Sales Admin Support & Logistics Customer Care
3 days ago
Colchester
New sales admin support & buying administration role for someone who is based in ESSEX. This is a most unusual opportunity and offers a talented administrator the chance for genuine long term growth with continuous training ( both in person and classroom based) to support your career . You will be working for a profitable and stable engineering business based in Essex (Colchester area) and the company acts as a purchasing “ hub” for manufacturers across the world searching for key manufacturing spare parts and components . You will take enquiries directly from customers, then speak to suppliers globally to locate the spare parts that the customer needs. You will then agree a supplier price, add a profit mark up, and then speak to the customer . Once the price is agreed you will speak to the logistics team to arrange delivery.This is a nice, straight forward role in a friendly market-leading business! TITLE: Sales Admin Support & Logistics Customer Care SALARY : to £35,000 + 10% bonus and study support Team: Buying team Flexible working : This is an office-based role LOCATION : Colchester in Essex (Free car parking available) SECTOR : Manufacturing HOURS: 8.30am-5pm ( 1pm-2pm closed for lunch ) COMPANY Stable. profitable global manufacturing business with an excellent staff retention rate and ongoing training opportunities available to support career growth THE ROLE: Customer Liaising: Sales and sales support • Speaking to customers who are looking for a specific piece of heavy industrial equipment or essential spare part, • Understanding what spare part is required, • Agreeing a budget, • Producing quotations and agreeing terms of business, • Liaising with the logistics team once the spare part has been located & organising and coordinating delivery ., • Liaising with the customer on a regular basis Post Supplier liaising: Purchasing admin & delivery logistics • Researching new suppliers globally in order to source the required spare part, • Negotiate prices and delivery time frames with overseas suppliers, • Agree terms of business with supplier, • Liaise with the warehouse who will arrange all the logistics to the customer’s location REQUIREMENTS • Fluent English (other languages such as German or Italian are always helpful as the company operates globally), • Car driver essential (the office location has no public transportation links), • Min of 1 year admin or sales experience