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Operations & Business Support Assistant
Location
Stockport, Greater Manchester (SK4 3GN)
Salary
£25,000 – £35,000 per annum, depending on experience, plus performance-related bonus of up to 15%
Job Type
Full Time. Permanent
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About The Role
SciMed is looking for an organised, proactive and adaptable Operations & Business Support Assistant to join our team at our headquarters in Stockport.
This is a highly varied and rewarding role supporting the smooth day-to-day operation of the business.
Working closely with Directors, senior management and colleagues across multiple departments, you’ll provide business and operational support, assist with finance administration, coordinate service administration activities and help ensure internal processes continue to run efficiently.
You’ll also have the opportunity to support areas including basic IT, stores and laboratory activities, making this an ideal position for someone who enjoys variety, learning new skills and becoming a trusted member of a close-knit team.
Full training will be provided, including training on Sage 200 and SciMed’s internal systems.
An understanding of finance and accounts administration and/or previous experience within a scientific, engineering, technical or other STEM-related environment would be highly advantageous.
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Key Responsibilities
- Provide business and administrative support to Directors and senior management.
- Support service administration, including scheduling engineers, processing service orders and maintaining accurate records.
- Assist with purchase invoices, sales invoices, expenses, purchase orders and general financial administration.
- Provide holiday and absence cover across service administration, finance and stores.
- Produce reports, presentations and other business documentation.
- Coordinate meetings, travel arrangements and diary management.
- Deliver first-line support for basic Microsoft 365 and IT queries.
- Support stock control, goods receiving and dispatch activities when required.
- Assist with simple laboratory support tasks following appropriate training.
- Maintain accurate business records and documentation.
- Contribute to continuous business improvement projects.
- Work collaboratively across departments to help ensure the smooth running of SciMed’s day-to-day operations.
The Ideal Candidate
Role Requirements
The successful candidate will be highly organised, dependable and comfortable managing a varied workload.
You’ll need to be confident working with colleagues across different areas of the business, able to use your own initiative and comfortable switching between administrative, financial and operational tasks as priorities change.
This position would particularly suit someone who enjoys learning, solving problems and developing a broad understanding of how a growing business operates
Essential Requirements:
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Confident using Microsoft Office and Microsoft 365, particularly Excel, Outlook, Word and Teams.
- Ability to work independently and use initiative.
- Professional, reliable and adaptable approach to work.
- Positive, practical and hands-on attitude.
- Willingness to learn new systems, processes and areas of the business.
Desirable Skills
- Previous experience within business support, administration or office management.
- An understanding of accounts or financial administration, including invoice processing and record keeping.
- Previous experience within a scientific, engineering, technical or STEM-related environment.
- Experience using Sage 200 or another accounting/business management system.
- A STEM-related educational or professional background.
Previous Sage 200 experience is not essential, as full training will be provided.
Candidates without a STEM background will also be considered where they can demonstrate strong transferable administrative and business support experience.
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Why Join SciMed
SciMed is a well-established supplier of specialist scientific instrumentation and technical solutions, supporting customers across research, industry and academia throughout the UK and Ireland.
Our reputation has been built on technical expertise, exceptional customer service and long-term partnerships with our customers and world-leading scientific instrument manufacturers.
As part of the SciMed team, you’ll work within a collaborative and supportive environment where you’ll have the opportunity to gain experience across multiple areas of the business.
Rather than being restricted to one narrow area of administration, this position provides the opportunity to develop practical knowledge across operations, finance, service administration, customer support, IT, stores and wider business management.
For someone looking to build a long-term career and continually develop their skills, the breadth of this position provides genuine opportunities for progression within the business.
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Our Benefits Package
- Competitive salary of £25,000 – £35,000 per annum, depending on experience.
- Performance-related annual bonus of up to 15%.
- Enhanced employer pension contribution.
- Private health insurance, with optional family cover.
- Death-in-service cover.
- Long-term sickness insurance.
- Five weeks’ annual leave.
- Bank holidays in addition to annual leave.
- Christmas shutdown period.
- Comprehensive training, including Sage 200 and SciMed’s internal systems.
- Excellent opportunities to develop across operations, finance, customer service, IT and business support.
- Varied role with genuine opportunities for long-term career progression.
Holidays
Five weeks, plus bank holidays and a Christmas shutdown period.
Competitive Salaries
Competitive Salaries within the Industry.
Pension
Pension Contributions above the legal minimum.
Health Insurance
Available for the employee and optionally for the family.
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Location of role
This position is based at SciMed’s headquarters in Stockport, Greater Manchester (SK4 3GN).
The role works closely with colleagues across the business and involves supporting a variety of office-based operational activities.
Please note: applicants must already be authorised to work in the UK.
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Selection Process
The selection process will be as follows:
- Applications will initially be reviewed and longlisted.
- Selected candidates may be invited to an initial web interview.
- Successful candidates will then be shortlisted and invited to an in-person interview at our offices in Stockport.
- If a suitable candidate is identified, the position will be offered subject to satisfactory references, one of which should normally be from the candidate’s current or most recent employer.
This role will remain open until a suitable candidate has been appointed and no specific timeframe is being worked to.
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Applications
If you would like an informal discussion about the role prior to applying, please contact SciMed.
To apply for this role, please send your CV together with a covering letter detailing:
- Why you feel you are suited to this role.
- Your motivation for applying for the position.
- Your relevant experience and transferable skills.
- Any other information you feel is relevant to your application.
Both documents should be supplied in PDF format and emailed to:
using the subject:
“Job Application – Operations & Business Support Assistant”
Applications without a covering letter addressing the points above may not be considered.