Office Administrator

Office Administrator

Macclesfield, Cheshire

£26,250 pro rata

Part-time – Permanent.  24– 28 hours per week – Mon-Thurs (£18K - £21K pa). Combined role – two employees to work together to ensure efficiency across all functions.

Benefits:

Bonus
Pension
19 days annual leave (based on a 4-day working week) plus Bank Holidays
Christmas shutdown
Private Medical Insurance

Pfleiderer is a Europe-wide leading manufacturer of wood-based panels, and we are looking to recruit a second Office Administrator, to support our business growth within UK and Ireland, one of our leading export markets.

The ideal candidate will be:

Proficient with Microsoft Office (especially Word, Excel, and Outlook).
Have good customer service experience.
Be able to work under pressure and prioritise tasks.
Be comfortable on the telephone with a polite and friendly telephone manner.
Have good written and verbal communication skills.
Be enthusiastic with a positive attitude.
Experience with SAP R3 would be advantageous but not essential.

In this role you can expect to be:

Issuing export documents for customs clearance and answering any queries - liaising with our transport department, customers, customs agents, hauliers.
Dealing with general administration – upkeep of supplier contracts, ordering office supplies, control of supplier invoices with our Company Secretary. 
Answering incoming telephone calls and email enquiries from a variety of customers.
Handling sample requests - taking requests and ensuring prompt packing and mailing, maintaining sample stocks, liaising with distributors re. sample/literature supply, and liaising with Sales and Marketing.
Updating competitors’ collections – keeping up-to-date samples/brochures of competitors’ ranges and ensuring comparison sheets are updated.
Creating delivery paperwork and invoices and updating the stock/order log for edging stock.
There will be opportunities to become more involved in future with marketing activities in conjunction with Strategic Marketing Coordinator.

Candidates must be eligible to work in UK to be considered for this position.

Apply today with an up-to-date CV