Commercial Assistant

Job Description

Permanent - £18-£22,000 - NEC Area

Main objectives and goals
To work closely with the Regional Managing Director and National Manger to provide administrative support and be a central contact between key suppliers and customers. In addition, provide maternity cover from approximately January - October 2016, working closely with maternity leaver up to her maternity leave date. Main objectives and goals to include:

•Monitor and generate Annual customers rebate agreements and Quarterly Supplier rebate agreements
•Liaise closely with I.T regarding all customer and supplier reports
•Operate as a central contact for Suppliers and customers
•Secretarial duties for Directors to include word processing, preparation of PowerPoint presentations and ad-hoc spreadsheets and reports
•Meeting and greeting visitors at all levels of seniority
•Screening phone calls, enquiries and requests, and handling them when appropriate
•Organisation of and preparation for in-house meetings (reporting/presentations) and events including hotel bookings
•Collecting and manipulating data for reports and questionnaires
•Database management and reporting using Projects
•Diary Management
•Any other duty deemed by the directors to be in the interest of the team in achieving its objectives.

Maternity Cover Only:
•Collate and circulate all monthly customer supply chain documentation
•Generate and update all annual supply chain agreements when required
•Check company daily order intake for supply chain customers
•Assist and generate monthly supplier performance data including Stats Pack
•Operate as a central contact for the customer and internal supply chain queries and processes
•Assist with the running of Birmingham office
•Skills Required
•Diplomacy in dealing with customers
•Excellent oral and written communication skills
•Problem solving
•Self-motivated and reliant
•Interpretation of numerical information
•Must be proficient in Outlook, Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint
•Problem solving and multi-tasking
•Manage a diary effectively
•''Can do’ attitude and flexible approach to new challenges
•Ability to work effectively as part of a team
•Must be accurate when under pressure
•Full driving licence.A competitive salary and attractive benefits package including:

Benefits
•Yearly bonus based on company performance
•23 Days Holiday, increasing with years’ of service
•Pension contribution
•Life Insurance
•Childcare vouchers
•Training and development programme

Interested? Please email amanda@hrgrp.co.uk or lizzy@hrgrp.co.uk