Salary: Competitive

Location:  Poole, Dorset

Hours: Monday to Friday 9:15am – 2:45pm, we can also offer term-time only for this role.

Who We Are:

The leading wholesale meat supplier to the butchery and food service industry in the UK, DB Foods Limited supplies a comprehensive range of quality wholesale meat, poultry, game and deli products.  We have a proven track record in supplying a diverse customer base including Restaurant Groups, Airlines, Cruise Ships, High Street & Catering Butchers, UK Multiples and Online Businesses.

We are expanding our team and are looking for a Business Support Assistant to play a key role in delivering high level admin support to a variety of departments within our organisation, including Health and Safety, Transport, Warehouse, Sales and Buying. This role will include communicating and working alongside people at all levels of the organisation and also with external visitors to site. This is a new role so there is a lot of opportunity to make it your own.

What We Offer:

  • Life Assurance Policy
  • Employee Assistance Programme which includes offers and discounts for shops and restaurants
  • Discounted meat hampers
  • Free on-site parking
  • Opportunities for career progression

For further information on our company and the benefits we offer, please click the link: https://www.dbfoods.co.uk/about-us/careers/

Key Responsibilities:

  • Being a first point of contact and welcoming visitors to site and helping to coordinate visits to the site, including ensuring meeting rooms are prepared.
  • Responsible for dealing with a wide range of enquiries and correspondence – working on own initiative to take action as appropriate and referring issues to relevant persons where necessary.
  • Provide comprehensive admin support to managers across various departments including Health and Safety and Operations, including:
    • Creating, updating and monitoring spreadsheets.
    • Creating communications, documents and reports.
    • Assisting management in distributing and completing paperwork.

Skills and Experience:

  • Excellent organisational skills are key, but also can be flexible enough to respond to changing situations.
  • Has the ability to anticipate needs, think critically and offer solutions to problems.
  • Able to effectively manage and prioritise own activity.
  • Good accuracy and attention to detail with all tasks.
  • Highly competent in the use of MS Office suite – specifically Word and Excel.
  • An understanding of the importance of correctly handling and storing confidential information.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to determine who needs to be kept informed on specific topics.
  • Previous experience within an administrative role.
  • Confident dealing with people at all levels of an organisation, to build strong relationships and challenge when necessary.
  • A team player with the ability to take the lead when necessary.
  • Keen to learn and progress, with a very flexible approach to work.

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