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Bournemouth

Full time

Free parking

£18k starting salary with ample opportunities for progression

Beyond Retail is an award-winning multi-website online retailer offering bathrooms, kitchens and heating products to retail and trade customers. Over 3 million people visit our websites each year, benefiting from keen pricing, design-led products, top class service and continuous investment in technology.

Our mission is to help people create homes that they can be proud of, and do so by giving our employees the freedom, opportunities and tools to learn and improve every day. We’re only 7 years old, but in a short space of time we’ve grown very rapidly, with 80 people (and several dogs…) on board - and we’re still growing. We’re now looking for a Purchasing Administrator to join us as we continue on our journey.

As a Purchasing Administrator, you will be involved in the following:

  • being responsible for ensuring a high level of service by processing online orders

  • placing purchase orders with suppliers

  • liaising with suppliers to ensure orders are arriving on time and in full

  • proactively communicating any delays to customers at the earliest opportunities

  • raising and resolving issues with delivery discrepancies

  • communicating effectively with the Goods In department and other departments across the business

  • raising carrier claims as a result of damaged or lost items

  • supporting other departments such as Sales, Customer Services and the Warehouse with ad hoc administrative tasks as required

You will need some or all of the following skills and experience:

  • outstanding organisational skills

  • excellent attention to detail

  • a confident and assertive telephone manner

  • intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills

  • the ability to learn and utilise a variety of different IT systems

  • fantastic written communication skills with good spelling and grammar

  • The ability to meet tight deadlines and succeed with the completion of tasks when under pressure

  • a positive attitude to change and willing to embrace trying out new ideas and processes

  • previous work within an office environment is essential

  • administration experience would be beneficial

This role will suit someone who enjoys a fast-paced role, with a huge variety of tasks to be undertaken. You will be safe in the knowledge that your work is crucial to the success of the Company and the continual process of providing excellent service to our customers.

Other perks include the following:

  • flexible working hours - we work 40 hours per week between 8am and 6.30pm

  • an awesome, newly refurbished office

  • a friendly, customer-focused environment built on teamwork, collaboration, ownership and transparency

  • free fresh fruit, tea and ground coffee

  • team nights out

  • informal dress code

  • free parking and bike storage

  • Cycle2Work scheme

  • commitment to training

This role is a permanent position working 40 hours per week. If you would like further information on this position before applying then please feel free to give us a call, otherwise please send in your CV for consideration.

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