Cabin Fleet Administrator
3 days ago
**Exciting Opportunity: Cabin Fleet Administrator**
Join Wernick Group at Our Prestigious Head Office in Wickford, Essex
**About Us**:
The Wernick Group is a well-established, fast-growing business with an impressive turnover of over £200 million. Since 1934, we’ve evolved from a humble poultry crate maker to the UK’s largest independent manufacturer and hirer of portable and modular accommodation. Our success is driven by a combination of entrepreneurial leadership, operational excellence, and robust financial controls. As a fourth-generation family-owned company, we primarily operate within the construction sector, while also offering specialist services across a wide range of other industries.
With 32 sites across the UK, our 45 operating centres spanning both the public and private sectors, and we remain a leader in providing modular buildings, site accommodation, and off-grid power solutions. We’re family-run and proud of it, with our Chairman, David Wernick, continuing the legacy of excellence set by his grandfather.
**The Role: Be a Key Part of Our Growth**
We’re looking for a proactive Cabin Fleet Administrator to support our expanding Cabin Fleet Department, which manages a fleet of over 35,000 assets. Based in our Wickford head office, you’ll play an integral role in the smooth operation of our rapidly growing business, helping us maintain our position at the forefront of the industry.
**About The Role**
**Key Responsibilities**
- Raise purchase orders and allocate fleet numbers for new stock via our CRM system.
- Process invoices for fleet purchases, ensuring accuracy and timely receipt.
- Verify and authorise asset sales and disposals.
- Load new assets onto the system, including associated transport costs.
- For fleet sales on payment-in-advance terms, ensure payment is received prior to the unit’s release.
- Conduct physical stocktakes across Wernick locations and prepare weekly and monthly reports for senior management.
- Assist with running monthly depreciation for fleet assets and reconciliation for group companies.
- Maintain reports on fleet insurance, value updates, and outstanding inter-depot transfers.
**Who We're Looking For**
Stock control or accounts payable experience would also be a distinct advantage.
**Essential Criteria**
- Calm under pressure with excellent problem-solving skills.
- Strong administration skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to work under pressure, adhering to strict deadlines.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to converse with all levels of seniority.
- Full, clean driving licence and willingness to travel to approximately 10 locations a year for stocktakes.
- Ability to learn our CRM system MCS-RM (if you have used it already, this is a distinct advantage)
If you are a self-starter with a strong work ethic and the desire to contribute to the continued success of Wernick Group, we want to hear from you.
**What you will get in return**:
- Competitive salary and bonus scheme
- Generous holiday allowance (rising with service)
- Option to buy extra holidays
- Option to sell or carry over up to 5 days holiday
- Christmas Shutdown
- Early finish Friday
- Cycle to work scheme
- Group pension
- Annual Salary review - takes place each January
- Life Assurance 2 x annual salary
- Personal Accident Insurance
- Free onsite parking
- Employee assistance programme
- Training and progression opportunities
- Family run and well established, secure company (trading 90 years)
- Open door policy
- Employee Referral scheme
- Benefits scheme (discounted retailers scheme)
- Corporate Eyecare Scheme through Specsavers
- Message the MD/CEO/ideas and contributions scheme
**_ The company is unable to sponsor employment of international workers in this role. You will be required to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK._**
**IMPORTANT NOTICE TO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES**:
**Required Criteria**
- Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to converse with all levels of seniority
- Full, clean driving licence and willingness to travel to approximately 10 locations a year for stocktakes.
- Strong administration skills and attention to detail.
- Experience in the portable accommodation or modular building industry
**Desired Criteria**
- Stock controlAccounts payable experience
**Skills Needed**
**About The Company**
**Why Build Your Career with Wernick Group?**
**Rich Heritage, Progressive Future**:As a family-owned and operated business since our inception, we blend traditional values with a forward-looking approach. This unique combination ensures a work environment that respects legacy while embracing the future.
**Diverse Opportunities**: Our expansive operations, with 40 centres across 36 UK locations, offer a vast array of roles and career paths in the public and p