Administrative Assistant – Part Time (12 month fixed-term contract)
At Zimpli Kids, we make bathtime and multi-sensory play brilliantly fun! We’re proud to be pioneers in the kids’ bath and sensory play category, creating exciting ‘Just Add Water’ products including our famous Baff Bombz, Gelli Baff and Slime Baff brands, bringing smiles and bathtime magic to kids all over the world!
We’re now looking for an organised, proactive and reliable Administrative Assistant to join our successful team on a 12-month fixed term maternity cover contract. This is a varied and fast paced role, supporting our Buying & Administrative Manager in the day to day running of the business, across a range of administrative tasks and helping ensure everything stays organised, efficient and on track.
It’s an exciting opportunity to join a growing international company and become a key part of a friendly, busy team. If you’re a confident communicator with excellent organisational skills, strong attention to detail and a positive, can-do attitude, we’d love to hear from you!
Job: Administrative Assistant
Reporting to: Buying & Admin Manager
Duties and Responsibilities Include:
- Processing customer orders.
- Preparing production forms for weekly Amazon requirements.
- Creating and sending compliance documents to customers.
- Preparation of packing lists, requesting shipping quotes and preparation of the documents required by forwarders.
- Arranging customer sample requests, keeping track of samples and liaising with customers.
- Testing of new products.
- Acknowledging customer orders, reserving stock, creating production forms and processing orders.
- Keeping track of large customer requests and newsletters to ensure their orders are processed as per the customers’ specific requirements.
- Dealing with incoming customer enquiries.
- All other ad-hoc tasks as required.
Successful Candidates will have to show:
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Competence in writing emails and liaising internally with colleagues and externally with customers and suppliers.
- A confident and friendly telephone manner.
- Experience in using Microsoft Excel.
- A good level of maths.
- A friendly and approachable nature.
- Ability to deliver excellent customer experience.
Benefits
- Competitive rate of pay
- Flexible working – 2 Full days/3 partial days
- Monthly attendance bonus (non-contractual)
- Non contractual profit share scheme
- Up to 25 days holidays (+ bank holidays) Pro Rata
- Casual dress code
- Free parking
Pay: £13.20 per hour
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
