Job Description

Date Posted: 2009-11-02 Ref. JB1348424

Cost Clerk | Trading Enterprises
Al Futtaim Group

Department :
Trading Enterprises, a division of the Al-Futtaim Group, has sole distribution rights for Honda cars, Motorcycles and Marine and Power Products in the UAE. With its nationwide presence, Trading Enterprises supports all its customers through a network of 19 separate sales, service and parts facilities throughout the UAE and provides further support through a network of Power Products dealers. All the sales, parts and service facilities of Trading Enterprises are linked by an on-line, real time computer system which utilises a total of over 175 terminals and printers. Over 450 employees of 16 varying nationalities constitute the Trading Enterprises team. Customer Service has been the basis of Trading Enterprises' remarkable growth over recent years, which has seen the company expand to achieve outstanding market share growth. This is testimony to the Trading Enterprises motto:
"Excellence in Customer Service".Person :
We are currently seeking an experienced Cost Clerk to join the team in Dubai. You will provide support tothe after sales service of vehicles to customers to their satisfaction, taking care of the financial part of the process, preparing proforma invoices, administering the local purchase orders and controlling consumables' purchases. The responsibilities of the role will include:
Evaluating the labour and parts line items in a service order and splitting into different jobs and allocating sub order Raining Per-forma invoice for cash and contract periodic service order and verifying consumable charges posted Applying discounts in consultation with Service Manager on labour and parts items on the service order Raising purchase requisitions and Local Purchase Order on SAP using appropriate GL and Material Groups Carrying out Good Receipts and Invoice verifications Rust proofing jobs on new cars and executing rust proofing service orders Raising purchase orders for sublets and bought outs related to service order

Skills

Experience

:The ideal candidate will have the following skills:* A methodical approach with excellent planning, organisational and interpersonal skills* Be a strong communicator to people within the company and with outside companies* A background of working in an Office Administration environment with some basic financial experience* Have experience of working with on-line systems* Be confident in working under pressure* PC literate

Company Profile

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim is one of the most progressive regional business houses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Structured into six divisions; automotive, retail, electronics, engineering and technology, real estate, financial services and general services, Al-Futtaim operates through more than 60 companies and maintains a decentralised approach, giving individual businesses flexibility and versatility to maintain a competitive stance.

Employing in excess of 20, 000 people across the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Egypt, Syria, Pakistan, Singapore and Europe, this approach benefits employees, providing a clearly defined work culture where individuals are empowered with authority and responsibility for their work.

The success of Al-Futtaim is attributed to proactively managing change whilst upholding the values of integrity, service and social responsibility. The majority of businesses, built on a portfolio of world leading brands, dominate their sector.