Office Assistant / Administrator

Salary: £26,000 per year

Office Assistant/Administrator East of England £-Attractive Salary

Our client is one of the market leaders in the UK plastics recycling industry with their own, state of the art plastics recycling facility located in the East of England. A vacancy currently exists for a motivated and skilled Office Assistant with the ability to work in a diverse and very reactive environment. We are looking for an individual who thrives under pressure, who is keen to learn and adapt to a very busy office setting. You will be a team player who is passionate and confident, someone who takes pride in their work and maintains exceptional attention to detail at all times. You will be ambitious and keen to learn and develop within a strong and growing company.

Role Requirements:

* Reception/Office Facilities – You will be responsible for ensuring that all calls to the office are answered and will be the first point of call for customers and suppliers.

* You will be required to book meeting rooms, hotels, catering as well as other facilities as requested by the Purchasing Manager.

* Purchasing Admin – Working in partnership with the Purchasing team, you will be responsible for assisting with raising PO numbers, as well as assisting with emails

* Sales Admin – Working in partnership with the Sales team, you will assist in raising sales orders and with emails that are coming in to the orders inbox.

* Weighbridge – you will be trained to assist the transport team with covering the weighbridge as and when required.

* Enquiries Inbox – you will be required to manage the enquiries inbox containing all new customer and supplier enquiries.

* Working with the Purchasing Manager you will assist with any projects relating to the office.

* General Admin – you may be asked to take on additional tasks and responsibilities appointed to you by senior management

Personal Specification:

* Clear Communicator

* ‘Can do’ Attitude

* Strong IT competency – skilled to and Intermidiate level in Microsoft packages, such as Word and Excel

* A good understanding of the plastic/recycling industry would be preferred, though not essential as full training will be provided.

* Excellent attention to detail

* Process driven with the ability to instill structure

* A team player, focused on accuracy and efficiency

Ref: J8802