Business Support Assistant

Salary: £26,000 – £26,520 per year

The Company:

Maher is a dynamic, friendly and professional organisation. Proud to be first choice for high strength, high performance alloys. Maher is a stockholder of high grade materials and provides tight tolerance machined parts with a global customer and supplier base.

The Role:

The role of Business Support Assistant will provide vital efficient and proactive support to the Managing Director at Maher Ltd.

Key Responsibilities:

General Administration support to Managing Director and her direct reports across the business.

Main Duties:

* Preparing data with the use of excel/pivot tables for example and formatting power point presentation.

* Entering Sales orders and checking stock on the ERP system.

* Up-dating customer schedules and replying to customer queries as directed by the MD.

* Participating in WebEx meetings on the behalf of the MD, for example customer expediting meetings.

* Taking minutes in the board meetings and occasional management meetings.

* Co-ordinating weekly and monthly meetings, including diary management and admin support, organising and co-ordinating calendars, arranging & minuting meetings.

* Day to Day administration tasks, producing a wide range of business reports and planning activities.

* Assisting in preparation for training and other events, ensuring room set up, preparing paperwork, printing, and making up presentation packs.

* Arranging refreshments and lunches where required.

* Planning and booking travel as requested by MD

* Project specific research activities as instructed by MD

* Any other reasonable duties as necessary.

The Candidate:

We seek a highly motivated Business Support Assistant, who is used to working in a busy fast paced environment, dealing with internal and external stake holders via telephone and face to face. Our Business Support Assistant needs to have the ability to prioritise workloads, and meet deadlines whilst working under pressure, being an excellent communicator with the ability to listen and build rapport quickly.

Our Business Support Assistant will have worked within a similar role supporting and dealing with sensitive and private information, ensuring discretion, trust and honesty is always displayed.

Essential Skills/Experience

* Fluent in English language

* Computer Literate, proficient in Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and experience working with an ERP system.

* Excellent Administration skills with an eye for details and a need for accuracy

* Outstanding Organisational skills.

* Ability to communicate at all levels.

* Honesty and Trust.

Core Competencies and Attributes

* Motivated

* Pro-activity

* Reliability

* Flexibility

* Team player

Hours of Work

Mon – Friday 10am to 2pm – Other hours to be considered.

Office based at 2 Brightside Way, Sheffield, S9 2RQ

Pay and Benefits

* £ Competitive salary

* Contributory pension scheme

* Modern, clean working environment with free onsite parking