Role: Business Support Officer
Location: Hybrid working / UK Office (Gatwick, Crawley)
Job Type: Full Time or Part Time (3 to 5 days per week), Permanent
The company
Pitch, a BAE Systems company, develops unique, ground breaking distributed simulation technologies and world-class products and services to solve some of the hardest simulation problems of our customers within aerospace, defence, transport, engineering and other industries – whether that is supporting experimentations of Mars sample return missions or connecting UK future Typhoon synthetic training systems for collective training.
With Pitch, you will join a small team that is not only great with technology but also with people. You will find an informal and fun culture that promotes work-life-balance and opportunities to learn every day.
Our success is due to the talent, creativity and dedication of our people. We are constantly looking to build a diverse team and broaden our existing talent base to further our knowledge leadership and strategic edge. If you like the sound of making a difference in the application of future modelling and simulation technologies, then join us for more than just a job!
The role
Pitch, a BAE Systems company, develops unique, ground breaking distributed simulation technologies and world-class products and services to solve some of the hardest simulation problems of our customers within aerospace, defence, transport, engineering and other industries – whether that is supporting experimentations of Mars sample return missions or connecting UK future Typhoon synthetic training systems for collective training.
With Pitch, you will join a small team that is not only great with technology but also with people. You will find an informal and fun culture that promotes work-life-balance and opportunities to learn every day.
You will:
- Assist the sales team with answering internal and external queries
- Manage all office administration tasks including record keeping of information related to customers, suppliers, staff, etc.
- Support processing of orders from customers and the handover to Delivery team
- Ensure all outstanding orders are delivered and invoiced at the end of each month and follow up
- Maintain company information systems with personnel, financial and other data
- General housekeeping responsibilities to ensure smooth running of the office
- Assist where necessary with scheduling and organising meetings and events, taking minutes, making travel and accommodation bookings
- Manage visitors to the UK office
- Support coordination of business events
- Propose and implement office and business improvement ideas
- Assist Business Unit Manager with ad-hoc tasks as required
What we look for in you
Experience
- Experience in Business Support, Administrative Support or similar role in an office environment
- Confident verbal and written communication
- Energetic and help maintain a fun working environment
- Proactive, taking initiative to solve problems
- Organised, punctual and reliable administration support
- Able to work independently with minimal supervision
- Competent in filing, and data entry with high level of accuracy, numeracy and attention to detail
- Excellent planning skills and ability to multitask
- Willingness to learn and interest in furthering a career with Pitch
- Proficient in typical office software including MS Office
- Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and handle unexpected situations
- Familiarity with IT sector is desirable
- Must be currently eligible to work in the UK without sponsorship
What we offer
- Salary £21,000 to £28,000 depending on experience and full/part time contract
- 15 to 25 days paid annual leave per year depending on full/part time contract
- Company pension scheme
- Rewarding and fun work experience
- Opportunity to work on a diverse range of projects and tasks
- An inclusive and supportive company culture where your ideas and participation in the company’s actions aren’t just welcome – they’re expected
- Flexible working conditions
- Opportunity to participate in overseas company events including twice-yearly Company Conference
- On the job training in the various tasks undertaken in this job
Working with us
At Pitch we care about difference in all forms and want to create an inclusive environment where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently under-represented within our industry.
We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Contact us
For questions regarding the position and recruitment process, please contact, Suranga Wickramasekera at [email protected].