About the Role
As a Commodities & Logistics Coordinator, you will drive innovative solutions for a sustainable future by organizing the sale and purchasing of secondary commodities and products. You will contribute to our inclusive culture while helping communities and the environment.
Responsibilities
- Organize the sale and purchasing of secondary commodities and products.
- Administer sales activity accurately and on time.
- Coordinate domestic and overseas logistics, including planning and managing export shipments.
- Liaise with Veolia sites and external customers to manage stock control, service requests, and operational queries.
- Source and coordinate transport subcontractors to minimize unexpected charges.
- Track customer service and communication, resolving issues quickly.
- Resolve invoice disputes and queries for suppliers and customers.
- Ensure customers have the correct information and documentation for duty of care, waste compliance, and export procedures.
- Support the wider commodities and logistics function, including providing cover for other coordinators.
- Produce ad hoc management information and contribute to monthly KPI reporting.
Requirements
- Degree qualified or equivalent.
- Previous logistics and office experience with regular customer contact.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain excellent attention to detail.
- Confident communicator with strong customer service skills.
- Ability to build effective working relationships with internal stakeholders and external customers.
- Dynamic and resilient, comfortable working at pace and under pressure.
- Ability to maintain a disciplined and professional approach.
- Able to work collaboratively as part of a team.
- Able to take sole responsibility for specific customers and/or Veolia facilities.
- IT proficient, including intermediate capability in Google Sheets.
- Confidence working with systems for stock control and reporting.
- Good understanding of compliance expectations.
- Ability to follow standard processes and work in line with duty of care and regulatory requirements.
- Desirable: experience in waste management/recycling.
- Desirable: negotiation skills.
- Desirable: language skills to support overseas logistics and customer communication.
Skills
- Logistics
- Office experience
- Customer contact
- Organizational skills
- Time-management skills
- Attention to detail
- Communication skills
- Customer service skills
- Relationship building
- Working at pace
- Working under pressure
- Teamwork
- Sole responsibility
- IT proficiency
- Google Sheets
- Stock control systems
- Reporting systems
- Compliance
- Duty of care
- Regulatory requirements
- Waste management
- Recycling
- Negotiation skills
- Language skills
Location
- London, N1 9JY
Work Type
- Full-time
- 12-month Fixed Term Contract
Education Level
- Degree qualified or equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary per annum
Benefits
- Veolia benefits
- 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- Access to company/people’s pension scheme
- Discounts on groceries to well known retailers
- Access to resources to support physical, mental and financial health
- 24 hour access to a virtual GP, 365 days a year
- One paid days leave every year to volunteer
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
About the Company
- When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources and help it become a better place for everyone.
- We know that everyone here at Veolia can help us work alongside our communities, look after the environment, and contribute to our inclusive culture.
- We're proud to have been named as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work for three consecutive years in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
- This consistent recognition reflects our commitment to our people, demonstrating that Veolia is not just transforming the environment, we're also transforming what it means to have a rewarding, purposeful career.
Equal Opportunity
- We're dedicated to supporting you throughout your application journey, offering adjustments where reasonable and appropriate.
- As a proud Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to applicants with a disability or long-term condition who opt-in to the Disability Confident scheme, and meet the minimum criteria for our roles.
- We're also committed to ensuring that all applicants and colleagues receive fair treatment without discrimination on any grounds, aiming to create a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.
