Apprentice Logistics Co-ordinator - Spinlock Ltd

Job Posted: 17 March 2025

• Contract Term: Apprenticeships
• Location: Cowes, Isle of Wight
• Contract Type: Full time
• Salary: £10 per hour
• Industries: Administration Apprenticeships

Are you an organised and detail-oriented professional with a passion for business? We are looking for a dedicated Logistics Co-ordinator Apprentice to join our team! In this role, you will be responsible for coordinating overseas and UK shipping and ensuring the smooth and efficient movement of goods.

Some of your key responsibilities

• Assist in the obtaining of shipping quotes. Negotiate best options.
• Analyse and compare quotes to encourage savings across business.
• Record shipping information on company systems to support logistical business decisions and other departments in the company.
• Complete import / export customs documentation to ensure most efficient / cost effective procedures can be taken advantage of.
• Continuous monitoring of forwarder/haulier performance.
• Support purchasing & customer care team to provide advice on ETAs for import and export consignments.
• Maintain working relationships with freight forwarders.
• Maintain good relationships with overseas suppliers when in direct communication.
• Support the purchasing team with daily tasks and holiday/sick cover.

·        Complete Business Administration Apprenticeship within 12-18 months and any additional training required.

Requirements

• Positive attitude with an interest in business.
• Keen to learn and develop new skills.
• Reliable with good time keeping.
• Ability to work calmly under pressure, to exceptionally tight deadlines with a meticulous eye for detail.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Commercial mind-set.
• Proficient in MS Office packages – namely Outlook, Excel and Teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to keep colleagues informed and up-to-date on relevant developments.
• Highly organised.

You embody our company people values:

Innovation We are creative and flexible. We are detailed and use data and information to guide our actions, work SMART and drive the business forward.

Integrity – doing the right thing, not the easy thing, building trust and reinforcing our reputation. We believe in best practice and being champions to raise standards, not only internally but within our industry.

In Touch – understanding what’s important to our key stakeholders – those we do business with and our employees.

Continual Improvement – we strive to make the place we work the best it can be.

Why work for us

Spinlock is the world leader in designing and manufacturing innovative high-end products for the marine leisure and commercial markets. A privately run company started in 1968, Spinlock is a global business with headquarters in Cowes (UK) and subsidiary in the USA.

Benefits

What we offer you

• Competitive pay
• Discretionary Company bonus Scheme
• Pension scheme
• A Healthcare Cash Plan – You can claim for medical expenses, dentist or optical services, as well as access to 100s of deals and discounts
• 27 days annual leave including compulsory Christmas shutdown + UK bank holidays
• An extra day’s leave for your birthday
• Sustainability focused business
• Regular team socials and events, including monthly Summer BBQ lunches
• Hot drinks are provided
• Employee peer to peer recognition
• Access to training
• Paid Volunteering Leave
• High-quality office environment
• Within walking distance from bus/ferry routes

Hours: Initially, the position is part-time, 9am to 4pm, with one hour of lunch (6 hour day / 30 hour week). Our standard working week is 40 hours, and the role may develop into a full-time role.

Location: Spinlock HQ Cowes, a few minutes walk from the town centre.

Training: The successful candidate will undertake the Level 3 Business Administrator apprenticeship standard, fully supported by our traini9ng partner, HTP Apprenticeship College.