Assistant manager

Gi Group; Eastleigh; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency in Eastleigh is seeking an Assistant Manager to oversee operations involving sales, purchasing, and logistics. You'll engage with customers and manage deliveries, while also providing support in the warehouse when needed. Ideal candidates should have management experience, particularly in the construction sector. This role offers opportunities for progression and includes benefits like a company van and an annual bonus.

Benefits

Company van

Annual bonus

Qualifications

• Sound knowledge of sales, purchasing, logistics, and warehousing with management experience.
• Previous experience within the construction industry is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Talk to customers via phone and emails.
• Arrange UK deliveries and deal with imports from abroad.
• Visit the docks to organise orders for collection.
• Help in the warehouse with loading and unloading lorries.

Skills

Excellent customer service skills

Ability to work quickly and efficiently under pressure

Multi-tasking

Effective communication

Forklift experience

Job description

Assistant Manager

Location: Southampton

Hours: Monday to Friday 08:00 - 16:30

Pay: £35,000 Per Annum, Permanent contract, Immediate start!

We are looking for the right candidate who has a sound knowledge of sales, purchasing, logistics and warehousing with management experience and development of staff. Previous experience within the construction industry such as working with builders merchant / roofing would be advantageous. This is a role that you can develop and mould to your strengths offering different lines of progression.

Responsibilities

• Talking to customers via phone and emails
• Talking to hauliers arranging UK deliveries and dealing with imports from abroad
• Visiting the docks to organise orders for collection and run samples
• Helping out in the warehouse when needed to load and unload lorries

Benefits

• Company van
• Annual bonus

Skills Required

• Excellent customer service skills
• The ability to work quickly, efficiently while under pressure
• The ability to multi-task
• Effective communication and positive relations with employees at all levels within the company
• Ideally have forklift experience

If you are interested please apply online now or call us on (phone number removed)

Should you require any support or assistance on your application, please contact your local Gi Group office directly.

Gi Group Holdings Recruitment Limited are proud founding members of Menopause in business, pledge members for Neurodiversity in business, Disability committed members, Gold status pledge members for the Armed Forces Covenant, and Bronze trail blazers for Racial Equality matters.

Gi Group Holdings Recruitment Limited group of companies includes Gi Recruitment Limited, Draefern Limited, Gi Group Recruitment Ltd, INTOO (UK) Limited, Marks Sattin (UK) Limited, TACK TMI UK Limited, Grafton Professional Staffing Limited, Encore Personnel Services, Gi Group Ireland Limited and Kelly Services (UK) Ltd. Gi Group Ireland Limited are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this role.

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