Export Administrator

Tate Recruitment; Hitchin; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20 days holiday plus bank holidays

Life Assurance: 3 × salary

Overtime paid at time and a half

Discretionary annual bonus

Pension scheme

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an Export Administrator for an established manufacturing business in Hitchin. The position is permanent, requiring office-based work with a competitive salary of £26,000-£28,000 depending on experience. Responsibilities include clerical support, handling export documentation, and using ERP and SAP systems. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills, experience with export processes, and be proficient with Microsoft Office. Additional benefits include holiday increase, life assurance, and a pension scheme.

Qualifications

• Experience with export documentation is preferred.
• Confident working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite required.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills are a must.

Responsibilities

• Provide clerical support for order fulfilment and finance teams.
• Input client quotations into ERP and SAP.
• Produce export shipping documentation.

Skills

Export documentation experience

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Excellent communication skills

Well-organised

Teamwork

Tools

ERP business management system

SAP

Job description

Join to apply for the Export Administrator role at Tate Recruitment.

Tate Hitchin are recruiting for an Export Administrator for an established manufacturing business based in Hitchin. This is a permanent position, 100% office‑based in Hitchin (SG5), paying £26‑28,000.

Working 37 hours a week Monday to Friday with the option to choose a starting time between 7.30 am and 9 am. The business closes early on Fridays.

Typical Responsibilities & Duties

• Give clerical support for order fulfilment and finance teams
• Input client quotations onto an ERP business management system and SAP
• Produce and collate export shipping documentation
• Collate documentation for Letters of Credit and Bank Guarantees for export invoicing
• Input staff cards and attendance information onto the company's staff and attendance system
• Answer the telephone
• Manage DHL dispatches
• Arrange lunches and travel for visitors
• Run local errands

As our ideal person you will

• Ideally have experience with export documentation
• Have a confident working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook
• Be well‑organised with excellent communication skills
• Have a good work ethic and be self‑motivated
• Work well as part of a team and be willing to support and cooperate

Benefits

• Competitive salary dependent on relevant experience (up to £28,000 for export experience)
• 20 days holiday (excluding bank holidays) increasing by 1 day each year to a maximum of 26 days
• Life Assurance: 3 × salary
• Overtime paid at time and a half
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Pension scheme

Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

General Business and Administrative