Admin Assistant
Kidderminster
12 Month Fixed Term Contract
40 hours per week
Monday to Friday 7am - 5pm
£26,945.00 per annum plus company pension and benefits
We have an excellent opportunity for an Admin Assistant to join the North West Support team based at our Brewers Decorator Centre in Kidderminster to provide effective and efficient administrative support to the region focusing on credit control and other general administration duties, ensuring the highest standards of customer service and adherence to Company Policy are maintained.
Conveniently located on Greenhill Industrial estate, our Regional Office, which is inside our Kidderminster Brewers Decorator Centre, is well known in the local area and has been serving the local community for over 30 years. We are the largest Decorating Centre in Kidderminster, and we pride ourselves on being able to offer local tradespeople and retail customers the very best range of products and services possible. Our office is operational Monday to Friday between the hours of 7am - 5pm, more than likely 7am - 4pm.
Ranked in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025 - Brewers Decorator Centres are the largest independent supplier of decorating materials supplying both trade and retail customers across the UK. Still a family-owned business, we are proud of our wonderful heritage of over 120 years in our industry and the growth of our network to over 250 stores nationwide in the Brewers Group. We place great emphasis on the development and growth of our colleagues - our mantra is to ‘help one another succeed’. To find out more about working with us visit www.Brewers.co.uk/careers
We understand that Neurodiverse candidates or candidates with a disability may need adjustments or extra support in the application or interview process - we are committed to providing every candidate the opportunity and environment in which to succeed and we will support any reasonable request where we can.
As an Admin Assistant with Brewers, some of your responsibilities will include:
- Supporting the regional accounts function to chase and recover outstanding monies, arranging for outstanding funds to be chased
- Dealing with customer queries and complaints relating to their accounts
- Producing and circulating regional correspondence
- Maintaining, and checking all regional cashing-up summaries, banking slips & E-statements
- Responding to and investigating any banking queries and discrepancies
- Maintaining customer records
- Secure disposal of confidential documentation
- Producing reports as required
- General duties to support the region
Who we are looking for to join our team:
- You will have strong organisational skills with the confidence to effectively plan and prioritise your workload
- You will be confident working on your own initiative
- Knowledge of sales ledger and credit control would be beneficial
- Friendly and approachable manner with the ability to communicate with people at all levels
- Excellent telephone manners and communication skills
- An understanding of the importance of working well as part of a team and being able to positively contribute towards the team environment
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word and Excel to an intermediate level
In return, we offer a comprehensive benefits package consisting of:
- Competitive salary
- 31 days holiday including bank holidays increasing with service
- Free life assurance
- 5% of your salary employer contribution to the pension plan (subject to employee contributions)
- Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
- Employee Assistance Programme - accessible to colleagues, partner/spouse and dependents
- Virtual GP service for yourself and any dependent children to be able to access unlimited medical advice when you need it
- Medicash, an optional funded scheme where you can claim money back for routine healthcare treatments
- Brewers Colleague discounts giving you huge savings on home improvements
- Discounts and rewards with selected partners - major high street brands, supermarkets etc
- Additional financial assistance such as Cycle to Work Scheme, Season Ticket Loans and Helping Hand Loan Scheme for times of crisis
- Staff uniform and uniform cleaning tax relief
- Comprehensive Induction Programme and ongoing development
- After a qualifying period, you will also be eligible for additional benefits such as profit related pay, enhanced Maternity/Paternity pay and a chance to use our Holiday Homes in Cornwall or the Lake District
To apply for this exciting opportunity, please click the Apply Now button on this page to complete the mandatory application form.
Please note -this role may be removed from listings before the closing date if we are successful in finding an appointment.
Please ensure you fully complete the application process if you wish to be considered for this position. Due to the number of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to any applicants that do not complete the process.
Other job titles associated with this role include Accounts Assistant, Sales Ledger Assistant, Accounts Admin, Administrator, Admin Assistant, Credit Control Assistant