Are you a university student looking for a 12 month placement opportunity? Would you enjoy supporting a team to achieve sales growth targets? If so, you could be who we are looking for
The Company: Here at Cambridge Commodities, we are a leading supplier of nutritional ingredients and product solutions to the sports nutrition, food & beverage, animal nutrition and health & wellbeing industries.
People are at the very core of our business, whether they are our employees, our customers, or the end consumer. Our people focused culture promotes a friendly environment where employees enjoy coming to work.
Some other benefits of working for us include:
State of the art facilities with electric car charging points,
Personal development investment,
L&D system (700+ courses),
Free on-site gym,
Free fruit, tea & coffee,
Death in Service benefit (4 x salary),
Wellbeing EAP App and hotline,
Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme,
Cycle to Work Scheme,
Green Car Scheme,
Optional Bupa Healthcare Scheme,
Paid Time off for Charity and blood donations,
Social Events, and more.
Protecting the environment and supporting sustainability is also hugely important to us and we are proud to be achieving zero waste to landfill with a highly energy efficient Head Office.
If you think you would like to be a part of Cambridge Commodities, keep reading for more details on the role.
Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week
Schedule: Monday to Friday, 09:00 - 17:30
Length of contract: 12 months (starting around August time, to be confirmed)
Salary: £24,200
The Role: The placement role will be supporting the UK Sales team in both daily duties and projects. The main objective will be to ensure the upmost consumer satisfaction through the processing and facilitation of customer orders.
Duties will include:
Working alongside the Sales Executive/Account Manager on a set of accounts and supporting them with administrative tasks
Liaising with customers by email, phone, video conferencing and face-to-face throughout the customer journey
Setting up manufacture trackers to share with customers
Updating and circulating weekly reports
Processing customer orders and allocating stock to the order
Checking for overdue customer sales and resolving these
Liaising with internal teams relating to dispatch, procurement and quality of products
Planning and scheduling of sales
Supporting in key meetings, including arranging, setting up and note-taking
The requirements: To be successful in this role, you will have a positive can-do attitude and the eagerness to get stuck in You will also have the following skills and attributes:
IT literate with proficiency in key Microsoft packages
Exceptional customer service and communication skills
Excellent organisational and planning skills
Outstanding attention to detail
Deadline focused with ability to balance daily tasks with long-term projects
Our Commitment: CC are an equal opportunities employer who is committed to creating and fostering an inclusive environment. We will consider all applicants based purely on their abilities to fulfil the role. So, if you're looking for a company that is committed to making a positive impact and you feel your skills match our requirement, we encourage you to apply