Export Administrator - Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom - Sims Metal Management

Sims Metal Management

Verified Company

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Sims Metal (Sims) is a global leader in metal recycling.

With facilities across the globe, Sims plays an intrinsic role in the circular economy by making resources available for future use.

As a responsible corporate citizen, we continuously seek new ways to broaden our participation in the environmental sector, ensuring that our future is as bright, safe, and secure as at any time in our long history.

Sims is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We value the diversity of all of our employees, and we are committed to creating a working environment that is built on a foundation of respect and inclusion where everyone can contribute, advance on merit, and realize their full potential.

This role is a 8 Month Fixed Term Contract covering maternity leave.

Key Responsibilities

Produce accurate export documentation and invoices to enable timely payment from customers
Provide general administration/secretarial support services to Export Managers including liaison with shipping agents, export depots, banks etc.
Telephone liaison with overseas sales offices & foreign customers as necessary
Credit control including producing statements and chasing customers or their bankers for payments as necessary
Production of export documents and sales invoices
Assisting the Export Manager and relevant commercial and site managers in invoicing customers, ensuring receipt of payment, including chasing them or their bankers for payments if necessary
Updating spreadsheets with the accurate information
Liaise with Sims sites for the timely planning of export loads
Plan and action container bookings with ocean carriers and freight forwarders
Process freight invoices

Key Skills/Competencies

Exceptional organisational skills
High level of attention to detail and accuracy
Excellent interpersonal skills
Selfmotivated, flexible and adaptable
Integrity and confidentiality
Strong written and verbal communication skills

Qualifications:

Strong ICT skills, in particular Excel
Previous experience in a shipping or logistics industry would be an advantage, but not essential

With a promote-from-within philosophy and a variety of programs available to support continuous learning, Sims offers the opportunity for a rewarding career.

We are committed to the ecologically sound and sustainable use of resources and strive to operate in a manner that minimizes waste and protects the environment.

A career with Sims provides you with the opportunity to work with an organization whose goal is to be the world's safest and most responsible recycling company.

Our people achieve this by creating a zero-harm workplace, being exemplary members of the communities in which we operate, and being responsible stewards of the environment.

We also offer competitive pay and a range of attractive benefits.

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SIMS LIMITED IS PROUD TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

WE VALUE THE DIVERSITY OF ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND ARE COMMITTED TO CREATING AN INCLUSIVE WORKING ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERYONE CAN CONTRIBUTE, ADVANCE ON MERIT, AND REALISE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

SIMS LIMITED DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF AGE, GENDER REASSIGNMENT, BEING MARRIED OR IN A CIVIL PARTNERSHIP, BEING PREGNANT OR ON MATERNITY LEAVE, DISABILITY, RACE INCLUDING COLOUR, NATIONALITY, ETHNIC OR NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION OR BELIEF, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, OR ANY OTHER BASIS COVERED BY APPROPRIATE LAW.

ALL EMPLOYMENT IS DECIDED ON THE BASIS OF QUALIFICATIONS, MERIT, AND BUSINESS NEED.