Buying Administration Assistant - Compass Group UK & Ireland Ltd : Job Details

Looking to develop a career in buying in a fast paced and exciting environment with a company that values people and their development? 

We have an exciting opportunity to join Foodbuy as a Buying Administration Assistant

• Up to £30,000 per annum dependent on experience
• On-going training & development
• Aviva DigiCare+ – Employee Annual health check, Digital GP, Mental Health Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Medical Opinion
• Exclusive Benefits & Wellbeing site (Perks at Work)

• Free meals when on site
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Holiday Purchase scheme

The Buying Administration Assistant you will provide varied administrative support to the Category Development Team.  You will support with internal and external communication, supplier and client reporting, marketing, managing Helpdesk tickets, scheduling meetings, keeping minutes and action follow up. 

As Buying Administration Assistant you will also be responsible for

• Day-to-Day liaising with the wider category team to support clients and suppliers 
• Pulling data from various data points and collating into a readable format.
• Contract and price change administration to include loading documents onto our e-platform. 
• Coordination of client communication and product sampling session. 
• Preparation of meeting agendas, content creation and capturing team actions.  
• Manage ad-hoc projects and follow-up with team members as required.
• Maintain a strong working relationship with other relevant teams, including CET, Business Pricing, CID and IT.
• First line response for category to chase invoices from suppliers.

The successful Buying Administration Assistant will have

• Business administration support experience
• Strong IT skills and an ability to learn systems quickly
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Team a orientated and flexible approach
• Confidence and demonstrate a “Can Do” attitude 
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written & verbal)
• High standard of literacy skills, attention to detail and accuracy
• Self-motivated & willing to use initiative
• Comfortable working in a fast paced and deadline driven environment  
• Able to multi-task
• Advanced Microsoft Office, Excel and Powerpoint