Sales Order Administrator

Sales Order Administrator / Customer Service Coordinator - Initially offered as a 12 month contract
£Competitive plus annual bonus
Birmingham Business Park, B37 (Hybrid working available after probation)
Mon - Fri, 9am - 5pm

Overview:

Our well-established professional client is a key player in their field. Even with their substantial growth over the years they have retained their culture and ethos of a friendly and professional family business.

They are looking for a Customer Service Co-Ordinator / Sales Order Process Administrator to process customer and supplier orders, delivery requests and accounts to ensure that customer needs and service levels are achieved.

Duties will involve:

• Create and update orders and delivery requests in accordance with the Company’s procedures
• Develop and maintain good and effective working relationships between customers, suppliers and sales staff
• Support the sales teams in their objectives
• Ensure prompt action and progress of call offs and queries received from customers, suppliers and sales staff
• Check customer and manufacturer acknowledgements
• Monitor customer credit status in conjunction with Head Office and ensure that company Credit Control procedures are always adhered to
• Work with colleagues to achieve team objective and KPI targets
• General office duties such as visitor reception, admin and filing

Essential Experience:

• Well-developed telephone call handling skills
• Have excellent written and oral communication skills
• Must be able to communicate effectively and be polite and assertive when required
• Experience of processing information using systems - ie Sales Orders, Purchase Orders, POD's etc
• Ability to work calmly under pressure and make correct decisions
• Ability to listen and be patient when required
• Able to work accurately and quickly
• Must show evidence of being organised and responding promptly
• Evidence of building relationships with customers or suppliers
• Have relevant experience of customer service support and administration
• Good IT Skills - Outlook, Word, Excel and general Windows environment
• Must reside within a commutable distance form the office

Desirable Experience:

• Knowledge of managing orders within customer credit limits
• Experience of dealing with invoice queries

Please note that due to a high volume of applications across all our adverts we are only able to respond to those who have been shortlisted. If you haven't had a response within 48 hrs please assume you have been unsuccessful.

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