Senior Sales Administrator

Doncaster
9 months ago
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Salary £25,000 - £28,000 per annum DOE

Doncaster

We source and supply furniture to the hospitality industry, dealing with designers and direct clients alike, we work to make hospitality interiors come alive. We supply loose furniture as well as soft furnishings, interior styling, artwork packages, and bespoke metal work, whilst also forming relationships and negotiating with new suppliers to keep our products up to date and on trend. 

Our passion for style and design drives us to source interesting and unusual treasures from all over the globe. Inside our 30,000sqft warehouse you’ll discover all manner of things including vintage and upcycled furniture, interior accessories, lighting and much, much more…

Position Objective

We are looking for a Senior Sales Administrator to join our friendly team who can provide general support and assist with day-to-day administrative and buying tasks. We are looking for someone who is either currently line managing a small team or wanting to progress to a more supervisory role in the near future. We need someone who is organised, has good attention to detail and who can manage and prioritise multiple workloads. 

Main Tasks and Responsibilities:

Procurement of project specific orders and materials.
Setting up of sales orders.
Assist with credit applications forms including setting up new suppliers.
Effective negotiation skills and ability to build supplier relationships.
Liaising with suppliers to ensure all deliveries are received on-time.
Updating existing product information from supplier changes.
Ensure all project data is kept up to date to enable correct documentation to be processed for handover.
Creating delivery notes for projects being despatched.
Querying any issues with deliveries received to ensure the products are refunded or replaced.
Oversee the project snagging within the agreed timeframes.
Manage and keep up to date Live Tracker and delivery board for project dates.
Supervisory responsibilities which will include performance reviews and wellbeing check ins.
General office duties as and when required.

Knowledge & Experience Skills:

Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft office suite, specifically Word and Excel.
Reliable, trustworthy and a team player.
Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Excellent attendance and time keeping.
A minimum of 2 years project coordinator or administrator experience.
Purchasing/buying experience would be advantageous.
Sage knowledge is desirable but full training can be given.

Overview

This role is full time, 35 hours, working Monday – Friday between 8.30am – 4.30pm. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to develop their line managing skills whilst moving into a business that is well established but still growing.

Package and Perks

This role is based at our recently refurbished Doncaster office with excellent staff facilities, free parking, free tea and coffee, squash, breakfast etc.  The salary for this position is up to £28,000 per annum DOE and we also offer a company pension scheme and a holiday buy back scheme.  

Our Culture programme also offers many great perks including free fruit, social events, feast Friday lunches - pizza anyone In addition, we offer all expenses paid company day out, Westfield Health membership, birthday treats and much more.  This position benefits from 20 days annual leave, with additional days awarded for long service up to 23 days, plus bank holidays, and receives paid leave while the business is closed over the festive period - who doesn't love a nice, long Christmas break

We offer many opportunities for training, growth and development and work closely with our teams to help us achieve our goals.

Please note: We can only accept UK based applications. Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor right-to-work visas.

Direct applications only – strictly no agencies please

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