Supply Chain Analyst - Global Freight

Supply Chain Analyst – Global Freight plays a vital role within the Supply Chain Team, overseeing the day-to-day operations and tasks associated with the movement of goods from various overseas origins to their final destination, ensuring timely delivery and cost-effectiveness.

Department: Upstream

Location: Head Office, Chelsea House

Responsibilities:

• Arrange and complete all associated import and export paperwork, including creating files, managing data flow on forwarders' shipment management systems, and internal import systems.
• Ensure data accuracy throughout the process.
• Classify goods and advise customs clearance details.
• Verify composition and descriptions on invoices to ensure correct tariffs and duty rates are applied.
• Coordinate delivery bookings between freight forwarders and the Distribution Centre (DC), resolving any queries that arise.
• Calculate landed costs on products, ensuring correct weight/CBM and freight rates are applied, and update core systems accordingly.
• Manage cost price adjustments.
• Code and pass freight invoices to the accounts payable team.
• Run various daily reports to monitor shipment arrivals, chase late ETAs with freight forwarders, process costs, ROE, and check unposted costs.
• Work closely with freight forwarders to ensure timely delivery of goods and keep internal systems up to date, providing visibility for product teams to track all orders and manage intake.
• Escalate unresolved queries to the Senior Supply Chain Analyst.
• Provide support to other areas within the supply chain team as needed.

Skills Required:

• Good understanding and working experience of import and customs documentation and processes.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel with VLOOKUPs and pivot tables.
• Ability to manage deadlines and navigate challenging situations, requiring negotiation skills to meet timescales.
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Strong administrative skills, organizational abilities, and ability to manage priorities effectively.
• Excellent communication skills for interaction with internal departments, buying teams, DC, accounts, and external freight forwarders worldwide.

About Us:

We’re a much-loved brand with an exciting future. Our Islanders are a diverse bunch of bright, talented people who love working together – and are proud of the work they do. Progression here can take you in all kinds of directions.

What we can offer you:

• Generous 50% staff discount so you can treat yourself to the latest products, and a bargain staff shop on site.
• Reducing Islanders everyday expenses through discounts, benefits, financial advice, wellbeing solutions and more through the Retail Trust.
• A free onsite gym, subsidised restaurant & café to fill your needs. Various social events to socialise throughout the year.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption & fertility treatment support.
• Flexible working is a given, on top of payday and summer early finish Fridays.
• Give as you earn scheme, a ‘Giver Island’ day each year and receive matched funding.
• Support with upskilling through on the job training and qualifications. A succession plan if you want to progress.
• 23 days paid holiday, exclusive of Bank Holidays, with the added option to purchase additional holiday twice a year.

Keeping You Safe:

At River Island we are committed to the safeguarding of all of our employees regardless of age or job role. We promote and encourage the belief in British Values - including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs.

Our Island is made up of a diverse community, where we all belong and feel part of something bigger. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.