Location: Cambridge
Pay: £28,000 – £35,000 per year (depending on experience)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 09:00–17:00
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Work type: On-site, Free parking
We are excited to be recruiting for an experienced Office Manager / Senior Administrator to step into a key role on behalf of a highly innovative and growing business based in Cambridge.
This isn’t a traditional admin position. It’s a senior, hands on opportunity where you’ll take full ownership of day-to-day office and site operations, ensuring everything runs smoothly across purchasing, finance support, logistics, facilities coordination and customer service.
What you’ll be doing
- Manage purchasing and procurement, including raising purchase orders, supplier management, stock control, and delivery tracking
- Source, negotiate, and liaise with suppliers to improve value, lead times, and reliability
- Maintain accurate supplier, pricing, and purchasing records using Sage 50
- Coordinate with Finance on invoicing, payments, reconciliations, and cost control
- Oversee day-to-day office operations, systems, filing, and document control
- Produce works orders, SOPs, ECNs, reports, timesheets, and operational documentation
- Act as first point of contact for calls, visitors, customers, and site access
- Manage order processing, invoicing, logistics, deliveries, returns, and stock movements
- Coordinate contractors, facilities, office supplies, health & safety documentation, and site presentation
- Support onboarding, meetings, events, and wider business projects as required
- Solid experience in office management, or business support
- Experience within manufacturing, engineering, or operational environments (highly desirable)
- Confident working independently with minimal supervision
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail
- Professional communicator with excellent customer service skills
- IT confident, ideally with Sage 50 or similar systems
If you’re an experienced Office Manager or Senior Administrator looking for a new role, we want to hear from you!
Please APPLY NOW or contact Toni Rogers at Select Recruitment for further information.

