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1101123
De Montfort University (Leicester)
15/09/2025
Temp - Perm
Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Smart Casual
Pay
£12.21
£1.47
Description
Role
Unitemps, a campus-based recruitment agency owned by De Montfort University, is dedicated to assisting students, graduates, and local professionals in gaining valuable work experience and earning income.
Unitemps External Recruitment Team collaborates with local businesses within the Leicestershire area; we work on a wide range of roles, from student-oriented positions to professional roles, offering a diverse array of opportunities. Recognising the unique needs of students, we successfully maintain a database comprising a mix of students and local candidates.
Please note that this role is not at the University. For any informal enquiries, please email leanne.easom@dmu.ac.uk regarding this vacancy.
Our client is a busy, fast-paced engineering component distributor with a small, friendly team of 30 people. They pride themselves on delivering excellent customer service and supporting there clients with high-quality products and solutions. We’re looking for a reliable and proactive Office Administrator to assist our clients sales and engineering departments with administrative duties.
Expected start date: ASAP
Expected end date: Temp to perm (If successful, you will move onto a perm contract employed by the client after completing 12 weeks on a temp contract via Unitemps)
Expected interview date: TBC
Rate of pay: £12.21
Holiday Pay: £1.47
Location: Wigston, Leicestershire
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Duties and responsibilities
- Prepare quotations via email and telephone, ensuring accuracy and timely responses
- Handle incoming telephone calls and email enquiries with professionalism and courtesy
- Provide general customer service
- Support our Sales and Engineering teams with projects and administrative tasks
- Generate sales reports using Sage 50
- Organise and coordinate exhibitions and events
- Assist in the planning and organizing of overseas business travel
- Perform data entry tasks, maintaining up-to-date records and documentation
- Collaborate closely with both the engineering and sales departments.
Skills and experience
- Prior experience in an office administration role would be advantageous but not essential.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Excellent written and spoken English communication skills
- Strong customer service skills and a friendly, approachable manner
- Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
- Good organizational skills and attention to detail
Location
Wigston, Leicestershire
Additional information
Unitemps is acting as an Employment Business, supplying temporary workers, in relation to this vacancy. Unitemps are based on the 1st floor of the DSU Campus Centre.
Our friendly reception is open Monday to Friday 10am-4pm and the team are contactable on 0162078351 or Unitemps@dmu.ac.uk if you have any queries relating to Unitemps.
Unitemps DMU operates a monthly payroll - Please refer to the candidate information hub for DMU Unitemps in relation to pay dates and further information. Click HERE
Information below for DMU students:
The Careers Hub is based in the Hugh Aston Building on Campus and is there for DMU students from all faculties to receive tailored careers advice and support from trained Careers coaches; it is a useful space to visit should you have any questions regarding Careers! If you are a DMU student and require help creating a CV/ Cover letter, please make use of the Careers Team Skills Hub via MyGateway by clicking HERE
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