Administrator - Operations department

Would you like to work in a busy, varied Administrator role in a friendly team focused environment where you are valued and play an important part in the business?

A non-for-profit organisation in Croydon are seeking an Administrator to join their busy, hard working operations team in a fast paced, varied support role which will see you responsible for supporting the smooth running of operational activities in the business through day to day administration duties, effective supplier management, and carrying out key reporting and analytical tasks.

Your exciting new role as Administrator in the operations team will see you involved in:

Monitoring and processing queries internally from the customer service team and externally from suppliers
Placing and managing orders with suppliers
Managing suppliers and building strong relationships to ensure services are delivered of a high quality and on time
Checking and clearing invoices from suppliers for payment
Identifying cost saving opportunities with suppliers
Stock control and stock analysis
Monitoring supplier performance against KPIs, analysing and reporting trends or concerns
Using the CRM database to respond to cases raised by the customer service team, and for reporting purposes
Maintaining all supplier records and documentation
To carry out your new Operations Administrator role, taking ownership of you work will be important whilst also working well as part of a team - sharing knowledge and tasks when needed.  We will be interested in speaking to people with previous strong administration experience encompassing:

the ability to multi-task and be proactive in a fast paced environment
good communication and organisational skills
analysing data and trends
solid IT skills - in particular MS Excel (including pivot tables and VLOOKUPS)
CRM database experience
invoice administration and implementing cost savings 
Salary £22,000 - £24,000 p.a. (depending on level of experience) - plus attractive benefits including private healthcare, free parking on-site, and good pension.  Hours are Monday - Thursday 9am-5pm, Friday 9am-4:30pm