Who is Eden Office?

We are manufacturers and wholesalers of commercial seating, key suppliers to the office supply and workspace fitout markets. Our warehouse, factory, offices and showroom are located in a new industrial park near Auckland Airport.  Eden Office stands for product with comfort and quality, dynamic and inspirational seating choices, and outstanding customer service.

Website: www.edenoffice.co.nz 

What will your work involve?

This role suits a smart and practically-minded IT and systems whiz who isn't scared of getting their hands dirty and doing the slog work. You'll need to be a good communicator, pragmatic and practical, have acute attention to detail, and also have some project management capability. Some knowledge of accounting will be very helpful. 

Your primary role will be ensuring the smooth running of our IT systems, which include first and foremost our ERP system, Seradex Orderstream. You'll receive on-the-job training on how to use the Seradex front end and configurator builder, however you'll definitely need to have a reasonable grasp of SQL databases and an exceptional grasp of Excel and macros as a starting point, along with some experience building reports. You will be the primary IT lead in the business (we're not huge) so will hold a fair amount of responsibility, and will need to be self directed and motivated. Your day-to-day work will look something like this:

SQL Database Management

Troubleshooting existing report code and building new views for custom reporting

Maintenance and optimisation of existing code

Crystal Reports and Telerik Reports coding and maintenance

Designing and building new custom reports connected to our SQL database

Fixing and improving existing reports

Ensuring report consistency across the systems

Building dashboards

ERP configurator creation and maintenance

Building back-end configurators for new product ranges

Fixing issues with existing configurators

Ensuring consistency of formatting in back-end configurators

Ensuring data output quality

Updating pricing tables

ERP internal issues management

Manage and resolve all internal system issue reports

Undertake root cause analysis on common issues and internal inefficiencies to reduce overall issue count

ERP system capability development 

Learning all capabilities of the ERP system and providing recommendations for new projects that could improve internal efficiency

Building / deploying additional ERP system functionality

Monitoring performance and internal satisfaction with existing system functions

What skills and experience do you need?

Our ideal candidate is organised, adaptable, and works well with a range of people. They have:

A positive attitude and strong work ethic

Accuracy and attention to detail

Resilience and resourcefulness

The flexibility to effectively handle a wide range of tasks

A sense of personal responsibility and initiative to contribute to a culture of continuous improvement

Great communication skills with internal and external customers

Patience to work individually with input from a range of stakeholders to solve complex issues

The ideal skillset includes:

Advanced Excel including macros (essential)

Project management capability (preferred)

SQL coding and database management (essential)

Experience with Crystal Reports and / or Telerik Reporting (preferred)

Broad understanding of ERP systems (essential)

Understanding of accounting principles (preferred)

Understanding of manufacturing principles (preferred)

Why work with us?

Eden Office, as a family-owned business, is a friendly and rewarding place to work. We:

Value the input of all employees

Consider and care for the welfare of employees

Encourage initiative, enterprise, and personal responsibility

A job with us provides the opportunity for you to become part of a hard-working and happy team, who enjoy working together and love the challenge of helping others every day. Our passion is to delight our customers with our exceptional product and service solutions, and we would like you to be part of this!

Please contact us to find out more details. We're keen to hear from anyone who is interested in the job and thinks they have what it takes. If you're really keen on learning more about the role, and as a test of your attention to detail, feel free to email me a note with your MBTI type (we use https://16personalities.com/) on marcus.win@edenoffice.co.nz. Thanks, Marcus.