Production Administrator

8 Hours ago • 2 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

The Production Administrator role at College Press/Macmillan Education, a part of Springer Nature, in Harare, Zimbabwe, involves managing print procurement, coordinating deliveries, maintaining production records, and ensuring supplier compliance with company policies. The administrator prepares costing schedules, purchase orders, and delivery reports, reconciles invoices, coordinates book and paper deliveries, and maintains records of print orders and versions. The role requires following up with suppliers and preparing tender documents, all while working within the operations team. The closing date for applications is June 16, 2025.
Must have:
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field.
  • Computer literacy in MS Office Suite.
  • At least 2 years in Finance/Data Analysis.
  • Strong communication and organisational skills.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality and integrity.
  • Ability to work under pressure and be a self-starter.
Good to have:
  • Understanding of Syspro is advantageous.

Job Details

Job Title: Production Administrator
Location: Harare, Zimbabwe
Reporting to: Operations Director
Closing date: 16 June 2025


About Springer Nature Group

Springer Nature opens the doors to discovery for researchers, educators, clinicians and other professionals. Every day, around the globe, our imprints, books, journals, platforms and technology solutions reach millions of people. For over 175 years our brands and imprints have been a trusted source of knowledge to these communities and today, more than ever, we see it as our responsibility to ensure that fundamental knowledge can be found, verified, understood and used by our communities – enabling them to improve outcomes, make progress, and benefit the generations that follow.


About College Press/Macmillan Education

College Press/Macmillan Education (part of Springer Nature) is a world-class educational content and service provider. As a trusted publishing brand in Southern Africa, we support learners, teachers, and institutions throughout their educational journey by offering them engaging and flexible content formats. Our passion for learning and our commitment to elevating education in Southern Africa make us a leading partner in driving learner performance and assisting educators in delivering excellent results.


About This Role:

College Press – Zimbabwe  is seeking an Production Administrator to join our Operations Team, based in Harare. You will play a role managing print procurement, coordinating deliveries, maintaining production records, and ensuring supplier compliance with company policies and audit standards.

Role Responsibilities

  • Get all authorised comparative and costing schedules properly secured and stored. 

  • Prepare costing schedules for review and approval. 

  • Prepare necessary System Print Purchase Orders, delivery priorities and other Departmental Purchase requisitions.

  • Follow up and reconcile Printers’ deliveries and Invoices against POs and Quotations.

  • Prepare print schedules, stock reports and deliveries reports.

  • Carry out system PO receipts and process Printers’ payments documents for authorisation and payment by Finance.

  • Coordinate deliveries of books and paper into the warehouse.

  • Update and secure a record of all Print Orders, Print Requirement Schedule, Production records & files, print versions by Printer and tracking record of files sent to Printers

  • Preparing requested tender and bid documents specifications.

  • Getting all suppliers sign required NDAs, Business partner code of conduct and service level Agreements

  • Process and register print suppliers on Group SNICS platform loading respective documentation.


Experience , Skills & Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration/Finance/Data Analysis or a related field (Advantegous)

  • Computer literacy in MS Office Suite

  • At least 2 years in Finance/Data Analysis/Business Management

  • Strong communication & organisational skills

  • Maintain confidentiality and integrity

  • Ability to work under pressure and self-starter

  • Understanding of Syspro (advantageous)

Applications: Interested candidates should submit their CV and a cover letter detailing their interest in the position.

If you have not been contacted within a two week period of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

NB: In respect of our DEI policies suitable candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

At Springer Nature, we value the diversity of our teams and work to build an inclusive culture, where people are treated fairly and can bring their differences to work and thrive. We empower our colleagues and value their diverse perspectives as we strive to attract, nurture and develop the very best talent. Springer Nature was awarded Diversity Team of the Year at the 2022 British Diversity Awards. Find out more about our DEI work here. If you have any access needs related to disability, neurodivergence or a chronic condition, please contact us so we can make all necessary accommodation. For more information about career opportunities in Springer Nature please visit https://careers.springernature.com 

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Job Posting End Date:

16-06-2025

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