Procurement Administrator – Permanent

Our client is seeking a candidate to support the International Procurement team with administration and general procurement tasks such as placing and tracking purchase orders, product sourcing and any other related administrative tasks, including providing project related support.

Duties will include:
Identify and track market trends.
Support the Procurement team with market research to identify new vendors and make recommendations.
Place, track and expedite delivery of purchase orders.
Undertake basic supplier performance data collection on behalf of the Procurement team.
Manage and resolve supplier queries in a timely manner, escalating where necessary.
Liaise with suppliers regarding resolution of quality problems, chasing actions/documentation as necessary.
Assist the team to build and maintain excellent relationships with suppliers through regular and effective communication.

The successful candidate will have excellent administrative and customer service skills with excellent attention to detail. The role is based between Loughborough and Leicester so a car driver would be desirable due to location.

Company benefits include; a discretionary annual bonus, BUPA cover after a qualifying period, company pension and death in service.

Quality Administrator – Permanent

Our local based client is seeking an Administrator from a regulated background.

Duties will include:
Complete checks on goods received documentation including the review of temperature readings.
Update the business system as appropriate with stock receipts and dispatches, including notes and updates for both purchases and sales.
Chase, verify and file Proof of Delivery (POD) / temperature data and Acknowledgements of Receipt (AOR) for dispatched consignments.
Draft Instructions to Ship for outgoing consignments.
Assist in raising deviations where appropriate and investigation and resolution where required.
File stock cards.
Assist in product recalls as required
Carry out cleaning verifications for GMP and GDP areas.
Complete log books appropriately.
Maintain GMDP related indexes and files.
Carry out due diligence and licence checks for supplier and customer qualification. Draft related forms.
Check MHRA list of revoked, terminated or cancelled licences and document on a bi-monthly basis.
Complete record checks in event of recalls.

The successful candidate will have excellent administrative skills with excellent attention to detail. The role is based between Loughborough and Leicester so a car driver would be desirable due to location.

Company benefits include; a discretionary annual bonus, BUPA cover after a qualifying period, company pension and death in service.

Business Development Co-ordinator – Permanent

Hours of work; Monday Friday 9am - 5pm

Our Coalville based client has a fantastic opportunity to join their growing team.

The role will involve you working together with both the internal and external sales teams and distributors to look after a wide range of customers located in Europe.

As part of the expanding Business Development team, this role is about building relationships with customers to develop a better understanding of their requirements in order to sell more effectively to them.

A background, or active interest in, electronics or the sciences is preferred as candidates must demonstrate a willingness to learn about  products and their specifications in order to help customers make informed decisions.

The role is office based but with opportunities in the future to travel to European countries to provide hands on design & sales support and to further build on the relationship with the customers and distributors.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Maintain strong relationships with both distributors and end customers
Guide customers to the solutions that fit their needs while assuring customer satisfaction
Collate and check information supplied by customers and distributors
Represent the company and create opportunities to generate sales
Support the sales team in managing new customer opportunities
Ability to prioritise and manage multiple customers and sales opportunities
Provide regular reports and update internal forecasts with new sales activities.

Finance Analyst – Permanent

We have another fantastic permanent opportunity for an experienced Finance Analyst to join a Loughborough based, well respected and rapidly growing Client of ours on a full time, 37.5 hours per week basis.

This Finance Analyst role is paying between £33 - £35k dependent on experience.  There is free car parking on site and there are increased holidays available.

The main responsibility of this Finance Analyst position is the preparation, analysis and reporting of financial performance of the Loughborough Manufacturing Plant.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Participate in month end closing
• Preparation of month end journals, PPV, OPEX, manufacturing variances
• Balance Sheet reconciliations
• Prepare for weekly soft close meetings, reporting on Absorption, Production Variances, Inventory Movements & any month to date issues
• Provide analysis of operating cost centre budgets and monthly variances
• Partnership with wider finance teams
• Assist in the preparation of Estimates & the Annual Operating Plan
• Assist in the Annual cost revaluation.
• Work closely with manufacturing on master data integrity to ensure data accuracy at source
• Liaise with Internal and External auditors on various accounting matters
• Headcount reporting

Required skills and experience:

• Relevant experience in a manufacturing finance role
• ERP experience
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Ability to communicate key financial information to non-finance personnel in a clear, concise way
• Ability to build strong professional relationships with colleagues across differing functions
• Sound analytical skills, good planning/organisation skills, attention to detail
• Self-starter with the ability to identify problems and find solutions
• Ability to prioritise effectively and to work to tight deadlines

Qualifications

• University degree or equivalent higher education qualification.
• Study for a relevant professional qualification (ACCA, CIMA) will be required

Pensions and Payroll Officer – Temporary

We are very pleased to have this great opportunity to offer. We are working with an excellent, well respected Client based in Loughborough to help them find a talented and experienced Pensions and Payroll Officer.

The successful candidate will have recently worked on pensions administration including producing quotes and updating records.

It is extremely advantageous for applicants to have experienced the processing of furlough payments and worked within payroll.

This is a full time, temporary position to start immediately for the right candidate and is predicted to run until mid-May 2021.

The pay for this position is £16.08 per hour.

Inhalation Formulation and Product Development Scientist – Permanent

Our client is seeking an Inhalation Formulation and Product Development Scientist to join their successful team based in Loughborough.

Duties will include research, design, manufacture and screening of conventional and novel inhalation materials, formulations and product concepts using a range of laboratory equipment and preparation techniques.

Candidates should have MSc/PhD in a scientific pharmaceutically related field. Relevant work experience in pharmaceutical product development is highly desirable. Knowledge of GLP/GMP and related quality documentation processes for pharmaceutical and production.

Customs Specialist – Temporary

Gill Cooke Personnel have a very exciting opportunity for a talented Customs Specialist to join one of our top Pharmaceutical Clients based in Loughborough.

This Customs specialist opportunity is full time, looking to start asap, for 6 months and is paying an hourly rate equivalent to £32k.

The main purpose of the Customs Specialist position is to manage import and export Customs requirements for all global orders, act as subject matter expert for all Customs matters and implement new processes due to Brexit changes.

Main responsibilities for the successful Customs Specialist include:

·Make accurate and time-efficient Customs declarations

·Work with colleagues to reduce requirement for manual data entry

·Design and implement strategies to reduce the potential for human error

·Ensure accurate relaying of information consistent with product profile and portfolio

·Liaise with customers and colleagues to ensure accuracy of submissions and compliance with relevant Customs legislation

·Provide a polite and prompt response to all internal and external customer queries in order to maintain excellent levels of customer satisfaction

·Use inhouse software to make declarations

·Use various other providers’ applications, where appropriate, to facilitate their brokerage and transit offerings

·Liaison with carriers, freight forwarders and handling agents with regards to claiming cargo

·Ensure knowledge of Customs practices and standards are maintained, in line with current legislation and/or regulation, through continuous professional development

Applicants that will be considered for this position will have a demonstrable comprehensive understanding of UK Customs practices - specifically the declaration of goods for import/export as well as associated facilitations such as inward processing and customs warehousing.

Warehouse Order Pickers Nights – Temporary

Gill Cook Personnel are looking to recruit Nights Warehouse Order Pickers to join our prestigious client in Bardon Hill, Coalville.  The Company, established since 1975, has a uk-wide network and is committed to the training and development of its employees, being awarded the 'Investors In People Award' in 2004.

These roles have a very good chance of becoming permanent

Hours/Pay:

Nights:  11pm to 7am £9.39  + Overtime rates - Pay increase to £11.49 after 12wks

Overtime is paid at T1/2 & Double after 37.5 hours P/W

Role:

• Order picking products to client specification
• May involve some lifting
• handling products with care
• General warehouse duties as directed by Supervisors
• Experience preferred but training will be given

Benefits:

• Free on-site parking
• Subsidised on-site canteen
• Overtime paid after 37.5 Hrs
• Pay increase after 12 weeks
• Temp to Perm roles
• Clean working environment

You will be required to attend 2 days classroom based Health & Safety and Manual Handling training sessions which is fully paid, prior to starting your shift.

FLT Reach Drivers – Temporary

Gill Cook Personnel are looking to recruit experienced FLT Reach Drivers to work in the Warehouse of our prestigious client in Bardon Hill, Coalville.  The Company, established since 1975, has a uk-wide network and is committed to the training and development of its employees, being awarded the 'Investors In People Award' in 2004.

These roles have a very good chance of becoming permanent

Hours/Pay:

Days: 7am to 3pm Mon - Fri £9.69 (inclds FLT premium)  + OT rates

Afts:   3pm to 11pm Mon - Fri £10.89 (inclds FLT premium +Shift premium) + OT rates

4pm to 12am Mon - Fri £10.89 (inclds FLT premium + shift premium)  + OT rates

Overtime is paid at T1/2 & Double after 37.5 hours P/W

Role:

To be considered for this role you will need to demonstrate that;

• You hold a valid RTITB or ITSSAR accredited Reach Licence or equivalent
• Have at least 12 months experience of loading and unloading vehicles and can handle abnormal loads
• Be competent in handling fragile equipment safely
• Have an excellent attitude to work
• Adhere to Health & Safety requirements
• General warehouse duties as directed by Supervisors

Benefits:

• Free on-site parking
• Subsidised on-site canteen
• Overtime paid after 37.5 Hrs
• Temp to Perm roles
• Clean working environment

You will be required to attend  2 days classroom based Health & Safety and Manual Handling training sessions which is fully paid, prior to starting your shift.

Warehouse Operatives – Temporary

Gill Cook Personnel are looking to recruit Warehouse Order Pickers to join our prestigious client in Bardon Hill, Coalville.  The Company, established since 1975, has a uk-wide network and is committed to the training and development of its employees, being awarded the 'Investors In People Award' in 2004.

These roles have a very good chance of becoming permanent

Hours/Pay:

Days: 7am to 3pm Mon - Fri £8.72 + OT rates - increasing to £9.19 after 12wks

Afts:   3pm to 11pm Mon - Fri £9.12 + OT rates - Pay increasing to £10.39 after 12 wks

4pm to 12am Mon - Fri £9.12 + OT rates - Pay increasing to £10.39 after 12wks

Overtime is paid at T1/2 & Double after 37.5 hours P/W

Role:

• Order picking products to client specification
• May involve some lifting
• handling products with care
• General warehouse duties as directed by Supervisors
• Experience preferred but training will be given

Benefits:

• Free on-site parking
• Subsidised on-site canteen
• Overtime paid after 37.5 Hrs
• Pay increase after 12 weeks
• Temp to Perm roles
• Clean working environment

You will be required to attend 2 days classroom based Health & Safety and Manual Handling training sessions which is fully paid, prior to starting your shift.

If you are interested in these roles please contact Tonia Di-Lena at Gill-Cooke Personnel on (phone number removed)