Administrative Assistant - London, United Kingdom - Cory Group

Cory Group

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Line Manager:
Head of Business Services

Summary

To provide customer services and business administration to the London Transfer Stations and MRF; as well as sales and procurement support for commodity sales and end-of-waste processors and outlets.

Typical duties

To support the appointing manager and assistant manager in all aspects of the business, most particularly in recycling commodities sales & procurement, as well as checks and correct mapping of compliance documentation and audit trails.
To manage all Duty of Care documents, checks against weighbridge entries, raise any issues if necessary; filed once concluded, and archive periodically.
Data entry and management of the purchase ordering system and to be able to liaise with relevant stakeholders, suppliers as and when necessary.
To be able to check and correct data entries, recorded into the database system from local authority contracts such as LBTH, WRWA and City of London as well as all commercial clients.
To be fully knowledgeable in the use of the company database after successfully completing the training period, and be able to draw reports, corrections, analysis.
Assist with all Local Authorities and commercial customers queries until solved.
To maintain a sound understanding of the waste legislations, particularly 'Duty of Care' as well a dealing with Hazardous Waste consignments
Price checks: ensuring that all customers' price entries are correctly inserted into the system database to ensure correct invoicing.
Provide administration assistance to senior managers and other members of the team as required to meet the administration needs of the business.
To provide an efficient frontline telephone customer service.
To effectively manage all incoming and outgoing mail, couriers, and deliveries, ensuring that all correspondence and items are delivered to recipients in timely manner.
To be able to create marketing communications and presentation using Microsoft package.

Essential skills and experience

Team Player
Strong IT skills especially MS Excel Skills

Desirable skills and experience

Environmental & Waste Industry experience, or a strong interest in Environmental issues
Able to work quickly and accurately under pressure.
Attention to detail
Organized and selfmotivated and able to multitask
Working to strict deadlines
Good communication both verbally and written with colleagues and customers
Ability to communicate to different groups
Flexibility

Qualifications and relevant skills

At least A Level standard or equivalent is desirable.
Minimum 2 years' experience in office administration or accounts
Environmental or waste and recycling background would be an advantage.
Highly numerate, with a high standard of accuracy and attention to detail
Selfmotivated, proactive and has a good problemsolving approach.
Good communication skills in both written and facetoface
The ability to keep abreast of developments in environmental regulations and legislations.