Business Administrator Apprentice - Preston, United Kingdom - BS Stainless Limited

Description

Job Title:
Business Administrator Apprentice


Company:
BS Stainless Limited


Location of work:
Preston, UK

BS Stainless Limited, an SME based in Preston, has successfully run a steel stockholding business since 1998 and built an impressive reputation in the stainless-steel industry.

In recent years, the company has grown to become one of the UK's largest independent distributors of stainless-steel coil, sheet, banding, wire and the supplier of choice for customers.

Over its 26-year life, BS Stainless has also developed a strong export business which mainly includes the supplying of metal jacketing and ancillary products for pipelines, tanks and insulation equipment to projects in a range of industries.

This includes oil and gas, pharmaceutical, chemical, power generation and nuclear industries in over 50 countries.

The company is currently seeking a Business Administrator Apprentice to be based at their manufacturing site in Preston, Lancashire


Responsibilities:

• Processing sales orders, purchase orders and despatch notes.
• Raising collection and delivery notes
• Raising online order picking notes
• Booking online deliveries
• Invoicing for sales transactions.
• Booking in materials, managing stock and traceability.
• Raising material test certificates.
• Logging orders on customer call off sheets.
• Checking products meet required customer specifications.
• Raising Non Conformance Reports and Customer Complaints and follow up until a resolution is found.
• Booking transport and ensuring items are shipped with all relevant documentation.
• Supporting sales team in account management activity.
• Supporting the implementation of a new online shop picking system.
• Identify opportunities for improvement to existing work processes.

Skills:

• Excellent planning and organisational skills and the ability to manage conflicting demands to meet deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and multitasking skills.
• Flexibility and adaptability to changing workloads.
• Ability to work as part of a team and the desire to help others covering workloads where necessary
• Ability to use maths. Working with weights, various units of measurement, costs and profit margins
• Proficient in the use of IT systems. Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint

Job Types:
Full-time, Apprenticeship


Pay:
From £6.56 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week


Benefits:

• Cycle to work scheme
• Onsite parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Preston, PR5 8AS: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Work Location:
In person