Graduate Commercial Assistant / Pricing Assistant
Location: Thrapston, Northants, NN14 4QS.
Salary: Up to £25k
Contract: Full time, Permanent
With a presence in 9 countries and over 10,000 employees, Saica Group manufacture sustainable recycled paper, corrugated cardboard and flexible packaging as well as providing solutions for waste management and the recovery of waste.
About the role:
Due to increased customer demand we are looking to recruit a Commercial Assistant to join our commercial team in Thrapston. Within this exciting role you will be reporting to our Commercial Controller. You will work closely with our sales and finance teams on pricing initiatives and new business tenders.
This position requires an exceptional individual who is commercially focused, methodical in their approach and able to build effective working relationships both internally and externally. If you believe you have the ability to think on your feet in a fast-paced environment then we would be delighted to hear from you.
We believe that your career and how you progress is as unique as your individual personality. We are commitment to continually support your development within the organisation.
Job Responsibilities:
• Price new/current specifications for new and existing customers and generate quotations working closely with different departments to get accurate costing and pricing
• Process price changes in an accurate and timely fashion including generating new price lists when necessary
• Liaise with our finance team around price changes to ensure orders are correctly invoiced
• Support the sales team with commercial work for tenders from pre tender to final outcomes including completing any internal/customer files that may be required
• Help maintain SAP costing system for the region
• Keep monthly indexation trackers up to date and undertake reviews as and when required
• Help and support our external sales team and IPM with business improvement initiatives and customer cost down projects
• Always looking to improve margin
• Support any ad hoc analysis/projects/report as requests
Skills, Knowledge and Experience Required:
• Educated to degree level or equivalent (essential)
• PC Literate and complete understanding of Microsoft (Excel – modelling, reporting, data manipulation, pivot tables, V lookups (essential)
• Accurate and attention to detail (essential)
• Analytical/Numerical minded (essential)
• Able to communicate effectively both verbally and written (essential)
• Able to organise and prioritise work load in order to meet tight deadlines (essential)
• Creative thinking that continually seeks improvements with the confidence to share knowledge (essential)
• Manufacturing experience (desirable)
• Economics like P&L and balance sheet (desirable)
• SAP experience (desirable)
Benefits:
• 20 days paid holiday + bank holidays increasing with length of service
• Company pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Company bonus scheme
If you feel you have the skills and experience to be successful in this role then apply today
