Office Co-ordinator & Logistics/Warehouse

07.15am to 16:15pm, Monday to Thursday

07.15am to 14:00pm Friday (If not busy, we may close at 12/1p, work dependent.

We are recruiting an experienced Office Coordinator for our small, but successful wine business, based in South East London.

The successful applicant will ideally have experience in the following fields:

computerised order processing and stock management using the Vintner system,

knowledge of customs & excise and shipping procedures both within and outside the EU

Use of a fork lift would be a desirable, although training will be given if needed.

MUST HAVE EXCELLENT ADMINISTRATION SKILLS OF RUNNING AN OFFICE AND EXTREMELY COMPUTER LITERATE WITH SPREADSHEETS WORD OUTLOOK PRESENTATIONS ETC.

Key areas for which you will assume responsibility include

• maintaining accuracy of stocks at all times and on all levels
• shipping – from placing orders to landing stock in our UK duty paid warehouse
• data entry & stock transfers
• sales order processing, invoicing, general logistics & ad-hoc duties
• excellent telephone manner
• taking and processing orders (alongside secretary), arranging couriers
• loading & unloading of vehicles for deliveries (forklift), when needed (training given)
• warehouse duties – will involve lifting of wine cases

You must be:

• competent in stock management
• efficient and effective, with meticulous attention to detail
• analytical and thorough with ability to think laterally
• able to demonstrate a high level of computer literacy and initiative
• have a good grounding.in wines and able to deal with a varied role
• willing to start work at 07.15h – (non- negotiable)**
• good team player – this is probably the most important of all as we are a small team where everyone has to interact.
• able to carry out some physical duties in the warehouse, from time to time. this may involve manually unloading cases from pallets in busy periods

You must be able to demonstrate that you are qualified to deal with business administration, organisational management, logistics and supply chain management. Knowledge of French and/or Spanish would be a distinct advantage.

 The Company
A family run company, established in 1983 by Georges & Mary Barbier, we are one of the finest wine importers / merchants in the UK whose concept is of sourcing wines from small, independent wineries who respect tradition and the environment. We concentrate and specialise in wines from France and Spain as these countries offer a wealth of diversity. Our portfolio is very strong with many famous names from Burgundy and Bordeaux, We sell mainly to mid/high end hotels and restaurants and also private clients. We are extremely passionate about our work and looking for someone to enjoy our fun team. Recent winners of “Best distributor of French wines” from Harpers Wine & Spirits.