Sales Assistant – Food & Drink / FMCG

Company: The Basic Ingredients Ltd
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Location: London
Job Description:

Location:

4 New Concordia Wharf, Mill Street, London SE1 2BB

Fast, accurate, and in charge of your own tasks? We’re looking for a Sales Assistant to support our Sales Manager at The Basic Ingredients Ltd, the clean-label food company behind Emma Basic and its promise: “Never Any Additives”.

We keep a flat structure and work fast. Everyone has direct access to the MD. You’ll work with genuine autonomy: trusted, respected, and given the budget to keep your skills sharp.

What you’ll do

  • 1.Process sales orders and raise invoices and credit notes in SAP Business One
  • 2.Monitor deliveries and work with warehouses and logistics to resolve issues
  • 3.Flag stock issues every day: overstock, short-dated and out-of-stock items
  • 4.Record and follow up complaints, and share customer feedback with the team
  • 5.Support the Sales Manager with day-to-day requests

Who you are

  • 1.Organised and reliable: you follow things through without being chased
  • 2.Sharp on the details: orders, invoices and paperwork right first time
  • 3.Fast: you turn orders, samples and queries around quickly, determined to impress with speed and accuracy
  • 4.Task owner: once a task is yours, you see it through to the end, and you speak up early if something is going wrong
  • 5.Curious about food: ingredients, sustainability and food safety. Knowing BRC and HACCP is a plus, or be ready to learn quickly

What we offer

  • 1.Basic annual salary of £26K–£30K, depending on competence
  • 2.Year-end bonus based on Company and personal performance
  • 4.Workplace pension and 28 days’ paid holiday (including bank holidays)
  • 5.Free Emma Basic products for personal use

The Basic Ingredients Ltd is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.We will keep your CV for 24 months from the date of your application, in case a suitable role comes up in future

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Posted: November 7th, 2026