Shipping Administrator

**Shipping Administrator**
**Location**: Sawston, Cambridge**
Salary**: £20-24K

**Organised and motivated admin whizz needed for our Sawston office, where we supply pro audio and music technology across Africa**

If you’re someone who’s great with people, loves to keep things in order, we may have the perfect admin role for you.

At PAXT, we grow international markets on behalf of some of the world’s leading professional audio brands. We are looking for a friendly and highly organised admin assistant with a keen interest in music to help with the international shipping function ofour rapidly growing business.

Reporting into a senior member of the team, you will need to communicate clearly with customers, process new customer orders and liaise with suppliers to ensure they have all the necessary information to fulfil all out-going shipments. It’s a hands-on andfriendly team and we want someone who will bring energy and commitment to the role.

**Key Responsibilities**

The core areas of responsibility within the role are:

- Processing customer orders on the computer and liaising with suppliers
- Obtaining freight quotes from forwarders
- Answering sales enquiries (under supervision)
- Helping to prepare export documents
- Inputting digital Supplier Purchase Invoices
- General sales office admin duties as needed

**Experience, attributes and skills**

Your attitude, communication and organisational skills are key for this role. The main things we’re looking for include:

- Good attention to detail and a thorough, systematic approach to admin tasks
- Ability to work independently as well as with a team
- Basic computer knowledge
- An exceptional telephone manner and knack for building rapport quickly
- Knowledge of SAGE is an advantage but training can be provided
- Self-motivation, enthusiasm and a can-do approach

**About PAXT**

We grow export markets for pro audio brands. With over 30 years’ experience in developing, managing and supplying markets across Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe, we are the trusted export partner for many of the world’s leading professional audiobrands.

PAXT is committed to delivering higher volumes and more profitable export sales to our brand partners than they would otherwise achieve without our involvement. It’s a challenge that we’ve met consistently throughout our 30-year history, thanks to a uniquecombination of hard-won local knowledge and modern, streamlined logistics.

We are deeply passionate about music and professional audio installation and expect that passion to flow through our business to drive excellence and uncompromisingly high quality. We love getting to know the regions in which we operate thoroughly and personally,with countless visits and an unquenchable thirst for local insight. We are also committed to fair and equitable partnerships, and our brand partners benefit from our hard-earned experience in the administration, governance and management of international exportsat a local level.