At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage orders, provide customer service, and support team members in a friendly environment.
- Company: Join the inclusive Avon and Somerset Police team at Patchway Police Centre.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, flexible working, and a range of health and lifestyle perks.
- Other info: Blended working model allows for remote work and in-person team collaboration.
- Why this job: Make a difference while developing your skills in a supportive and dynamic workplace.
- Qualifications: Experience in administration and excellent customer relations skills required.
The predicted salary is between 22950 - 28050 £ per year.
Are you an organised, accurate and proactive person with experience of working in administration? Do you have excellent customer service skills and the ability to work well both on your own and as part of a team? We are looking for a full time Administrator to join our small and friendly team based in our Business Order Unit at Patchway Police Centre on a permanent basis. You will answer queries from a range of different people across the organisation and external suppliers as well as ensuring orders for goods and services are cost effective and processed on time.
Your role will include:
- Receiving and processing procurement requests for goods and services
- Providing excellent customer service and building good working relationships with customers
- Researching and identifying products and services to meet the clients’ needs and provide value for money
- Pro-actively managing goods receipting to ensure prompt invoice payment
- Supporting other team members and working well as a team
What we can offer you:
- A package of financial, lifestyle and health benefits to support whatever stage of life you're in.
- Competitive salary
- Flexible working
- Continuous professional development
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Employee Assistance scheme offering help through counselling services, legal advice, fitness advice, personal coaching and health assessment
- Staff discount scheme for savings on shopping, days out, sporting events, holidays
What do you need?
- Experience of working in an administration function
- Experience of using IT systems, including Microsoft Office applications
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Excellent customer relation skills to liaise with suppliers, internal and external customers both verbally and in writing
- Experience in accurate data extraction and input
This is a blended role so you will be able to work from home for the majority of the time. You will work at Patchway Police Centre with the team once a week and full initial training will be provided in person.
Shortlisting will take place on 3rd Sept and interviews will be held from 28th September. To be eligible to apply for this role you must have a 3 year ‘checkable history’ in the UK – ideally this means that you would have been resident in the UK for the last 3 years.
About us: Diversity is a strength and individuality is an asset. We recognise the benefit different life experience and perspectives can bring. We are on a journey to become the most inclusive police force in the country.
Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible to ensure their application is considered.
Blended Working/ Hybrid Working: Avon and Somerset Police encourage flexible working where operationally possible. This role has been identified as a blended role. The successful candidate for this role will have the opportunity to work from home whilst also at a secondary work location, which will be a police premises. The successful applicant will have the option to discuss working arrangements with their line manager. All applicants must reside within the UK.
Business Order Administrator - Full Time employer: Avon and Somerset Police
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