of freight)., • Liaise with other departments to coordinate travel, admin and schedule services., • Support trackside team with admin and paperwork., • Following up and monitoring flights/trucks, from/to events., • Face to face relationship with customers while on site at events. If this YOU HAVE THE FOLLOWING QUALITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS: • Availability to travel to European and international events (solo travel on certain occasions) which may entail and require extended periods away., • Flexibility to work on weekends and overtime (night shifts on occasions that require), • Operations experience preferred but Not essential., • Interested and passionate about events logistics with multimodal transport solutions (air, sea and road). Knowledge of air freight import and export is preferred and will be considered an advantage., • High level of attention to details, anything worth doing is worth doing right every single time. You stay focused and nothing gets missed., • Willingness to learn new things every day and can quickly adapt and react when things change., • Good communication skills. You communicate clearly and can engage and explain your thoughts and ideas., • Proficient in MS Office, advanced Excel, Microsoft Teams and IT level. You can create advanced spreadsheet to optimize time., • Problem solving attitude. You enjoy solving problem and finding creative solutions to difficult challenges., • A proven ability to identify and meet customer needs in a professional and friendly manner. You are a natural at building relationships with any level within the organization, especially with senior high people., • Able to prioritise and perform under pressure. You thrive on working on a number of projects at any one time., • To work as part of a small team, you are always available to assist and help a colleague to ensure the results are met., • Excellent spoken and written English is essential for this position., • Apart from English a knowledge of other languages, Italian, German, Spanish are desirable but not essential.