Starke Ayres: Administrative Assistant

Description

Starke Ayres is the foremost African specialist and global supplier of premium vegetable, flower and lawn seed varieties – both for commercial and home garden planting. The following position has become available for an Admin Assistant, based in Kempton Park. This role will primarily focus on the administrative duties in the Warehouse.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and organize an accurate and effective filing system and assist with administrative requests from management.
• Receive all incoming calls, deal with them professionally and promptly, and ensure that messages are distributed and tended to as speedily as possible.
• Generate purchase requisitions in conjunction with Supervisor, forward to Factory Manager for authorization.
• Keep Attendance register accurately updated daily.
• Ensure that all Leave applications are signed/captured on SAGE.
• Ensure that all Job Cards are generated/New Seed Deliveries/Consumables/Inter Depot Transfers are actioned/processed on a daily basis.
• Report all discrepancies to your superior.
• Complete administration pertaining to stock taking.
• Registration of samples for Starke Ayres Laboratory.
• Submit inter depot transfers of job cards.
• General communication, feedback, and follow-up.
• Execution and/or prioritizing of instructions from management.
• Overall accuracy of data capturing on various systems.
• Maintain a watchful eye in the office environment, ensuring that no confidential documents are left unattended.
• Finalization of international packing lists.
• Processing and consolidation of international orders.

Requirements

• National Senior Certificate (NQF Level 4) (Essential).
• 2 to 4 years + experience in administrative duties.
• Have own reliable transport and a valid driver's license.
• Previously worked in a warehouse environment.

Skills

• Computer skills.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Planning skills.
• Time management skills.
• SAGE x3 (added advantage).

Work Level

Junior

Job Type

Permanent

Salary

Market Related

EE Position

No

Location

Kempton Park