Sample Shipping Specialist MFD
Sample Shipping Specialist MFD
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Job Description
The Opportunity:
Avantor is looking for a detailoriented and experienced Sample Shipping Specialist to join our team in Cambridge UK. In this role youll take ownership of managing the endtoend shipping process for both domestic and international shipments. This role is key in ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements for dangerous goods including IATA ADR and IMDG regulations.
This is not an officebased position this is a handson role based in our logistics area.
This role will be a fulltime permanent position based in a brandnew facility at the customer site The Discovery Centre BioMedical Campus in Cambridge. Next to an attractive salary we offer multiple benefits such as a bonus pension scheme private medical and dental care and an additional day off for your birthday.
Working hours: Monday to Friday core hours
The Team
Alongside 8 Sample Dispatch Technicians youll be part of a Sample Dispatch Team focusing on packaging and shipping human chemical and biological samples including dangerous goods. As a Sample Shipping Specialist youll provide expertise in export paperwork dangerous goods shipping or any complex queries. Youll belong to our business department Lab and Production Services which supports big pharmaceutical companies and laboratories all over the world in Research and Development within the Life Sciences industry.
What were looking for
Education: A relevant degree or equivalent qualification in logistics supply chain management business administration or a related field is preferred
Experience:
- Shipping and dispatching materials with expertise in hazardous goods and international logistics
- Proven track record of managing shipping operations and ensuring compliance with both UK and international regulations
- IATA Dangerous Goods Certification ADR Certification IMDG Certification CILT Qualification Customer Compliance or Export Certification are preferrable
- Export documentation and regulatory compliance including Incoterms commodity codes and valuations
- Strong knowledge of shipping regulations and best practices for risk management.
- Proficiency in data analysis and shipping software systems to enhance operational efficiency
How youll thrive and create and impact
- Manage the endtoend shipping process for domestic and international shipments ensuring compliance with IATA ADR and IMDG regulations particularly for hazardous materials
- Prepare and submit necessary documentation ensuring all shipments meet regulatory requirements and safety standards
- Utilize ticket management systems (e.g. ServiceNow) to track and resolve shipping requests and issues
- Author and maintain key documentation such as SOPs work instructions and guidelines to ensure process consistency and compliance
- Drive operational optimization by analyzing data identifying process improvements and ensuring timely achievement of SLAs and KPIs
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Disclaimer:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
Why Avantor
Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14000 associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances lifechanging science.
The work we do changes peoples lives for the better. It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his moms voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor.
We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success. At Avantor dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world. Apply today!
EEO Statement:
We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex gender identity sexual orientation race color religious creed national origin physical or mental disability protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state/province or local law.
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Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
