Benefits: pension, 25 days holiday pa, healthcare cash plan, personal accident scheme, employee discounts

40 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

There’s every chance you’ll have eaten our food, so why not share our success and come and work for us? Bidfood is a leading wholesale food distributor and the preferred supplier for over 60,000 customers across the UK, ranging from pubs to schools, from restaurants to care homes and everything in between.

From Lands End to John O’Groats, whether our customers want just a teaspoon or a full range of catering supplies, we’ll supply their needs. We work as a team to provide every food option from quality ingredients to finished meals, including a number of own brand ranges as well as all the big brands and regional specialties. We believe in our food, and we know that our people are so very important in our success.

Working for us, you’ll not be just a number; you’ll be part of an inspiring team where your views count.

We currently have a vacancy for an Administration Assistant on a fixed term contract for one year covering maternity leave.

This is a key role, focusing on providing effective, timely and high quality services to all our customers. You will handle and resolve a wide range of customer issues on the phone, via email or your colleagues; using your excellent judgement and communication skills, and your passion for excellent service. Not only that, but you will seek to implement improvements to communication and processes to raise standards even further.

You’ll also manage a range of financial responsibilities including account payments, credit requests, petty cash, cash reconciliation, so you’ll need a high degree of financial organisation and accuracy. And your proactive and collaborative nature will ensure you can take on and resolve and other administration requirements that arise.

You must be a skilled and natural customer service advocate with understanding of its importance in a food distribution environment. Your attention to detail and organisation will be excellent, backed up with strong IT and finance skills.

Success in this role will utilise all your influence and impact with colleagues right across the depot, to ensure a shared commitment to the highest standards of customer service.

If this is you, we look forward to hearing from you.

To apply, please complete an application form which can be collected at the depot, or send your CV with a covering letter, including the reference xxx to:

Name and job title: Kim Causon. Administration Manager.

Address: Transfesa Road, Paddock Wood, Kent. TN12 6UU