Operations Administrator

Operations AdministratorFoston, Derby£25,000 - £27,500

My friendly, expanding client are seeking to recruit an Operations Administrator to join their successful Derby based business.

Overall Purpose:

To proactively meet the demands of the business relating to purchasing of materials, consumables, and services. Creating a strong link between the administration of the business and the production area to ensure all support requirements are achieved in line with company values. Ensuring timely despatch of all finished goods, plus miscellaneous items, to meet customer demands in line with agreed business objectives.

Key Accountabilities:

Despatch:

• Ensuring all finished goods are despatched in line with company and customer requirements.
• Maintain accurate despatch records and provide support where required for analysis/review.
• Create and maintain strong relationships with haulage partners and customer receiving teams.
• Provide support in monitoring and reporting on haulier performance and financial competitiveness.

Purchasing:

• Ensuring that certified material is correctly purchased from known, and approved suppliers, and where certification is a requirement that this is correctly and clearly stated.
• Provide a support framework for all business purchases with a continuous improvement approach to all elements.
• Efficient procurement of raw materials in line with production plans.
• Cost efficient purchasing of all consumable items to support business requirements.
• Actively support the review of our supplier base, monitoring performance and price-competitiveness
• Report on all price increase demands and review alternatives to minimise cost increases.

Quality:

• Support the Technical and Quality Manager with administration
• Assist with all elements of the Total Quality process to ensure a timely resolution of all issues.

Stock Control:

• Review and communicate Incoming delivery scheduling -
• Despatch optimisation - maximise despatch around company schedules

Skills and Experience

• A background in a similar Administration based role within an Operations, Purchasing or Despatch environment
• IT competency, particularly Excel
• Confident and pro-active
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Strong organisational skills
• An ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
• An ability to work independently and as a team
• Professional, highly organised, articulate, self-motivated, team player, customer facing.

Preferred:

• Experience working in an Operations role, preferably within a manufacturing environment
• Experience of working with a company database/ERP system
• Experienced of arranging despatches and managing haulage partners
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills

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