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Senior Field Service and Logistics Administrator EMEA

Date:  3 Apr 2025
Location: 

Slough, GB, SL1 4TU

Company:  simsmetalm
Req ID:  5289

Sims Lifecycle Services (SLS) is a global leader in electronics and reuse recycling with facilities across the globe. Our goal is to be the world’s best, safest, and most responsible recycling company. SLS serves global clients across a range of industries to securely and responsibly recycle and manage the disposition of IT equipment and electronic products.
 
Our asset management and recovery service enables businesses to meet both their social and legal obligations in the treatment of surplus electronics in a legally compliant, data secure, fully traceable, and environmentally sustainable manner. With our global reach, expertise, and infrastructure, SLS is able to provide a comprehensive solution for e-waste and IT asset disposition anywhere in the world.

Function: Operations

Title: Senior Field Services and Logistics Administrator

Approved By (Title):

Human Resources

Date: March 2025

Location

UK Slough

Purpose of Role

Senior Field Service and Logistics Administrator EMEA, will be part of the Field Service and Logistics Administrative Team and linked to several EMEA accounts. The role is responsible for planning collections to support all Field service and logistics activities, based upon customer requirements and resource availability. While maintaining data associated with on-site and mobile service activity, and related reporting. The Senior Account Administrator will assist the Program Managers/Account Managers and Business Development Managers with the day-to-day maintenance of current client contracts.

Reporting to

Field Service and Logistics Team Manager-EMEA

Principal Accountabilities

  • Work with Sales, Operations, and Client Success Teams to develop and execute daily resource planning and routes that meet SLS objectives and customer requirements.
  • Work closely with SLS logistic sub-contractors to request quotations and plan collections across EMEA.
  • Provide support to the Field Services and Logistics Team Manager in times of absence.
  • Provide an elevated level of customer service experience, responding to client queries in a timely and efficient manner.
  • Provide support and training to team members.
  • Work with the Program Managers/Account Managers and Business Development Managers, providing quotes internally and assisting with the day-to-day maintenance of current client contracts.
  • Internal Management of client SLAs to manage the return of quotes to the Program Managers/Account managers and Business Development Managers in a timely manner.
  • Management of client activities in the MAKOR system to include liaisons with other SLS sites and subcontractors.
  • Assisting Finance with invoice queries.
  • Management of Client Statements of Works.
  • Attendance at internal meetings and conference calls
  • Management of client issue resolution; first point of escalation & non-standard requests, consulting with SLS sub-contractors to resolve the escalations.
  • Management of administrative work /support on key accounts.
  • Manage the Scheduling of collections for client requests, consulting with the clients regarding the collections.
  • Responsible for weekly KPI reports, Status 1-4.
  • Work with SLS subcontractors to schedule technician resources, as necessary.
  • Work with SLS subcontractors for onsite shredding support.
  • Creation of Purchase Orders for logistic collections.
  • Provide input on all field service quotes where logistics, ITAD, or recycling collections are required.
  • Coordinate the timely transfer of information to accounting for billing reconciliation.
  • Champion process and system improvements as required to ensure best practices for managing and tracking equipment.
  • Possible Site visits to Sims and client sites
  • Internal support with the development of Standard Operating Procedures.
  • Other duties as assigned.

 

Other:

  • Demonstrate personal responsibility for all Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) policies, procedures, and initiatives.
  • Support diversity and inclusion, positive employee relations, and teamwork.
  • Support measures designed to effectively manage costs and adherence to budgetary requirements.
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives and quality requirements.
  • Comply with all Company policies, procedures, and initiatives relevant to job.
  • Support training and performance management initiatives.

Key Performance Indicator (KPIs)

  • Operational Scorecards against SLA
  • Quality routines / QC checks
  • Client and customer satisfaction
  • Other business metrics as appropriate

 

Key Relationships

  • Internal – Field Service and Logistics Manager EMEA, Service Delivery Team, Commercial Team, Client Operations, Truck Drivers, Plant Managers, Operations Managers, Accounting

 

  • External – Vendors and suppliers

Experience / Qualification Required

  • Relevant qualifications or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Relevant experience in an Administrator role
  • Experience managing people, preferred

 

Skills and Competencies

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Proficient in MS Office Suite at intermediate level.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Ability to work effectively with a broad range of individuals at multiple levels.
  • Ability to use good judgment in decision making.
  • Ability to analyze information to define and solve problems.
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
  • Ability to maintain and organize records and documentation.

Core Competencies

  • Safety

Effectively supervise team’s safety, solve simple problems in line with EH&S

Standards.

  • Accept & Expect Accountability

Set and achieve challenging targets relevant to team and/or projects, monitor

quality and accuracy of team’s work and ensure an acceptable standard of quality.

  • Inspire with Passion

Communicate well verbally and in writing, create accurate and punctual reports, share information and ideas with others, has good listening skills.

  • Band Together

Prioritize tasks to meet clear deadlines, overcome obstacles, motivate and encourage others, promote mutual respect and supports inclusion, handle difficult people, apply clear and consistent performance standards, provide guidance to improve performance.

  • Consistently Innovate

Break down problems into smaller components and responds, seek input from others to address the root cause of issues, make timely decisions and communicates decisions to others, support and adapt to change, open to new ideas, take on new responsibilities, handle pressure, show initiative, support continuous improvement programs.

  • Planning & Project Management

Plan and complete tasks, goals and projects with short to medium-term impacts, keep own and team's work aligned with business goals, accountable for completion of own and team’s tasks and goals, keep information organized and accessible, work systematically and efficiently, manage resources efficiently, create contingency plans.

  • Business & Job Knowledge

Understand own and team's duties and responsibilities, has necessary technical skills, has necessary job and product/market knowledge, keep job and product/market knowledge current, understand and communicate policies and procedures applicable to self and team.

Working Conditions / Physical Demands

Working Conditions

  • Work is normally performed in a typical office environment with some warehouse exposure.
  • Corrected hearing and vision to normal range.

 

  • Use of office equipment including computers, telephones, calculators, copiers, fax machines, etc.
  • Ability to wear personal protective equipment such as a hard hat, safety shoes, safety glasses, earplugs, fitted dust mask, etc. as required.
  • Must be able to take on new assignments as required.
  • Must work under deadlines with changing priorities.
  • Must be able to handle various situations as they arise in a professional manner.

With a promote-from-within philosophy and a variety of programmes available to support continuous learning, Sims offers the opportunity for a rewarding career. We are committed to the ecologically sound and sustainable use of resources and strive to operate in a manner that minimises waste and protects the environment.
 
A career with SLS provides you with the opportunity to work with an organisation whose goal is to be the world’s safest and most responsible recycling company. Our people achieve this by creating a zero-harm workplace, being exemplary members of the communities in which we operate, and being responsible stewards of the environment. We also offer competitive pay and a range of attractive benefits.

SLS is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value the diversity of all of our employees and are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone can contribute, advance on merit, and realize their full potential. SLS does not discriminate on the basis of age, gender reassignment, being married or in a civil partnership, being pregnant or on maternity leave, disability, race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. 

To achieve our purpose to create a world without waste to preserve our planet, we are guided by our Pillars of Purpose: Be Safe + Well, Band Together, Be Accountable + Transparent, Consistently Innovate, Inspire with Purpose, Celebrate + Have Fun.

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Why Choose A Career with Sims?

Sims is a hub of innovation, offering employees the chance to explore new ideas and technologies while providing ample opportunities for personal and professional growth.

With a diverse workforce, Sims fosters a sense of belonging and inclusion where employees can thrive and establish lasting connections. Working at Sims offers the chance to engage with a global network, providing opportunities for travel, cross-cultural experiences, and the ability to contribute to a sustainable future. Sims is renowned as one of the world’s leading sustainable companies, empowering employees to make a difference in creating a world without waste to preserve the planet.

Sims prioritizes employee wellbeing, offering superior benefits packages, meaningful training opportunities, and a supportive atmosphere where employees feel valued and heard at all levels of the organization. Sims maintains a strong focus on safety, where individuals are encouraged to challenge themselves, contribute, and support one another, in a collaborative team environment.

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