IMPORT MERCHANDISER
(Purchase Order, Shipping & Supply Chain Coordination)
About Us: Made in Manchester. Comfort, Quality, Creativity – The Common Thread!
- We are a dynamic and rapidly growing business, market leaders in a number of categories with a large retail presence and a significant and accelerating e-com channel.
- Winners of the North West Family Business awards, you might not have heard of us, but you will no doubt have heard of the best-selling brands that we are proud licensed partners of, like Silentnight and Sealy. We’re one of the largest bedding suppliers in the UK, with an estimated 1 in 3 people sleeping on one of our pillows. We are offering a fantastic opportunity for a talented and motivated individual to join our busy Buying team, based in Wilmslow with one day a week at our Middleton site.
What else do you need to know?
- We’re a family business based in Manchester – 100% unique, we can’t be replaced or replicated, we have our own traditions and an inspiring entrepreneurial environment
- We’re very good at what we do – but we want to get even better
- We care – about our customers, about our people, about our brands – we do the right thing
Where does this role fit in?
- Support our Buying team with a range of administration tasks.
- PO management – raising purchase orders on Sage 200 (daily) and placing orders with suppliers.
- Setting up product codes on Sage 200.
- Co-ordinating with freight forwarders, shipping lines and customs brokers
- Managing & approving shipment bookings
- Booking goods in with the warehouse
- Requesting LCs with Accounts and emailing over to supplier.
- Co-ordinating invoices and packing lists for approval
- Chasing suppliers on deliveries and keeping relevant departments updated.
- Updating shipping schedule.
- Processing shipping documents.
- Monitoring critical path and creating reports.
- National Account Manager and Merchandisers order book weekly update – updating and highlighting any delays with reasons/appropriate comments.
To succeed in this role, you will need:
- Previous administration experience.
- Strong IT skills especially in Excel.
- Numerate and high levels of concentration to evaluate large amounts of data.
- Excellent organisation skills - you’ll be organized in your approach which will enable you to manage and prioritise a busy workload.
- Experience in Sage 200 desirable.
- Excellent communication skills.
Ability to work to strict deadlines to meet customer requirements
Flexible approach to work as a team player with ability to co-ordinate between functions and to undertake any relevant task efficiently, on own initiative.
If you are a passionate individual with administration experience and excellent attention to detail and organisational skills, we want to hear from you!
What do you want from us? We offer:
- Salary - £25,000 to £27,500 per annum
- Hybrid working after initial on-site induction period
- 25 days holiday & Statutory UK Bank holidays
- Early Friday finish
- Birthday holiday
- Employee discounts
- Life Assurance 3x basic salary
- Great office environment, with a fun, collaborative, passionate team
Please visit our company website for more information
