Office Administrator - The Recruitment Co : Job Details

We are an international marketing solutions and customer communications company that brings brands to life across every channel, in every market, all with a local touch.With over 800 employees across 25 sites Worldwide, APS serves customers in a range of markets including retail, financial services, travel, automotive, healthcare, leisure, pharmaceutical and the Public sector.We are currently looking to recruit an office administrator which will provide support to our busy Procurement Department. Primarily you will coordinate service desk activities which include booking of Travel, ordering stationery and catering supplies and general purchasing of a wide range of goods and services.On a day-to-day basis you'll be involved with supporting the following activities:*Maintain strong communication with internal and external customers.*Gather pricing and quotations and preparing options for goods and services.*Accurately raise purchase orders in a timely manner.*Liaise with vendors to ensure timely delivery of goods and services.*Dealing with service desk requests from internal customers and keeping customers fully updated with the status and progress of their orders and resolve issues and queries.* Processing of invoices in a timely and accurate manner and dealing with any related queries.* Deal with general queries* Database administration* Familiarisation of in-house purchasing systemsEssential Skills:* Excellent organisation and time management skills* Capable of working unsupervised or as part of a wider team.* Ability to work to tight deadlines* Attention to detail and basic problem-solving skills* Comfortable working in a fast-paced office environment* Strong written and verbal communication skills* Good attention to detail* Educated to GSCE including Maths and English* Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Outlook)The working hours will be Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5.00pm This is initially a 3 month temporary role but may become long term.£12.55 per hour The Recruitment Co are an equal opportunities employerCPManchesterGS