Business Administrator

Howdens

The Role

Overview

Provide depot admin support, handle customer enquiries, invoicing, stock reconciliation and reporting.

Key Responsibilities

  • invoicing
  • stock reconciliation
  • data entry
  • reporting
  • depot administration
  • customer service

Tasks

-Other duties will include invoicing customers, stock reconciliation, filing, mailing promotional material, reconciling petty cash, data entry and reporting. -Liaise with the Credit Control department in response to customer account queries and applications. -Ensure that all Depot administration is processed and completed accurately, efficiently and in the timescale required to support the team. -Deal with both telephone and face to face enquiries from customers in a courteous, professional and knowledgeable way.

Requirements

  • initiative
  • planning
  • communication
  • multitasking
  • deadlines

What You Bring

-Able to use your own initiative -Planning and organising skills -Able to communicate effectively with customers and colleagues -Ability to multi-task and prioritise workload -Experience in meeting task deadlines

Benefits

-Competitive salary -Monthly depot performance bonus -Competitive Pension Plan with a maximum company contribution of 12%. -Team incentives and outings -Staff discount on Howdens products -Share awards and prize draws -24 days holiday, rising to 26 days after 5 years

The Company

About Howdens

-Designs, manufactures, and stocks kitchen cabinets, joinery items, flooring, appliances, and hardware from UK sites for in-stock reliability. -Supports professional builders with locally empowered service across the UK and Europe. -Typical projects include full kitchen fits for homeowners and supplying cabinetry and hardware for builders and developers. -Expanded by launching 11 new kitchen ranges and increasing in-house production of fronts and panels in 2024. -Distinctive for its trade-only, in-stock model and large-scale manufacturing of components in Yorkshire and Cheshire. -Lamona, an integrated kitchen appliance brand launched in 2007, marks expansion into appliances. -Holds a Royal Warrant as supplier of fitted kitchens to the Queen since 2015, highlighting its reputation for quality.

Sector Specialisms

Residential

Commercial

Industrial

Buildings

Visa Sponsorship

-no visa sponsorship offered; must have valid uk right to work.