Administrator

Job Description

Housing Association - Assistant Supply Chain Administrator

Birmingham Salary up to £30,000 Full-time

We are recruiting an Assistant Supply Chain Administrator to join a growing company.

This is an excellent opportunity for a highly organised, proactive individual who enjoys variety and wants to develop their career.

Working closely with the Supply Chain Administrator and Head of Supply Chain, you ll play an important role in keeping the department organised and ensuring communication and actions flow effectively between internal teams and external partners including Managing Agents, Local Authorities and suppliers.

The Role

• Supporting diary management and arranging meetings and inspections
• Monitoring emails, coordinating responses and ensuring actions are followed up
• Liaising professionally with Managing Agents, Local Authorities, suppliers and other external partners
• Maintaining spreadsheets, trackers and operational dashboards
• Keeping supply chain information accurate and up to date
• Supporting the preparation of reports, presentations and management information
• Attending meetings, taking accurate minutes and distributing key actions
• Following up agreed actions and ensuring deadlines are met
• Providing general administrative and coordination support across the Supply Chain function

About You

We re looking for someone who is organised, accurate and naturally proactive. You ll be comfortable managing several priorities at once and confident communicating with people at different levels.

You should have:

• Strong organisation and time-management skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Confident written and verbal communication
• The ability to work independently and use your initiative
• A professional and approachable manner
• Good Microsoft Office skills, particularly Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Confidence dealing with telephone and email enquiries
• The ability to handle sensitive information professionally

Previous experience within housing, property management or supply chain operations would be advantageous but is not essential.

Why Apply?

This isn t simply an administrative position. You ll gain exposure to the wider Supply Chain operation, working closely with senior colleagues and external organisations while developing your knowledge of the sector.

For someone ambitious who wants to learn, take on more responsibility and build a longer-term career within housing or supply chain, this could be an excellent next step.