Job Title: Purchasing & General Administrator
Location: Huddersfield
Salary: £24,000 – £27,000 per annum
Hours: 38.75 hours, Mon – Fri 8.30am – 5.00pm
Holidays: 29 days start (incl. stat) increasing to 34 days with service
Job Type: Full Time – Permanent
Burhouse Limited is an established company that has been operating for over 50 years within the jewellery components market. Burhouse Limited have a huge online presence, mainly operating from their showroom in West Yorkshire, where this role would be based.
At Burhouse Limited, we are passionate about sourcing a robust line of jewellery components, gemstone bead and cabochon lines to help our customers realise their designs. We have an extremely passionate team dedicated to serving our customers and continuing the success of our Company.
Role overview
Due to our continued growth, Burhouse Limited is currently recruiting for a Purchasing & General Administrator to join our great team. We are constantly adding new products to our lines so this role is key to ensure we can service our customers by helping them realise their designs with the widest selection of products available.
This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to be part of a well-established organisation and wants to influence the success of the team and the business. There is a need for a ‘hands on’ approach to ensure the team receive the necessary support. You will need to have experience of working within a purchasing and administrative role and have some knowledge of computerised stock systems. Excellent organisation skills are imperative and the ideal candidate would have a keen interest in learning about our ever-expanding product line.
A large proportion of the role will be IT and systems based so good IT literacy is essential. The role will also be responsible for dealing with a breadth of stakeholders from suppliers to shipping agents so confidence and strong communication skills will assist the successful candidate.
If you have experience in a similar role, drive, enthusiasm and an ambition to be a part of an exciting company this is the job for you.
The salary available for this role will depend entirely on the individuals experience and skills.
Main duties will include
- Assessing stock requirements and placing orders for new or replacement stock
- Working with suppliers and shipping agents to manage incoming goods
- Being the point of contact and resolution for any quality issues
- Assisting customers in sourcing quotes for desired products
- Assisting with the pricing of products based on knowledge and expertise
- Inputting all necessary data into SAP Business One system
- Producing reports from SAP Business One system to assess order requirements
- Ensuring the Company website is kept up to date and deal with any website administration
- Creating new product codes
- Listing new products in relevant places
- Running stocks on third party platforms such as Etsy and Amazon.
Job Specific
- Proven experience in a purchasing or administration role.
- Proficient IT skills are essential
- Experience of using stock systems is desirable
- An eagerness to learn about the breadth of products that the Company sources and supplies
- Experience of maintaining Company websites is preferrable
- Previous experience using the SAP Business One system is desirable but not essential
Core Skills
- Attention to detail and good communication skills are essential to this role.
- Excellent organisational & problem-solving skills.
- Ability to adapt, make effective and timely decisions and react to change.
- Sound, interpersonal approach.
- Ability to self-motivate.
- Ability to work as part of a team towards the overall organisational objectives.
- Drive to achieve targets and meet deadlines.
Personal Qualities
- To thrive in this role you will need to be friendly, approachable, flexible, highly organised and have excellent communication skills.
- You will be someone that is committed to learning new skills.
- A ‘can do’ attitude with strong personal accountability and a team working ethic for timely completion of tasks.
When applying you should provide a covering letter detailing your salary expectations and availability to commence work.
Please click on APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role. A cover letter must be included in order to be considered for this role.
Candidates with experience of: Admin Assistant, Office Administrator, Administrator, Administration Clerk, Administrative Assistant, Business Administrator, Support Administrator, Business Support, Office Assistant, Office Coordinator, Clerk, Purchasing Administrator, Procurement Administrator, Purchasing Assistant, Procurement Assistant, Purchase Ledger Clerk, General Administrator may also be considered for this role.
