office manager

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Location: Derby

Salary: £29000 

Hours: Monday - Friday (35 hours)

Our client is a small and rapidly expanding company engaged in manufacturing and supplying high technology electrical products into small and leading companies worldwide. They're offering a position for an energetic Sales Support & Office Manager who will help them shape the future of the company.

You will be hands on, personable, enthusiastic, self-motivated, and driven to succeed. You must be willing to learn, show initiative, work independently but also be a positive team-player. You can be starting your career or already have several years’ experience in a similar capacity.

Initial responsibilities

• general office administration
• prepare, send and follow-up on quotes using CRM and accounting software
• purchasing and checking orders with suppliers
• manage stock levels and production schedule
• arrange and coordinate incoming and outgoing shipments

You will be working alongside the Director who will constantly provide interactive training relating to our technology and our market. With increased proficiency we will encourage you to take on more responsibility. For example, you could be asked to run the office in the absence of senior staff.  Due to rapid growth of the company and subject to your development, additional tasks and promotion would be a possibility.

Your background

• Experience in general business administration, sales support, purchasing, CRM systems, as well as customer relationship management
• Good English writing and speaking skills
• Confidence on the phone and a good speaking voice
• Good educational standards
• Proficiency in the use of the Internet, MS Word and Excel

Desirable

• Good to excellent customer handling skills
• A background or interest in technology, but not necessarily in lighting
• Experience in marketing-related tasks (for example search engine marketing, social media, PR, content creation, website design, writing case studies)