Administration Assistant - Zero Waste Team

Other; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

ASDA is seeking an organised administrative assistant to join the Zero Waste team, supporting waste management, reporting and operations. The role focuses on store and depot inbox queries, data handling and compliance communications, with a strong emphasis on accuracy and timely responses.

You will report to the Senior Manager and work in a hybrid on-site role (minimum 3 days per week on site) to help keep processes up to date across offices and depots.

Qualifications

• Administrative experience with inbox/query handling
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Ability to prioritise and multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Organised and detail-oriented with good time management
• Self-motivated and able to work independently and as part of a team

Responsibilities

• Provide the admin function for the zero waste team
• Communicate with waste suppliers, stores and depots daily to ensure compliance and service
• Manage the waste and recycling query inbox and respond same day
• Arrange service, signage and guides for new stores
• Coordinate charity collections of surplus products and support customer recycling
• Keep waste and recycling policies up to date and maintain project activity plans

Skills

Administrative experience

Excellent communication

Multi-tasking

Time management

Attention to detail

Self-motivated

Team player

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About The Role:

An administrative assistant position has arisen within the Zero waste team at Asda. This team is involved in helping the business adapt to the changing business requirements in waste management, legislation, reporting and operations The Zero waste assistant will report directly to the Senior Manager but will support the full team to deliver the zero waste admin requirements , with particular emphasis on store and depot queries inbox, compliance report communication, data management and collation. Ideally, you will have administrative experience, together with strong customer communication skills and the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment.

Specifics of the role:

You will work on the zero-waste part of the sustainability agenda focussed on operational, food and customer waste and recycling. You will:

• Provide the admin function for the zero waste team


• Communicate with and support waste suppliers, stores and depots on a daily basis to ensure compliance and service support.


• Manage the waste and recycling query inbox and respond to all queries same day.


• Arrange service , signage and guides for new stores


• Coordinate and arrange charity collections of surplus products from across the offices and support customer recycling from store carparks.


• Keep up to date all waste and recycling policies and procedures.


• Keep the activity plan of projects up to date.

What you'll need:

As Zero Waste administrative assistant , we require an organised individual with good attention to detail and action orientated.

• Administrative experience ideally with query inbox insight


• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite


• Excellent communication skills - written and verbal


• Ability to multi-task and prioritise in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment


• A self-motivated individual with ability to think and act on their own


• A team player with a can-do attitude


• Organised with good time management skills
  
• Strong attention to detail


• Ability to multitask, prioritise and work to deadlines


• Ability to manage and prioritise a varied workload with daily, weekly, and monthly tasks


• Waste, recycling, and commercial appreciation

NOTE:

Working arrangement: Hybrid (min 3 days on site) during initial 4 weeks full time office will be required.