Operations Administrator

Osborne Appointments; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Osborne Appointments is seeking an Operations Administrator to join our Royston team. The role focuses on administration across purchasing, production and logistics, with a 40-hour week and office hours from 7:00am to 5:00pm. Temp-to-perm opportunities are available for the right candidate.

You will maintain records, handle inboxes for purchasing and production, and support costing and logistics tasks while ensuring accuracy and efficiency in daily operations.

Qualifications

• Strong administrative and organisational skills.
• Experience in purchasing, production, logistics or manufacturing is beneficial but not essential.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining accurate records of purchases, pricing and supplier performance.
• Managing purchasing and production inboxes and associated administration.
• Processing received goods and ensuring accurate cost pricing.
• Completing delivery note administration and three-way matching.
• Carrying out regular stock reconciliations.
• Preparing reports and maintaining accurate records.
• Supporting project costing administration.
• Preparing factory paperwork, including labels and fitting instructions.
• Supporting logistics preparation, including gathering pallet dimensions and arranging transport.
• Providing cover for purchasing and planning during periods of absence and holidays.

Skills

Administrative skills

Organisational skills

Purchasing experience

Production experience

Logistics knowledge

Attention to detail

Job description

Operations Administrator

Location: Royston
Salary: £14.40 £14.90 per hour
Job Type: Full-time, Temp to Perm

Our client is looking for an Operations Administrator to join their growing team in Royston. This is a great opportunity for someone with strong administration and organisational skills who enjoys working across purchasing, production and logistics.

The Role

40 hours per week
8-hour working day
Office hours are 7:00am 5:00pm
Flexible start and finish times, for example 7:30am 4:30pm or 8:00am 5:00pm
Temp to Perm opportunity

Key Responsibilities

• Maintaining accurate records of purchases, pricing and supplier performance
• Managing the purchasing and production inboxes and associated administration
• Processing received goods and ensuring accurate cost pricing
• Completing delivery note administration and three-way matching
• Carrying out regular stock reconciliations
• Preparing reports and maintaining accurate records
• Supporting project costing administration
• Preparing factory paperwork, including labels and fitting instructions
• Supporting logistics preparation, including gathering pallet dimensions and arranging transport
• Providing cover for purchasing and planning during periods of absence and holidays

About You

The ideal candidate will have strong administrative and organisational skills, with good attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple tasks. Experience within purchasing, production, logistics or a manufacturing environment would be beneficial, but is not essential.

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