- Process orders both for UK production and Germany
- Maintain Sage stocklist and ensure stock levels and quantities are correct
- Tracker-maintained accurately and issued AM daily
- Liaise with German office and warehouse colleagues to ensure effective communication and all work targets are met on a daily basis
- Highlight and report any maintenance issues to Managing Director as soon as aware
- Plan product systems – with as much as possible assembled in the UK [training will be given]
- Ensure delivery dates are met - advise customer in timely fashion if a delivery target date is at risk of not being met
- Input customer orders
- Answer customer queries by telephone, letter and email where appropriate - create new form for customer order queries and follow up
- Ensure customer enquiries are dealt with, recorded and passed on with relevant details to the relevant key account manager
- Ensure customer acknowledgements are accurate against orders
- Invoice customer orders daily
- Maintain the customer care database
- Implement and maintain professional office procedures to reflect end-to-end order and production cycle..
- Commercially aware
- Confident & robust
- Ability to work well to deadlines and prioritise workloads
- Strong Excel skills
- Excellent administrative skills, confidence using both paper-based and electronic systems
- Personable, a team player, flexible and willing to support in all areas of the business where needed
- Excellent customer service skills
- Experience in a similar role
- Happy to attend occasional training trips in Germany, approx. 2-3 times a year