Regional Business Support Administrator

Wolseley UK; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading specialist trade merchant is seeking a Regional Business Support Administrator for the London & Southeast Region. In this role, you will manage inventory and margin recovery while supporting various administrative duties. Ideal candidates will have experience in these areas and strong communication skills. This full-time position offers a competitive salary along with excellent benefits, including a pension scheme and annual leave. The working hours are Monday to Friday, 08:00 am - 5:00 pm with flexibility including work from home.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual leave

Pension scheme

Bonuses

Wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Previous experience within inventory management & margin recovery.
• Able to interpret written and numerical data and accurately check information.
• Ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders within the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Carry out various administrative duties including margin leakage performance.
• Drive best practice in managing loss of margin and ensuring SOP adherence.
• Identify and manage Purchase Invoice Variances through to resolution.

Skills

Inventory management

Margin recovery

Effective communication

Job description

Salary:

Competitive Salary + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Regional Business Support Administrator - London & Southeast Region - Pipe and Climate Centre

So, who are we?

We are Pipe and Climate Centre, part of the Wolseley Group - a leading specialist trade merchant across the UK and Ireland. We pride ourselves in putting our people and customers at the heart of everything we do – and best of all, provide opportunities to develop skills and build careers through our award-winning Wolseley Talent Guild.

Also, did we mention?

In addition to the competitive salary, there are also benefits on tap – including...

Annual leave (increasing with length of service), a generous pension scheme (matched up to 9%), potential to earn bonuses, enhanced maternity / adoption leave and access to a great range of online and high street discounts.

We also promote positive health and wellbeing by offering free access to healthcare, our popular YuLife app, our Cycle to Work scheme and more!

Role Responsibilities

As a Regional Business Support Administrator branch based in the London & Southeast Region, you’ll be responsible for:

• Carrying out various administrative duties including manage the margin leakage performance and stock management of the region
• To drive best practice supporting the Region in managing loss of margin and reducing future risk by ensuring the adherence to company standard operating procedures (SOPs) and processes, uncovering root causes and suggesting corrective actions.
• To identify and manage Purchase Invoice Variances through to resolution.
• To manage returns via Supplier Return Notes to ensure accurate stock and records.

This role is working 40 hours per week Monday to Friday 08.00am - 5.00pm. (4 days in branch and 1 at home)

Qualifications

And here’s what we’d like you to have:

• Previous experience within inventory management & margin recovery
• Literacy and Numeracy: Able to interpret written and numerical data and accurately check information including product codes and financial data.
• Ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders and communicate effectively at different levels within the organisation.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Please be aware that we are extending the application period for this role until the new year. Consequently, interviews will not be held until then. Rest assured, we will review your application, but this process may take a bit longer than usual. If you don’t hear from us right away, please don’t worry. In the meantime, we hope you have a wonderful festive break!