Job Title: Sales Administrator / Credit controller
Location: Watford, Hertfordshire
Salary: £21,500 pro rata (Actual £14,000 to £14,500 per annum)
Hours: Part-time; 25 hours each week (9.30-2.30pm each day)
Start: Immediate start preferred
This company was founded in South Africa in the 1950s and specialises in the manufacture of hair and beauty products. They have grown into a large, successful enterprise with over 1,000 products across 20 brands that are sold in 64 countries worldwide. This business has been distributing products in Europe/UK for over 25 years and now also have a UK office based in Watford.
They are now seeking a part-time Sales Administrator/Credit controller. Their primary responsibility will be sales order processing, invoicing, credit control and stock control. They will also be responsible for Accounts and Office admin for both UK and Export, Invoices and credit control all to be done in a timely manner. They will be working closely and building relationships with Finance, Supply Chain, Customers & Sales Managers.
Essential:
- It is essential that the successful candidate have their own transport as there is no public transport to the office.
- Experience of Sage50 is essential
Main Responsibilities:
- Responsible for invoice processing
- Supporting sales agents/ representatives
- Mail mergers to customers on a monthly basis
- UK and Export sales Admin
- Credit Control
- Stock Control for their UK warehouse
- Liaising with the warehouse for customers’ orders
- Dealing with incoming email and post, and screening telephone calls if and when necessary
- Dealing with general correspondence
- Checking new customers’ credit ratings
- Organising and filing paperwork, documents and computer-based information. Managing and reviewing filing and office systems
- Work with the Finance Department on financial systems – coding of invoices, preparation of reports, etc.
- General office administration, to include: acquisition of Furniture/equipment; liaising with third-party logistic providers and transporters and meeting and greeting external visitors at all levels of seniority
- Working on Excel spreadsheets, preparing Powerpoint presentations, and communication with export customers
- Undertake any other duties as might be reasonably requested by the Director/Accounts Manager
Person specification
The successful applicant will need to be polite, friendly, confident, able to work as part of a team and also on own initiative and have a good telephone manner. In addition they will need to show leadership and day to day management of daily working tasks. Good people skills, literate and the ability to work under pressure, enthusiastic and positive outlook.
Please note the office is not serviced by public transport so your own transport is ESSENTIAL
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