Buying Administrator
| Reports to: | Senior Buyer |
| Salary: | Circa £15,000 |
| Hours: | 40 hours a week |
| Terms: | Full time post |
| Benefits: | 25 days holiday + bank holidays, stock options |
Launched in November 2006, Ethicalsuperstore.com is a ground breaking internet business. The online shop lists over 3,500 fair trade, organic and eco-friendly products - the widest range available in the UK. Ethicalsuperstore.com is operated by PointOV Ltd, an ethical trading company established in 2003. The company also provides e-commerce services, fulfilment and wholesale products to leading brands and ethical trading companies. PointOV is passionate about people, honest in all aspects of its approach and visionary in the e-commerce leadership it provides. With a staff team of 26, the company is growing at 300% a year.
We are currently looking for an Administrator to join our busy Buying Team. The ideal candidate is someone who is self-motivated and works both quickly and accurately.
Key responsibilities are:
- Placing orders and putting orders on the system.
- Reconciling deliveries against purchase orders.
- Reconciling purchases against supplier invoices for payment authorisation.
- Processing stock adjustments.
- Organising and monitoring returns to supplier.
- Preparing stock-taking paperwork.
- Maintaining up to date filing systems for all the stock related documentation.
- Ensuring system data is up to date and accurate.
- Liaising with the warehouse team.
Other Tasks
- Working closely with the Buying Team and Stock Controller on projects in line with the business’ evolving needs.
- Carry out other duties, which may or may not be related to the job, as reasonably requested by Management.
CANDIDATE SPECIFICATION
Qualifications and Experience
- Preferably 5 GCSE grade C or equivalent including Maths and English.
- Computer literate with experience of working with Excel and maintaining databases.
- Experience of working in a stock control or warehouse environment.
- Experience of working as part of a team.
Desirable
- Experience in a creative or entrepreneurial work environment.
Personal Qualities
- Demonstrates strong attention to detail.
- Able to cope with change and stressful situations.
- Sympathy with the Point OV mission and goals
To apply for this position please send your CV and a covering letter to Melanie Shield, Senior Buyer, at melanie@pointov.com