Junior Office Administrator

Dunlop Sports; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

Dunlop International Europe Ltd. is looking for a passionate Office Administrator to join the UK team in Darlington.

The role focuses on keeping daily office operations running smoothly and reporting to the UK General Manager. You will handle parcels, arrange travel and accommodation for the GM and sales team, manage meetings, stockroom records, customer service cover, filing, stock replenishment, deliveries, and samples distribution.

Qualifications

• A positive attitude and hands-on mentality.
• Ability to work independently and be a self-starter.
• Great communication skills and the ability to garner trust and build effective working relationships.
• Effective time management and good personal organisation abilities.
• Positive approach to change, implementing new initiatives and procedures and addressing resistance.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring that any parcels returned to the office are dealt with efficiently and responsibly.
• Organise travel and accommodation for the general manager and the sales team.
• Coordinate meetings and appointments for management.
• Maintaining the up-keep of the UK stockroom and keeping an up-to-date record of stock within.
• Cover customer service when required including manning the UK phone lines.
• Maintain all files, documents, spreadsheets, receipts and correspondence required to manage efficient office operations.
• Keep track of necessary office stationary and replenish when required.
• Handle any B2C returns when they arrive within the office.
• Track deliveries when requested by a member of the UK team.
• Arrange deliveries from the UK office.
• Organising salesman samples and distributing them to the sales team.

Skills

Positive attitude

Hands-on mentality

Independent work

Great communication

Time management

Job description

That's the motto of Dunlop International Europe Ltd.

"Love the job"

Is this your motto?

We are looking for a passionate and hard-working individual to join our UK Team as an Office Administrator, based in Darlington.

At Dunlop International Europe Ltd., we are committed to spreading health and happiness through sport, because we believe that sport belongs to everyone. Anyone who wants to play can play. All you need is the passion to play the game and to share this with others. At Dunlop, we share this passion. It’s what has driven us for more than a century to perfect the products we make.

We are now looking for an Office Administrator basedwithin the Darlington Office to help Dunlop become the leading Racket Sports company in the UK. This role will contribute by assisting the team with administrative tasks and ensuring that the daily operations of the UK office run smoothly. In this position, you will report to the UK General Manager.

In this role, you will be responsible for (but not limited to):

• Ensuring that any parcels returned to the office are dealt with efficiently and responsibly.


• Organise travel and accommodation for the general manager and the sales team.


• Coordinate meetings and appointments for management.


• Maintaining the up-keep of the UK stockroom and keeping an up-to-date record of stock within.


• Cover customer service when required including manning the UK phone lines.


• Maintain all files, documents, spreadsheets, receipts and correspondence required to manage efficient office operations.


• Keep track of necessary office stationary and replenish when required.


• Handle any B2C returns when they arrive within the office.


• Track deliveries when requested by a member of the UK team.


• Arrange deliveries from the UK office.


• Organising salesman samples and distributing them to the sales team.

Who/what are we looking for?

• A positive attitude and hands-on mentality


• Ability to work independently and self-starter


• Great communication skills and the ability to garner trust and build effective working relationships


• Effective time management and good personal organisation abilities


• Positive approach to change, implementing new initiatives/procedures and addressing any resistance encountered

What do we offer?

• A part-time job for a minimum of 20 hours and a maximum of 27,5 hours per week


• A scope for personal development within the team


• An informal, social, dedicated, and supportive working environment


• Dynamic working environment within a versatile company


• A permanent contract (including 6 months trial period)


• Appropriate salary based on education and experience


• Bonus arrangement up to 10% upon company and individual performance