Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 7th June 2022
The Company
PD Ports are a leading UK ports business offering end to end supply chain solutions and employing circa 1200 people across the UK. With headquarters in the North East of England, PD Ports operates at key UK ports and logistics centres nationwide.
The Role
A vacancy has arisen for an Administration Assistant, based in the Commercial Department at our Head Office in central Middlesbrough. Working three days per week, 22.5 hours the successful candidate will report to the General Manager and support the full Commercial Team. The main responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Preparing letters and correspondence in line with company standards
- Create and review pro-forma letters and documents for use by the Commercial Team
- Using the internal commercial system to create customer login, generate quotes, undertake credit application checks, complete vendor application forms and manage the quote expiry processes
- Liaise with internal departments including legal, finance, operations and insurance, as necessary
- Create, review and update presentations for delivery both internally and externally
- Undertake research projects and generate sector/market information, collecting and collating customer and market information as required
- Prepare and collate KPI packs, volume data, quote and other relevant information for customer visits
- Assist with the production of tender documentation
- Schedule and coordinate meetings internally and externally on behalf of the Commercial team
This will be a hands-on role and the successful candidate will be responsible for all commercial administration, liaising directly with the Commercial and Operational management teams, customers and other port users.
Applicants should be able to demonstrate good communication, motivational & computer skills, including a sound working knowledge of Microsoft. An appreciation and understanding of the Commercial and Marketing aspects of business is important, as is the ability to gather and collate data and information and prepare meaningful reports in support of the Company’s business development endeavours. Applicants should be fully conversant with the Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
If you feel you have the necessary skills to undertake this challenging role please apply through Indeed by following the below link:
Vacancy: Administration Assistant
