Office Administrator - Food SME
Posted Today by PIE Recruitment
£32,000 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Office Administrator role at a fast-growing UK food brand in Milton Keynes involves managing office operations, data, suppliers, and reporting while supporting the wider team in their growth efforts. This position is a 12-month maternity cover that requires strong organizational skills and a proactive attitude, with a focus on quality coordination and finance support. The role offers real ownership and responsibility, with a supportive environment that values initiative and visibility. The candidate will work in the office three days a week, with flexibility in hours.
Key Responsibilities:
- Owning office administration, supplies, supplier paperwork and keeping everything organised and audit-ready
- Coordinating product samples, consumer feedback, quality checks and compliance documentation
- Producing weekly operational reports, KPIs and regulatory submissions
- Supporting finance processes including invoices, reconciliations and expense management
Key Skills:
- Strong organisation skills and comfort working with numbers and data
- Experience in administration, operations or a similar support role, or clear evidence of potential
- Confidence managing multiple priorities without hand-holding
- A practical, can-do attitude and willingness to be office-based three days a week
Salary (Rate): £32,000.00 yearly
City: Milton Keynes
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Office Administrator - Food SME
Milton Keynes
£28,000 Up 20% bonus 25 days holiday
Who they are
The business is a fast-growing UK food brand with a strong focus on quality, sustainability and responsible sourcing. They are founder-led, commercially ambitious and known for giving people real responsibility early. This is a supportive but high-standards environment where good work is noticed and trusted. A 12-month maternity cover with a growing UK food business that is scaling fast and doing things properly. You will sit at the heart of operations, keeping the office, data, suppliers and reporting running smoothly while the wider team focuses on growth. This is a role with real ownership. You will be trusted with day-to-day admin, quality coordination and finance support, not just task ticking. It suits someone organised, numerate and commercially curious who enjoys being useful and visible in the business. You will be office-based three days a week in Milton Keynes, with flexibility around start and finish times. Full training is provided, but this is not a passive role. You will be expected to get stuck in and take responsibility quickly.
What you’ll be doing
- Owning office administration, supplies, supplier paperwork and keeping everything organised and audit-ready
- Coordinating product samples, consumer feedback, quality checks and compliance documentation
- Producing weekly operational reports, KPIs and regulatory submissions
- Supporting finance processes including invoices, reconciliations and expense management
What you’ll need to bring
- Strong organisation skills and comfort working with numbers and data
- Experience in administration, operations or a similar support role, or clear evidence of potential
- Confidence managing multiple priorities without hand-holding
- A practical, can-do attitude and willingness to be office-based three days a week