National Administration Assistant Atherstone, England
Job description
In this varied role, you'll provide support to a specialist field, such as Finance & Administration, Payroll, Handling of Payments or Project Management.
National Administration takes a closer look at how Aldi is performing and shares best practice knowledge with our international business. Detail-focused and conscientious, you'll act as a reliable point of contact for any related queries, which means the tasks in relation to that could be huge. We do things our own way at Aldi. But whatever we're doing, we must be getting it right. With a wave of impressive sales figures behind us, we're opening new stores at lightning speed. It means now, more than ever, we need to keep on top of our finances.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the National Finance and Administration department to join the National Business Coordination (NBC) team as an NBC Assistant.
A role in the NBC Team is a great opportunity to play a key part in shaping the future business and its ways of working.
As an NBC Assistant you will support the continuous improvement of the solutions being delivered with ///AHEAD, in particular the purchase to pay process and Ariba. You will work with representatives from across the business to simplify our purchasing of non-merchandise goods and services and support the development of Ariba. In partnership with our Key Users, you will suggest best practice and recommend system improvements or new functionalities to support the delivery of business benefits and alignment with our strategies.
A confident and resilient individual with great communication skills and a passion for change would be ideally suited to this opportunity. Previous experience in Ariba or other procurement solutions is not required.
If you’re always striving to improve and want to join a really important part of the business, apply to join #TeamAldi today!
Your new role
As part of this role your key responsibilities will include:
Subject matter expertise
- Identifies opportunities for improvements in Ariba processes and recommends new ones as required
- Support NBC with change management activities
- Provides expertise to the NBC team and collaborates closely with the wider business
- Works closely with Key Users to suggest best practice and improvements
- Supports end users with processes issues
Business Process Improvement
- Supports testing for Ariba
- Recommends improvements to purchasing processes
- Supports the creation of demands for changes to global template
- Attends national and international meetings to support new demand creation
- Creates training material and delivers training to end users
- Recommends and supports further projects in NBC team
Some travel (including international) may be also required.
About you
- Strong problem-solving skills
- An excellent communicator
- Builds and maintains strong professional networks
What You’ll get in Return
- Salary starting from £34,690 rising to £40,510
- 5-day/40-hour week, working Monday- Friday, with the opportunity for remote working 2 days per week.
- Access to a free, 24/7, confidential virtual GP service for all Aldi Colleagues and their children (under the age of 16)
- 5 weeks’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
- In office flexi-time.
- Full training provided.
- Company pension after 4 years.
- Private employee medical insurance after 4 years.
- Company sick pay scheme.
- Company maternity, paternity and adoption leave pay after 2 years.
- Long service rewards.
- Access to MyBenefits, where you can find a wide range of benefits, including our bike to work scheme, shopping and cinema discounts, health cash plan, a FREE will, travel and discounted gym memberships, as well as a host of benefits to support your financial and wellbeing needs.
If you’re ready to join an award winning business that celebrates everyone's achievements, offers competitive pay and creates great working environments, apply today!
