Operations Manager (Visitor Experience) Grantham on site. Competitive Salary Do you have a background in Hotels and Restaurants? Are you motivated by delivering exceptional customer experiences? Do you have the leadership and commercial acumen to drive performance? The Company: ER Recruitment are excited to be working with our client who are an established visitor attraction offering a unique historic and cultural experience, welcoming thousands of guests each year. They are now looking for an Operations Manager which is a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in the success of this prestigious visitor attraction. Role & Responsibilities of the Operations Manager: Oversee the smooth running of all visitor-facing areas, ensuring outstanding service delivery. Coordinate and manage group bookings, including responding to enquiries, confirming details, and liaising with relevant departments. Ensure high standards across housekeeping, guides/volunteers, gift shop, tearoom, visitor hub, reception, playground, and car park. Work closely with the marketing team to ensure strong online and onsite visitor communication. Monitor and maintain health & safety standards, including risk assessments, incident reporting, and compliance across all visitor areas. Support department managers (tearoom, visitor hub, gift shop, reception) in delivering excellent customer service and team management. Maintain and review operational trackers including enquiries, complaints, and customer feedback. Respond to customer feedback, complaints, and online reviews in a professional and timely manner. Collaborate with parkland and grounds teams to ensure safe and enjoyable visitor journeys. Provide leadership in commercial operations including managing budgets, staffing costs, and sales performance. Act as the central point of communication across all departments, ensuring seamless collaboration. About You as the Operations Manager: Background working in Hotels and Restaurants, or ideally a visitor attraction. Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and support managers and teams. Excellent organisational skills with the ability to plan ahead and prioritise effectively. Commercial acumen with experience managing budgets and driving profitability. Outstanding communication skills both written and verbal. Calm under pressure with strong problem-solving abilities. Sociable and approachable, fostering a positive team culture. IT literate with strong knowledge of Microsoft Office and operational systems. Please note by applying for this role you give consent for ER Recruitment to retain your CV for up to 24 months for the purposes of assisting you to find your next role unless you notify us otherwise. While we aim to get back to all applicants, if you do not receive a response within 7 working days then unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. We are here to help with your career so please send a copy of your CV to us. If you know of anyone else who is looking for their next opportunity, please feel free to refer them to us or pass on our details. We look forward to hearing from you.
Sep 04, 2025
Full time
Operations Manager (Visitor Experience) Grantham on site. Competitive Salary Do you have a background in Hotels and Restaurants? Are you motivated by delivering exceptional customer experiences? Do you have the leadership and commercial acumen to drive performance? The Company: ER Recruitment are excited to be working with our client who are an established visitor attraction offering a unique historic and cultural experience, welcoming thousands of guests each year. They are now looking for an Operations Manager which is a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in the success of this prestigious visitor attraction. Role & Responsibilities of the Operations Manager: Oversee the smooth running of all visitor-facing areas, ensuring outstanding service delivery. Coordinate and manage group bookings, including responding to enquiries, confirming details, and liaising with relevant departments. Ensure high standards across housekeeping, guides/volunteers, gift shop, tearoom, visitor hub, reception, playground, and car park. Work closely with the marketing team to ensure strong online and onsite visitor communication. Monitor and maintain health & safety standards, including risk assessments, incident reporting, and compliance across all visitor areas. Support department managers (tearoom, visitor hub, gift shop, reception) in delivering excellent customer service and team management. Maintain and review operational trackers including enquiries, complaints, and customer feedback. Respond to customer feedback, complaints, and online reviews in a professional and timely manner. Collaborate with parkland and grounds teams to ensure safe and enjoyable visitor journeys. Provide leadership in commercial operations including managing budgets, staffing costs, and sales performance. Act as the central point of communication across all departments, ensuring seamless collaboration. About You as the Operations Manager: Background working in Hotels and Restaurants, or ideally a visitor attraction. Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and support managers and teams. Excellent organisational skills with the ability to plan ahead and prioritise effectively. Commercial acumen with experience managing budgets and driving profitability. Outstanding communication skills both written and verbal. Calm under pressure with strong problem-solving abilities. Sociable and approachable, fostering a positive team culture. IT literate with strong knowledge of Microsoft Office and operational systems. Please note by applying for this role you give consent for ER Recruitment to retain your CV for up to 24 months for the purposes of assisting you to find your next role unless you notify us otherwise. While we aim to get back to all applicants, if you do not receive a response within 7 working days then unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. We are here to help with your career so please send a copy of your CV to us. If you know of anyone else who is looking for their next opportunity, please feel free to refer them to us or pass on our details. We look forward to hearing from you.
Job Description: Supply Chain Implant Location: Waltham Work Arrangement: Hybrid (2 days in the office, 3 days from home) Salary: Competitive, with company performance bonus Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Type: Permanent At Mars, we're thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity for a Supply Chain Implant to join our dynamic team! Role Overview: As a Supply Chain Implant, you'll drive dynamic supply chain initiatives by fostering collaborative relationships with one of our key customers. Your mission is to elevate the customer experience by developing joint supply chain business plans and addressing service impact areas. You'll maintain best-in-class performance across our UK supply chain, ensuring operational excellence and customer satisfaction. You will do this through a robust digital capability, using data and insights to drive the right solutions, whilst also thinking where digital technology can enhance our customer offering Key Responsibilities: Develop a genuine collaborative relationship with your customer, then enables a transparent and proactive WOW. Taking the partnership from strength to strength Efficiently manage internal and external stakeholders to maximize key customer metrics like Inbound Service, In-Store Availability, and Customer Stock Holding. Collaborate with demand planning and sales teams to manage baseline forecasting and plan promotional activities, ensuring optimal customer stockholding. Think outside the box when it comes to your customer through a digital first mindset- constantly thinking and exploring how this can enhance our relationship and customer offering Develop strategies to mitigate long-term supply chain shortages, enhancing inbound service performance and overall efficiency. Analyze customer systems to identify supply trends and take action to resolve issues. Provide operational support to customer service by resolving failed orders and addressing risks to promotional SKU deliveries. What We're Looking For: Minimum of 1 year supply chain experience Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) Tech-savvy with proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and data analysis Collaborative and resilient relationship manager Comfortable presenting to a wide range of customers and stakeholders Driver's license essential What can you expect from Mars? Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles. Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University. An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus. About Mars Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world's best-loved brands: M&M's , SNICKERS , TWIX , MILKY WAY , DOVE , PEDIGREE , ROYAL CANIN , WHISKAS , EXTRA , ORBIT , 5 , SKITTLES , BEN'S ORIGINAL and COCOAVIA . Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world's pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals , BluePearl , Linnaeus, AniCura, VCA and Pet Partners . Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles - Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom - inspire our 130,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.
Sep 04, 2025
Full time
Job Description: Supply Chain Implant Location: Waltham Work Arrangement: Hybrid (2 days in the office, 3 days from home) Salary: Competitive, with company performance bonus Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Type: Permanent At Mars, we're thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity for a Supply Chain Implant to join our dynamic team! Role Overview: As a Supply Chain Implant, you'll drive dynamic supply chain initiatives by fostering collaborative relationships with one of our key customers. Your mission is to elevate the customer experience by developing joint supply chain business plans and addressing service impact areas. You'll maintain best-in-class performance across our UK supply chain, ensuring operational excellence and customer satisfaction. You will do this through a robust digital capability, using data and insights to drive the right solutions, whilst also thinking where digital technology can enhance our customer offering Key Responsibilities: Develop a genuine collaborative relationship with your customer, then enables a transparent and proactive WOW. Taking the partnership from strength to strength Efficiently manage internal and external stakeholders to maximize key customer metrics like Inbound Service, In-Store Availability, and Customer Stock Holding. Collaborate with demand planning and sales teams to manage baseline forecasting and plan promotional activities, ensuring optimal customer stockholding. Think outside the box when it comes to your customer through a digital first mindset- constantly thinking and exploring how this can enhance our relationship and customer offering Develop strategies to mitigate long-term supply chain shortages, enhancing inbound service performance and overall efficiency. Analyze customer systems to identify supply trends and take action to resolve issues. Provide operational support to customer service by resolving failed orders and addressing risks to promotional SKU deliveries. What We're Looking For: Minimum of 1 year supply chain experience Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) Tech-savvy with proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and data analysis Collaborative and resilient relationship manager Comfortable presenting to a wide range of customers and stakeholders Driver's license essential What can you expect from Mars? Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles. Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University. An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus. About Mars Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world's best-loved brands: M&M's , SNICKERS , TWIX , MILKY WAY , DOVE , PEDIGREE , ROYAL CANIN , WHISKAS , EXTRA , ORBIT , 5 , SKITTLES , BEN'S ORIGINAL and COCOAVIA . Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world's pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals , BluePearl , Linnaeus, AniCura, VCA and Pet Partners . Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles - Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom - inspire our 130,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.
The Company This business is the UK's leading manufacturer in their field. Their long-standing base of customers includes some of the world's largest retailers. They also manufacture and pack many internationally recognised brands. They have been expanding rapidly and have an exciting opportunity within their management team based in their modern, purpose-built facility. You will be joining a leading business, with continued exciting growth taking place year on year. Senior Sourcing Manager Salary, Hours, and Benefits £50,000 Hybrid working 37.5 hours per week, Monday Friday (with flexibility on start and finish times) Company performance bonus Bupa cover Commutable From: Derby, Swadlincote, Birmingham, Leicester, Nottingham, Lichfield Senior Sourcing Manager Role Overview The Senior Sourcing Manager will report to the Head of Procurement; you will be responsible for the provision of an effective and efficient Procurement Service to business stakeholders for the assigned categories. This will include execution of strategic sourcing using market research and cost analysis to identify and contract with best fit suppliers, and their ongoing supplier management, to ensure supply assurance of materials and services meeting quality standards and specifications. Senior Sourcing Manager Candidate Requirements You will have proven strategic procurement experience, as opposed to transactional / reactive only experience. Previous experience of packaging procurement would be highly advantageous. Useful experience would include Retail, FMCG or similar industries. Proven experience working in Procurement or Sourcing roles (Buyer, Category Manager, Sourcing Specialist / Manager or similar). Must have the ability to deliver results in a dynamic, fast paced environment - able to work effectively with minimal information at times. Supplier sourcing and negotiation of the contract experience is essential. Experienced user of Microsoft Office applications, specifically Excel (VLookup, Pivots tables etc). Ability to structure and analyse data to identify opportunities, risks etc. MCIPS Level 6 would be desirable, but this is not essential, experience is the key. Senior Sourcing Manager Key Responsibilities (but not limited to) Internal customer engagement to understand business needs and expected outcomes. Spend analysis of assigned categories to identify sourcing and/or negotiation opportunities and to deliver Supplier Segmentation classification. Develop and deliver the annual strategic sourcing plan, and benefits initiatives, including required stakeholder management. New Source or annual Negotiation planning and sign off according to requirements of Supplier Segmentation and delegated authorities Subsequent execution to capture outcomes in appropriate formal documents including contracts, SLA s, price books and any other appropriate schedules. Subsequent execution to capture outcomes in appropriate formal documents including contracts, SLA s price books and any other appropriate schedule. Cost Standards setting in support of budgeting and materials price variance (MPV) analysis. Please Note: Candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK. Our aim is to help you secure the best possible future for yourself & this is a totally FREE service to all our Candidates. If you believe that your skills and experience match what we are looking for please call me or APPLY and I will be in touch. Should you want to learn more about any of our MANUFACTURING & PRODUCTION vacancies, or should you just want to discuss your particular needs, then please do not hesitate to contact me to have an informal, confidential chat. Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Manufacturing & Production Recruitment Support since 1994
Sep 04, 2025
Full time
The Company This business is the UK's leading manufacturer in their field. Their long-standing base of customers includes some of the world's largest retailers. They also manufacture and pack many internationally recognised brands. They have been expanding rapidly and have an exciting opportunity within their management team based in their modern, purpose-built facility. You will be joining a leading business, with continued exciting growth taking place year on year. Senior Sourcing Manager Salary, Hours, and Benefits £50,000 Hybrid working 37.5 hours per week, Monday Friday (with flexibility on start and finish times) Company performance bonus Bupa cover Commutable From: Derby, Swadlincote, Birmingham, Leicester, Nottingham, Lichfield Senior Sourcing Manager Role Overview The Senior Sourcing Manager will report to the Head of Procurement; you will be responsible for the provision of an effective and efficient Procurement Service to business stakeholders for the assigned categories. This will include execution of strategic sourcing using market research and cost analysis to identify and contract with best fit suppliers, and their ongoing supplier management, to ensure supply assurance of materials and services meeting quality standards and specifications. Senior Sourcing Manager Candidate Requirements You will have proven strategic procurement experience, as opposed to transactional / reactive only experience. Previous experience of packaging procurement would be highly advantageous. Useful experience would include Retail, FMCG or similar industries. Proven experience working in Procurement or Sourcing roles (Buyer, Category Manager, Sourcing Specialist / Manager or similar). Must have the ability to deliver results in a dynamic, fast paced environment - able to work effectively with minimal information at times. Supplier sourcing and negotiation of the contract experience is essential. Experienced user of Microsoft Office applications, specifically Excel (VLookup, Pivots tables etc). Ability to structure and analyse data to identify opportunities, risks etc. MCIPS Level 6 would be desirable, but this is not essential, experience is the key. Senior Sourcing Manager Key Responsibilities (but not limited to) Internal customer engagement to understand business needs and expected outcomes. Spend analysis of assigned categories to identify sourcing and/or negotiation opportunities and to deliver Supplier Segmentation classification. Develop and deliver the annual strategic sourcing plan, and benefits initiatives, including required stakeholder management. New Source or annual Negotiation planning and sign off according to requirements of Supplier Segmentation and delegated authorities Subsequent execution to capture outcomes in appropriate formal documents including contracts, SLA s, price books and any other appropriate schedules. Subsequent execution to capture outcomes in appropriate formal documents including contracts, SLA s price books and any other appropriate schedule. Cost Standards setting in support of budgeting and materials price variance (MPV) analysis. Please Note: Candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK. Our aim is to help you secure the best possible future for yourself & this is a totally FREE service to all our Candidates. If you believe that your skills and experience match what we are looking for please call me or APPLY and I will be in touch. Should you want to learn more about any of our MANUFACTURING & PRODUCTION vacancies, or should you just want to discuss your particular needs, then please do not hesitate to contact me to have an informal, confidential chat. Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Manufacturing & Production Recruitment Support since 1994
Job Description: Supply Chain Implant Location: Waltham Work Arrangement: Hybrid (2 days in the office, 3 days from home) Salary: Competitive, with company performance bonus Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Type: Permanent At Mars, we're thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity for a Supply Chain Implant to join our dynamic team! Role Overview: As a Supply Chain Implant, you'll drive dynamic supply chain initiatives by fostering collaborative relationships with one of our key customers. Your mission is to elevate the customer experience by developing joint supply chain business plans and addressing service impact areas. You'll maintain best-in-class performance across our UK supply chain, ensuring operational excellence and customer satisfaction. You will do this through a robust digital capability, using data and insights to drive the right solutions, whilst also thinking where digital technology can enhance our customer offering Key Responsibilities: Develop a genuine collaborative relationship with your customer, then enables a transparent and proactive WOW. Taking the partnership from strength to strength Efficiently manage internal and external stakeholders to maximize key customer metrics like Inbound Service, In-Store Availability, and Customer Stock Holding. Collaborate with demand planning and sales teams to manage baseline forecasting and plan promotional activities, ensuring optimal customer stockholding. Think outside the box when it comes to your customer through a digital first mindset- constantly thinking and exploring how this can enhance our relationship and customer offering Develop strategies to mitigate long-term supply chain shortages, enhancing inbound service performance and overall efficiency. Analyze customer systems to identify supply trends and take action to resolve issues. Provide operational support to customer service by resolving failed orders and addressing risks to promotional SKU deliveries. What We're Looking For: Minimum of 1 year supply chain experience Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) Tech-savvy with proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and data analysis Collaborative and resilient relationship manager Comfortable presenting to a wide range of customers and stakeholders Driver's license essential What can you expect from Mars? Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles. Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University. An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus. About Mars Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world's best-loved brands: M&M's , SNICKERS , TWIX , MILKY WAY , DOVE , PEDIGREE , ROYAL CANIN , WHISKAS , EXTRA , ORBIT , 5 , SKITTLES , BEN'S ORIGINAL and COCOAVIA . Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world's pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals , BluePearl , Linnaeus, AniCura, VCA and Pet Partners . Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles - Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom - inspire our 130,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.
Sep 04, 2025
Full time
Job Description: Supply Chain Implant Location: Waltham Work Arrangement: Hybrid (2 days in the office, 3 days from home) Salary: Competitive, with company performance bonus Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Type: Permanent At Mars, we're thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity for a Supply Chain Implant to join our dynamic team! Role Overview: As a Supply Chain Implant, you'll drive dynamic supply chain initiatives by fostering collaborative relationships with one of our key customers. Your mission is to elevate the customer experience by developing joint supply chain business plans and addressing service impact areas. You'll maintain best-in-class performance across our UK supply chain, ensuring operational excellence and customer satisfaction. You will do this through a robust digital capability, using data and insights to drive the right solutions, whilst also thinking where digital technology can enhance our customer offering Key Responsibilities: Develop a genuine collaborative relationship with your customer, then enables a transparent and proactive WOW. Taking the partnership from strength to strength Efficiently manage internal and external stakeholders to maximize key customer metrics like Inbound Service, In-Store Availability, and Customer Stock Holding. Collaborate with demand planning and sales teams to manage baseline forecasting and plan promotional activities, ensuring optimal customer stockholding. Think outside the box when it comes to your customer through a digital first mindset- constantly thinking and exploring how this can enhance our relationship and customer offering Develop strategies to mitigate long-term supply chain shortages, enhancing inbound service performance and overall efficiency. Analyze customer systems to identify supply trends and take action to resolve issues. Provide operational support to customer service by resolving failed orders and addressing risks to promotional SKU deliveries. What We're Looking For: Minimum of 1 year supply chain experience Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) Tech-savvy with proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and data analysis Collaborative and resilient relationship manager Comfortable presenting to a wide range of customers and stakeholders Driver's license essential What can you expect from Mars? Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles. Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University. An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus. About Mars Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world's best-loved brands: M&M's , SNICKERS , TWIX , MILKY WAY , DOVE , PEDIGREE , ROYAL CANIN , WHISKAS , EXTRA , ORBIT , 5 , SKITTLES , BEN'S ORIGINAL and COCOAVIA . Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world's pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals , BluePearl , Linnaeus, AniCura, VCA and Pet Partners . Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles - Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom - inspire our 130,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.
Role: Senior IT Manager Contract: Fixed-Term Contract 12 Months Salary: 63877 Hybrid: Yes - 2 days per week in office (Birmingham City Centre) Hours: 35 hours per week Location: Birmingham City Centre This post will support the Associate Director, IT with the development of core IT processes across IT Operations, IT infrastructure, Software Development and Solutions Architecture. The Senior IT Manager is responsible for both the tactical and strategic development of functions listed above. The Senior IT Manager will also support the Enterprise Operations Manager to help manage the IT department, day-to-day service delivery, and capacity planning to ensure the IT department meets the current and future requirements of the organisation. Key Responsibilities: Identify and implement improvements to IT Service Desk, IT Operations, IT infrastructure, Software Development and Solutions Architecture with the associated roadmaps to ensure the selection, deployment and lifecycle management of appropriate services is aligned to the corporate plan. Provision of technical advice and guidance to ensure that business benefits are derived from large investments in IT and consolidation of technologies/applications. This will extend to briefing and supporting the department around the use of our technical services to drive benefits and improve capabilities, therefore develop better returns on investment. Support the Enterprise Operations Manager to actively manage relationships with suppliers/vendors ensuring awareness of infrastructure roadmaps, with a particular focus on technical debt and getting the most out of technology investments. Implement Supplier reviews with the Associate Director, IT to manage relationships with vendors adhering to contract compliance and added value services. Review, Develop and implement IT policies and architectural and design standards/principles with respect to IT Service Desk, IT Operations, IT infrastructure, Software Development and Solutions Architecture Provide full-service delivery responsibility; undertake technical planning to ensure sufficient system capacity is made available, that renewal plans to replace obsolete or at-risk technologies are timely and that SLAs are being met and/or exceeded with a focus on proactive service delivery To lead, inspire and motivate a diverse team of Service Desk Analysts; ensuring that they are adequately resourced, prepared, motivated, and utilised to help achieve key CTP business outcomes. To take responsibility for line management, recruitment and training, work that will include 1-2-1s, performance development reviews and general people management activities such as the organisation of annual leave, sickness, and performance. To work closely with colleagues and your line manager to ensure departmental processes are fit for purpose, the role will involve request fulfilment and incident, problem, change, event, knowledge, and major incident management, all in conjunction with ITIL best practice. Personal and Professional Skills: Experience in an IT Service Desk / IT Support role, or managing an IT Service Desk Strong understanding of ITIL is essential. Ability to analyse IT functions, existing structures and processes, including experience of implementing new functions, structures and processes. Have a solid understanding of workflow management, and the ability to articulate the value of effective processes and procedures. Have a background in the management of critical success factors, key performance indicators and service level agreements. A working knowledge of service management software and tools, including their configuration and customisation. Have a strong customer service focus, excellent stakeholder relationship skills, experience of acting as an escalation point and a thorough understanding of what it takes to deliver an exceptional service to demanding customers. Experience of making continuous improvements and possess team-working, planning, organisational, multitasking and problem-solving skills. A background in coaching, developing, and training new staff members in either a customer service or IT discipline is essential. Must have proven experience and ability to: Proven previous working experience as a Lead IT manager or Head of IT Excellent knowledge of technical management, information analysis and of computer hardware/software systems. Previous experience analysing IT function effectiveness and aligning to business operations. Hands-on experience with computer networks, network administration and network installation. Ability to manage IT service desk and networking functions to optimise efficiency and outcomes. Worked to defined SLAs. Worked with a service management framework (ITIL) Basic working knowledge of Cisco VoIP and Video Conferencing systems ITIL certified. Subject-Matter Expert in Incident and Service Request Management Basic working knowledge of Continual Service Improvement Benefits: 10% Pension Contribution 27 days holiday plus bank holidays and a buy/sell scheme Flexi time scheme Tax-free childcare scheme Extensive Benefits Package Vetting is required for this role, so a background check will be conducted. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. 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Sep 04, 2025
Full time
Role: Senior IT Manager Contract: Fixed-Term Contract 12 Months Salary: 63877 Hybrid: Yes - 2 days per week in office (Birmingham City Centre) Hours: 35 hours per week Location: Birmingham City Centre This post will support the Associate Director, IT with the development of core IT processes across IT Operations, IT infrastructure, Software Development and Solutions Architecture. The Senior IT Manager is responsible for both the tactical and strategic development of functions listed above. The Senior IT Manager will also support the Enterprise Operations Manager to help manage the IT department, day-to-day service delivery, and capacity planning to ensure the IT department meets the current and future requirements of the organisation. Key Responsibilities: Identify and implement improvements to IT Service Desk, IT Operations, IT infrastructure, Software Development and Solutions Architecture with the associated roadmaps to ensure the selection, deployment and lifecycle management of appropriate services is aligned to the corporate plan. Provision of technical advice and guidance to ensure that business benefits are derived from large investments in IT and consolidation of technologies/applications. This will extend to briefing and supporting the department around the use of our technical services to drive benefits and improve capabilities, therefore develop better returns on investment. Support the Enterprise Operations Manager to actively manage relationships with suppliers/vendors ensuring awareness of infrastructure roadmaps, with a particular focus on technical debt and getting the most out of technology investments. Implement Supplier reviews with the Associate Director, IT to manage relationships with vendors adhering to contract compliance and added value services. Review, Develop and implement IT policies and architectural and design standards/principles with respect to IT Service Desk, IT Operations, IT infrastructure, Software Development and Solutions Architecture Provide full-service delivery responsibility; undertake technical planning to ensure sufficient system capacity is made available, that renewal plans to replace obsolete or at-risk technologies are timely and that SLAs are being met and/or exceeded with a focus on proactive service delivery To lead, inspire and motivate a diverse team of Service Desk Analysts; ensuring that they are adequately resourced, prepared, motivated, and utilised to help achieve key CTP business outcomes. To take responsibility for line management, recruitment and training, work that will include 1-2-1s, performance development reviews and general people management activities such as the organisation of annual leave, sickness, and performance. To work closely with colleagues and your line manager to ensure departmental processes are fit for purpose, the role will involve request fulfilment and incident, problem, change, event, knowledge, and major incident management, all in conjunction with ITIL best practice. Personal and Professional Skills: Experience in an IT Service Desk / IT Support role, or managing an IT Service Desk Strong understanding of ITIL is essential. Ability to analyse IT functions, existing structures and processes, including experience of implementing new functions, structures and processes. Have a solid understanding of workflow management, and the ability to articulate the value of effective processes and procedures. Have a background in the management of critical success factors, key performance indicators and service level agreements. A working knowledge of service management software and tools, including their configuration and customisation. Have a strong customer service focus, excellent stakeholder relationship skills, experience of acting as an escalation point and a thorough understanding of what it takes to deliver an exceptional service to demanding customers. Experience of making continuous improvements and possess team-working, planning, organisational, multitasking and problem-solving skills. A background in coaching, developing, and training new staff members in either a customer service or IT discipline is essential. Must have proven experience and ability to: Proven previous working experience as a Lead IT manager or Head of IT Excellent knowledge of technical management, information analysis and of computer hardware/software systems. Previous experience analysing IT function effectiveness and aligning to business operations. Hands-on experience with computer networks, network administration and network installation. Ability to manage IT service desk and networking functions to optimise efficiency and outcomes. Worked to defined SLAs. Worked with a service management framework (ITIL) Basic working knowledge of Cisco VoIP and Video Conferencing systems ITIL certified. Subject-Matter Expert in Incident and Service Request Management Basic working knowledge of Continual Service Improvement Benefits: 10% Pension Contribution 27 days holiday plus bank holidays and a buy/sell scheme Flexi time scheme Tax-free childcare scheme Extensive Benefits Package Vetting is required for this role, so a background check will be conducted. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. 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Job Description: Supply Chain Implant Location: Waltham Work Arrangement: Hybrid (2 days in the office, 3 days from home) Salary: Competitive, with company performance bonus Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Type: Permanent At Mars, we're thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity for a Supply Chain Implant to join our dynamic team! Role Overview: As a Supply Chain Implant, you'll drive dynamic supply chain initiatives by fostering collaborative relationships with one of our key customers. Your mission is to elevate the customer experience by developing joint supply chain business plans and addressing service impact areas. You'll maintain best-in-class performance across our UK supply chain, ensuring operational excellence and customer satisfaction. You will do this through a robust digital capability, using data and insights to drive the right solutions, whilst also thinking where digital technology can enhance our customer offering Key Responsibilities: Develop a genuine collaborative relationship with your customer, then enables a transparent and proactive WOW. Taking the partnership from strength to strength Efficiently manage internal and external stakeholders to maximize key customer metrics like Inbound Service, In-Store Availability, and Customer Stock Holding. Collaborate with demand planning and sales teams to manage baseline forecasting and plan promotional activities, ensuring optimal customer stockholding. Think outside the box when it comes to your customer through a digital first mindset- constantly thinking and exploring how this can enhance our relationship and customer offering Develop strategies to mitigate long-term supply chain shortages, enhancing inbound service performance and overall efficiency. Analyze customer systems to identify supply trends and take action to resolve issues. Provide operational support to customer service by resolving failed orders and addressing risks to promotional SKU deliveries. What We're Looking For: Minimum of 1 year supply chain experience Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) Tech-savvy with proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and data analysis Collaborative and resilient relationship manager Comfortable presenting to a wide range of customers and stakeholders Driver's license essential What can you expect from Mars? Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles. Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University. An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus. About Mars Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world's best-loved brands: M&M's , SNICKERS , TWIX , MILKY WAY , DOVE , PEDIGREE , ROYAL CANIN , WHISKAS , EXTRA , ORBIT , 5 , SKITTLES , BEN'S ORIGINAL and COCOAVIA . Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world's pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals , BluePearl , Linnaeus, AniCura, VCA and Pet Partners . Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles - Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom - inspire our 130,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.
Sep 04, 2025
Full time
Job Description: Supply Chain Implant Location: Waltham Work Arrangement: Hybrid (2 days in the office, 3 days from home) Salary: Competitive, with company performance bonus Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Type: Permanent At Mars, we're thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity for a Supply Chain Implant to join our dynamic team! Role Overview: As a Supply Chain Implant, you'll drive dynamic supply chain initiatives by fostering collaborative relationships with one of our key customers. Your mission is to elevate the customer experience by developing joint supply chain business plans and addressing service impact areas. You'll maintain best-in-class performance across our UK supply chain, ensuring operational excellence and customer satisfaction. You will do this through a robust digital capability, using data and insights to drive the right solutions, whilst also thinking where digital technology can enhance our customer offering Key Responsibilities: Develop a genuine collaborative relationship with your customer, then enables a transparent and proactive WOW. Taking the partnership from strength to strength Efficiently manage internal and external stakeholders to maximize key customer metrics like Inbound Service, In-Store Availability, and Customer Stock Holding. Collaborate with demand planning and sales teams to manage baseline forecasting and plan promotional activities, ensuring optimal customer stockholding. Think outside the box when it comes to your customer through a digital first mindset- constantly thinking and exploring how this can enhance our relationship and customer offering Develop strategies to mitigate long-term supply chain shortages, enhancing inbound service performance and overall efficiency. Analyze customer systems to identify supply trends and take action to resolve issues. Provide operational support to customer service by resolving failed orders and addressing risks to promotional SKU deliveries. What We're Looking For: Minimum of 1 year supply chain experience Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) Tech-savvy with proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and data analysis Collaborative and resilient relationship manager Comfortable presenting to a wide range of customers and stakeholders Driver's license essential What can you expect from Mars? Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles. Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University. An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus. About Mars Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world's best-loved brands: M&M's , SNICKERS , TWIX , MILKY WAY , DOVE , PEDIGREE , ROYAL CANIN , WHISKAS , EXTRA , ORBIT , 5 , SKITTLES , BEN'S ORIGINAL and COCOAVIA . Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world's pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals , BluePearl , Linnaeus, AniCura, VCA and Pet Partners . Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles - Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom - inspire our 130,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.
Job Description: Supply Chain Implant Location: Waltham Work Arrangement: Hybrid (2 days in the office, 3 days from home) Salary: Competitive, with company performance bonus Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Type: Permanent At Mars, we're thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity for a Supply Chain Implant to join our dynamic team! Role Overview: As a Supply Chain Implant, you'll drive dynamic supply chain initiatives by fostering collaborative relationships with one of our key customers. Your mission is to elevate the customer experience by developing joint supply chain business plans and addressing service impact areas. You'll maintain best-in-class performance across our UK supply chain, ensuring operational excellence and customer satisfaction. You will do this through a robust digital capability, using data and insights to drive the right solutions, whilst also thinking where digital technology can enhance our customer offering Key Responsibilities: Develop a genuine collaborative relationship with your customer, then enables a transparent and proactive WOW. Taking the partnership from strength to strength Efficiently manage internal and external stakeholders to maximize key customer metrics like Inbound Service, In-Store Availability, and Customer Stock Holding. Collaborate with demand planning and sales teams to manage baseline forecasting and plan promotional activities, ensuring optimal customer stockholding. Think outside the box when it comes to your customer through a digital first mindset- constantly thinking and exploring how this can enhance our relationship and customer offering Develop strategies to mitigate long-term supply chain shortages, enhancing inbound service performance and overall efficiency. Analyze customer systems to identify supply trends and take action to resolve issues. Provide operational support to customer service by resolving failed orders and addressing risks to promotional SKU deliveries. What We're Looking For: Minimum of 1 year supply chain experience Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) Tech-savvy with proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and data analysis Collaborative and resilient relationship manager Comfortable presenting to a wide range of customers and stakeholders Driver's license essential What can you expect from Mars? Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles. Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University. An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus. About Mars Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world's best-loved brands: M&M's , SNICKERS , TWIX , MILKY WAY , DOVE , PEDIGREE , ROYAL CANIN , WHISKAS , EXTRA , ORBIT , 5 , SKITTLES , BEN'S ORIGINAL and COCOAVIA . Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world's pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals , BluePearl , Linnaeus, AniCura, VCA and Pet Partners . Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles - Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom - inspire our 130,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.
Sep 04, 2025
Full time
Job Description: Supply Chain Implant Location: Waltham Work Arrangement: Hybrid (2 days in the office, 3 days from home) Salary: Competitive, with company performance bonus Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Type: Permanent At Mars, we're thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity for a Supply Chain Implant to join our dynamic team! Role Overview: As a Supply Chain Implant, you'll drive dynamic supply chain initiatives by fostering collaborative relationships with one of our key customers. Your mission is to elevate the customer experience by developing joint supply chain business plans and addressing service impact areas. You'll maintain best-in-class performance across our UK supply chain, ensuring operational excellence and customer satisfaction. You will do this through a robust digital capability, using data and insights to drive the right solutions, whilst also thinking where digital technology can enhance our customer offering Key Responsibilities: Develop a genuine collaborative relationship with your customer, then enables a transparent and proactive WOW. Taking the partnership from strength to strength Efficiently manage internal and external stakeholders to maximize key customer metrics like Inbound Service, In-Store Availability, and Customer Stock Holding. Collaborate with demand planning and sales teams to manage baseline forecasting and plan promotional activities, ensuring optimal customer stockholding. Think outside the box when it comes to your customer through a digital first mindset- constantly thinking and exploring how this can enhance our relationship and customer offering Develop strategies to mitigate long-term supply chain shortages, enhancing inbound service performance and overall efficiency. Analyze customer systems to identify supply trends and take action to resolve issues. Provide operational support to customer service by resolving failed orders and addressing risks to promotional SKU deliveries. What We're Looking For: Minimum of 1 year supply chain experience Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) Tech-savvy with proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and data analysis Collaborative and resilient relationship manager Comfortable presenting to a wide range of customers and stakeholders Driver's license essential What can you expect from Mars? Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles. Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University. An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus. About Mars Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world's best-loved brands: M&M's , SNICKERS , TWIX , MILKY WAY , DOVE , PEDIGREE , ROYAL CANIN , WHISKAS , EXTRA , ORBIT , 5 , SKITTLES , BEN'S ORIGINAL and COCOAVIA . Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world's pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals , BluePearl , Linnaeus, AniCura, VCA and Pet Partners . Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles - Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom - inspire our 130,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.
IT Support TechnicianWorking Hours: 9.00am - 5.30pm Monday - FridayLocation: 3 days a week on-site in Central Manchester (Monday, Wednesday & Thursday) / 2 days a week working from home (Tuesday & Friday) with occasional site visits in the Manchester areaSalary and Benefits: Annual Salary £23,000 - £26,000 / 20 days holiday plus public holidays / Training and certification support / Company Pension / Gym Membership The Company Speak Digital is a Managed Service Provider delivering IT support, consultancy, and cloud services. Since 2010, we've been a trusted partner for small and medium-sized businesses across London, Hertfordshire, and Essex. We're now expanding and looking for someone to join our helpdesk team. In this role, you'll spend three days a week onsite at a client's Manchester office (a leading sportswear brand) and two days working remotely as part of our support team. We're a small but capable team who work closely together to get the job done. You'll have the opportunity to make a real impact, share ideas, and be valued for your contribution. Our clients choose us because we deliver tailored solutions and personal service that larger providers can't match. The Role When on-site with our client you will be the first point of contact for IT queries. Supporting desktops (primarily MacOS), laptops, mobile devices, and peripherals (printers, headsets, monitors, etc.). Troubleshooting Windows, macOS, and Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive). Managing user accounts, permissions, and password resets. Helping staff get the most from their meeting rooms - making sure Teams/Zoom equipment is ready, set up, and running smoothly. Assisting with basic network troubleshooting (Wi-Fi, VPN, switches, routers). Using Intune and Apple Business Manager to manage and deploy devices. Procuring IT equipment and maintaining the asset inventory. Supporting employee onboarding and offboarding. Escalating complex issues to our helpdesk team or other vendors. Logging and managing support tickets to ensure SLAs are met. When working remotely, you'll be part of our helpdesk team, handling first-line support calls, resolving common issues, and escalating where needed. What we are looking for Strong knowledge of macOS and Windows. Experience with iPhone and Android mobile phones / tablets. Confident supporting hardware and peripherals (including printers). Good understanding of networking basics. Excellent communication and customer service skills. Nice to have Hands-on experience with Microsoft 365 admin. Familiarity with Intune and Apple Business Manager. IT certifications (CompTIA, Microsoft, ITIL). Experience with ticketing systems and remote support tools. Knowledge of IT asset management processes. Experience supporting AV/meeting room tech (Teams Rooms, Zoom Rooms). Personal Attributes Patient, understanding and calm under pressure Hard working, honest and responsible A team player Keen to learn and happy to accept feedback Good time-keeping and the ability to multi-task and prioritise work-load Adaptable and willing to contribute where needed
Sep 04, 2025
Full time
IT Support TechnicianWorking Hours: 9.00am - 5.30pm Monday - FridayLocation: 3 days a week on-site in Central Manchester (Monday, Wednesday & Thursday) / 2 days a week working from home (Tuesday & Friday) with occasional site visits in the Manchester areaSalary and Benefits: Annual Salary £23,000 - £26,000 / 20 days holiday plus public holidays / Training and certification support / Company Pension / Gym Membership The Company Speak Digital is a Managed Service Provider delivering IT support, consultancy, and cloud services. Since 2010, we've been a trusted partner for small and medium-sized businesses across London, Hertfordshire, and Essex. We're now expanding and looking for someone to join our helpdesk team. In this role, you'll spend three days a week onsite at a client's Manchester office (a leading sportswear brand) and two days working remotely as part of our support team. We're a small but capable team who work closely together to get the job done. You'll have the opportunity to make a real impact, share ideas, and be valued for your contribution. Our clients choose us because we deliver tailored solutions and personal service that larger providers can't match. The Role When on-site with our client you will be the first point of contact for IT queries. Supporting desktops (primarily MacOS), laptops, mobile devices, and peripherals (printers, headsets, monitors, etc.). Troubleshooting Windows, macOS, and Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive). Managing user accounts, permissions, and password resets. Helping staff get the most from their meeting rooms - making sure Teams/Zoom equipment is ready, set up, and running smoothly. Assisting with basic network troubleshooting (Wi-Fi, VPN, switches, routers). Using Intune and Apple Business Manager to manage and deploy devices. Procuring IT equipment and maintaining the asset inventory. Supporting employee onboarding and offboarding. Escalating complex issues to our helpdesk team or other vendors. Logging and managing support tickets to ensure SLAs are met. When working remotely, you'll be part of our helpdesk team, handling first-line support calls, resolving common issues, and escalating where needed. What we are looking for Strong knowledge of macOS and Windows. Experience with iPhone and Android mobile phones / tablets. Confident supporting hardware and peripherals (including printers). Good understanding of networking basics. Excellent communication and customer service skills. Nice to have Hands-on experience with Microsoft 365 admin. Familiarity with Intune and Apple Business Manager. IT certifications (CompTIA, Microsoft, ITIL). Experience with ticketing systems and remote support tools. Knowledge of IT asset management processes. Experience supporting AV/meeting room tech (Teams Rooms, Zoom Rooms). Personal Attributes Patient, understanding and calm under pressure Hard working, honest and responsible A team player Keen to learn and happy to accept feedback Good time-keeping and the ability to multi-task and prioritise work-load Adaptable and willing to contribute where needed
Job Description: Supply Chain Implant Location: Waltham Work Arrangement: Hybrid (2 days in the office, 3 days from home) Salary: Competitive, with company performance bonus Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Type: Permanent At Mars, we're thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity for a Supply Chain Implant to join our dynamic team! Role Overview: As a Supply Chain Implant, you'll drive dynamic supply chain initiatives by fostering collaborative relationships with one of our key customers. Your mission is to elevate the customer experience by developing joint supply chain business plans and addressing service impact areas. You'll maintain best-in-class performance across our UK supply chain, ensuring operational excellence and customer satisfaction. You will do this through a robust digital capability, using data and insights to drive the right solutions, whilst also thinking where digital technology can enhance our customer offering Key Responsibilities: Develop a genuine collaborative relationship with your customer, then enables a transparent and proactive WOW. Taking the partnership from strength to strength Efficiently manage internal and external stakeholders to maximize key customer metrics like Inbound Service, In-Store Availability, and Customer Stock Holding. Collaborate with demand planning and sales teams to manage baseline forecasting and plan promotional activities, ensuring optimal customer stockholding. Think outside the box when it comes to your customer through a digital first mindset- constantly thinking and exploring how this can enhance our relationship and customer offering Develop strategies to mitigate long-term supply chain shortages, enhancing inbound service performance and overall efficiency. Analyze customer systems to identify supply trends and take action to resolve issues. Provide operational support to customer service by resolving failed orders and addressing risks to promotional SKU deliveries. What We're Looking For: Minimum of 1 year supply chain experience Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) Tech-savvy with proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and data analysis Collaborative and resilient relationship manager Comfortable presenting to a wide range of customers and stakeholders Driver's license essential What can you expect from Mars? Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles. Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University. An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus. About Mars Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world's best-loved brands: M&M's , SNICKERS , TWIX , MILKY WAY , DOVE , PEDIGREE , ROYAL CANIN , WHISKAS , EXTRA , ORBIT , 5 , SKITTLES , BEN'S ORIGINAL and COCOAVIA . Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world's pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals , BluePearl , Linnaeus, AniCura, VCA and Pet Partners . Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles - Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom - inspire our 130,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.
Sep 04, 2025
Full time
Job Description: Supply Chain Implant Location: Waltham Work Arrangement: Hybrid (2 days in the office, 3 days from home) Salary: Competitive, with company performance bonus Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Type: Permanent At Mars, we're thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity for a Supply Chain Implant to join our dynamic team! Role Overview: As a Supply Chain Implant, you'll drive dynamic supply chain initiatives by fostering collaborative relationships with one of our key customers. Your mission is to elevate the customer experience by developing joint supply chain business plans and addressing service impact areas. You'll maintain best-in-class performance across our UK supply chain, ensuring operational excellence and customer satisfaction. You will do this through a robust digital capability, using data and insights to drive the right solutions, whilst also thinking where digital technology can enhance our customer offering Key Responsibilities: Develop a genuine collaborative relationship with your customer, then enables a transparent and proactive WOW. Taking the partnership from strength to strength Efficiently manage internal and external stakeholders to maximize key customer metrics like Inbound Service, In-Store Availability, and Customer Stock Holding. Collaborate with demand planning and sales teams to manage baseline forecasting and plan promotional activities, ensuring optimal customer stockholding. Think outside the box when it comes to your customer through a digital first mindset- constantly thinking and exploring how this can enhance our relationship and customer offering Develop strategies to mitigate long-term supply chain shortages, enhancing inbound service performance and overall efficiency. Analyze customer systems to identify supply trends and take action to resolve issues. Provide operational support to customer service by resolving failed orders and addressing risks to promotional SKU deliveries. What We're Looking For: Minimum of 1 year supply chain experience Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) Tech-savvy with proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and data analysis Collaborative and resilient relationship manager Comfortable presenting to a wide range of customers and stakeholders Driver's license essential What can you expect from Mars? Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles. Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University. An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus. About Mars Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world's best-loved brands: M&M's , SNICKERS , TWIX , MILKY WAY , DOVE , PEDIGREE , ROYAL CANIN , WHISKAS , EXTRA , ORBIT , 5 , SKITTLES , BEN'S ORIGINAL and COCOAVIA . Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world's pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals , BluePearl , Linnaeus, AniCura, VCA and Pet Partners . Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles - Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom - inspire our 130,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.
About the role Balfour Beatty is currently recruiting a Senior P&C Design Engineer to join the Power T&D team in Leeds or Newcastle. The main function of the role is to engineer the control and protection designs for electrical substation projects up to a voltage of 400kV. The role also includes General, Planning and Procurement responsibilities. We are open to both full time and part time candidates (including job share), and offer a flexible working policy. What you'll be doing General Responsibilities: Ensure all duties are carried out in accordance with standard Company Quality, Health & Safety and Environmental Procedures and Business Process Manual. Contribute to the development and training needs of the Design Team as appropriate to skills level / experience. Planning Responsibilities: Upon contract award, liaise and co-ordinate contract requirements with Project Manager, customer, external suppliers and other Balfour Beatty Departments at earliest opportunity. Establish Design content of work package and the Design resource to achieve the required time scales, in line with Project EMPS, via development of detail engineering design plans. Effectively control, update and report on progress throughout contract life, giving estimates to complete and highlight potential resource problems to Design Manager / Project Manager. Procurement Responsibilities: Co-ordinate with other Balfour Beatty Departments as necessary to specify and quantify equipment / material to achieve greatest benefit to the company. Report variations in the Contract Scope of Work to the Design Manager / Project Manager, indicate implications and only proceed with these variations following verbal / written approval from the Project Manager. Prepare instructions for all materials and special tools required for site and pass this information to the Project Manager. Specify any specific test certificates and/or operations & maintenance manuals as part of technical spec and/or purchase order requisition. Design Responsibilities: Identify all relevant standards and Customer requirements, ensuring compliance with relevant National / International Standards and legislation, and contract specification. Design work to be undertaken with due regard to Health, Safety & Environmental Procedures and production of Designer Risk Assessments, as necessary, to fulfil the Company's obligations in compliance with current CDM regulations. Examine contract documentation and establish the Company's scope of work including termination boundaries. Where this differs with the tendered contract requirement then this differences should be highlighted to the Project Manager. Attend and contribute to Design Review / Contract Close-out Meetings, ensuring that appropriate items are actioned in a timely manner. Initiate the preparation of all required drawings and approve all drawings to be submitted for customer / sub-contractor interface. Prepare special Test Specifications and Procedures for the Inspection and Test Department. Receive "As Installed" site drawings and documentation and liaise with other Balfour Beatty Engineering Services Departments to ensure accurate final records are prepared and submitted to client in line with the requirements of the contract specification. Who we're looking for Education : HNC in Electrical Engineering or higher. Experience : Liaising with customers and suppliers : UK Industry experience, preferably National Grid. : Overall design and specification of electrical power systems and associated power system components : Calculations to demonstrate integrity of designs : Microsoft Office Packages Why work for us Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities. As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits: - Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow. - 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata) - Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave - Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more About us Balfour Beatty's Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks. From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK's most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects. Diversity and inclusion At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: Job Reference: BBUK14644
Sep 04, 2025
Full time
About the role Balfour Beatty is currently recruiting a Senior P&C Design Engineer to join the Power T&D team in Leeds or Newcastle. The main function of the role is to engineer the control and protection designs for electrical substation projects up to a voltage of 400kV. The role also includes General, Planning and Procurement responsibilities. We are open to both full time and part time candidates (including job share), and offer a flexible working policy. What you'll be doing General Responsibilities: Ensure all duties are carried out in accordance with standard Company Quality, Health & Safety and Environmental Procedures and Business Process Manual. Contribute to the development and training needs of the Design Team as appropriate to skills level / experience. Planning Responsibilities: Upon contract award, liaise and co-ordinate contract requirements with Project Manager, customer, external suppliers and other Balfour Beatty Departments at earliest opportunity. Establish Design content of work package and the Design resource to achieve the required time scales, in line with Project EMPS, via development of detail engineering design plans. Effectively control, update and report on progress throughout contract life, giving estimates to complete and highlight potential resource problems to Design Manager / Project Manager. Procurement Responsibilities: Co-ordinate with other Balfour Beatty Departments as necessary to specify and quantify equipment / material to achieve greatest benefit to the company. Report variations in the Contract Scope of Work to the Design Manager / Project Manager, indicate implications and only proceed with these variations following verbal / written approval from the Project Manager. Prepare instructions for all materials and special tools required for site and pass this information to the Project Manager. Specify any specific test certificates and/or operations & maintenance manuals as part of technical spec and/or purchase order requisition. Design Responsibilities: Identify all relevant standards and Customer requirements, ensuring compliance with relevant National / International Standards and legislation, and contract specification. Design work to be undertaken with due regard to Health, Safety & Environmental Procedures and production of Designer Risk Assessments, as necessary, to fulfil the Company's obligations in compliance with current CDM regulations. Examine contract documentation and establish the Company's scope of work including termination boundaries. Where this differs with the tendered contract requirement then this differences should be highlighted to the Project Manager. Attend and contribute to Design Review / Contract Close-out Meetings, ensuring that appropriate items are actioned in a timely manner. Initiate the preparation of all required drawings and approve all drawings to be submitted for customer / sub-contractor interface. Prepare special Test Specifications and Procedures for the Inspection and Test Department. Receive "As Installed" site drawings and documentation and liaise with other Balfour Beatty Engineering Services Departments to ensure accurate final records are prepared and submitted to client in line with the requirements of the contract specification. Who we're looking for Education : HNC in Electrical Engineering or higher. Experience : Liaising with customers and suppliers : UK Industry experience, preferably National Grid. : Overall design and specification of electrical power systems and associated power system components : Calculations to demonstrate integrity of designs : Microsoft Office Packages Why work for us Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities. As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits: - Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow. - 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata) - Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave - Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more About us Balfour Beatty's Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks. From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK's most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects. Diversity and inclusion At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: Job Reference: BBUK14644
Job Description: Supply Chain Implant Location: Waltham Work Arrangement: Hybrid (2 days in the office, 3 days from home) Salary: Competitive, with company performance bonus Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Type: Permanent At Mars, we're thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity for a Supply Chain Implant to join our dynamic team! Role Overview: As a Supply Chain Implant, you'll drive dynamic supply chain initiatives by fostering collaborative relationships with one of our key customers. Your mission is to elevate the customer experience by developing joint supply chain business plans and addressing service impact areas. You'll maintain best-in-class performance across our UK supply chain, ensuring operational excellence and customer satisfaction. You will do this through a robust digital capability, using data and insights to drive the right solutions, whilst also thinking where digital technology can enhance our customer offering Key Responsibilities: Develop a genuine collaborative relationship with your customer, then enables a transparent and proactive WOW. Taking the partnership from strength to strength Efficiently manage internal and external stakeholders to maximize key customer metrics like Inbound Service, In-Store Availability, and Customer Stock Holding. Collaborate with demand planning and sales teams to manage baseline forecasting and plan promotional activities, ensuring optimal customer stockholding. Think outside the box when it comes to your customer through a digital first mindset- constantly thinking and exploring how this can enhance our relationship and customer offering Develop strategies to mitigate long-term supply chain shortages, enhancing inbound service performance and overall efficiency. Analyze customer systems to identify supply trends and take action to resolve issues. Provide operational support to customer service by resolving failed orders and addressing risks to promotional SKU deliveries. What We're Looking For: Minimum of 1 year supply chain experience Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) Tech-savvy with proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and data analysis Collaborative and resilient relationship manager Comfortable presenting to a wide range of customers and stakeholders Driver's license essential What can you expect from Mars? Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles. Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University. An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus. About Mars Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world's best-loved brands: M&M's , SNICKERS , TWIX , MILKY WAY , DOVE , PEDIGREE , ROYAL CANIN , WHISKAS , EXTRA , ORBIT , 5 , SKITTLES , BEN'S ORIGINAL and COCOAVIA . Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world's pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals , BluePearl , Linnaeus, AniCura, VCA and Pet Partners . Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles - Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom - inspire our 130,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.
Sep 04, 2025
Full time
Job Description: Supply Chain Implant Location: Waltham Work Arrangement: Hybrid (2 days in the office, 3 days from home) Salary: Competitive, with company performance bonus Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Type: Permanent At Mars, we're thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity for a Supply Chain Implant to join our dynamic team! Role Overview: As a Supply Chain Implant, you'll drive dynamic supply chain initiatives by fostering collaborative relationships with one of our key customers. Your mission is to elevate the customer experience by developing joint supply chain business plans and addressing service impact areas. You'll maintain best-in-class performance across our UK supply chain, ensuring operational excellence and customer satisfaction. You will do this through a robust digital capability, using data and insights to drive the right solutions, whilst also thinking where digital technology can enhance our customer offering Key Responsibilities: Develop a genuine collaborative relationship with your customer, then enables a transparent and proactive WOW. Taking the partnership from strength to strength Efficiently manage internal and external stakeholders to maximize key customer metrics like Inbound Service, In-Store Availability, and Customer Stock Holding. Collaborate with demand planning and sales teams to manage baseline forecasting and plan promotional activities, ensuring optimal customer stockholding. Think outside the box when it comes to your customer through a digital first mindset- constantly thinking and exploring how this can enhance our relationship and customer offering Develop strategies to mitigate long-term supply chain shortages, enhancing inbound service performance and overall efficiency. Analyze customer systems to identify supply trends and take action to resolve issues. Provide operational support to customer service by resolving failed orders and addressing risks to promotional SKU deliveries. What We're Looking For: Minimum of 1 year supply chain experience Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) Tech-savvy with proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and data analysis Collaborative and resilient relationship manager Comfortable presenting to a wide range of customers and stakeholders Driver's license essential What can you expect from Mars? Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles. Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University. An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus. About Mars Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world's best-loved brands: M&M's , SNICKERS , TWIX , MILKY WAY , DOVE , PEDIGREE , ROYAL CANIN , WHISKAS , EXTRA , ORBIT , 5 , SKITTLES , BEN'S ORIGINAL and COCOAVIA . Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world's pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals , BluePearl , Linnaeus, AniCura, VCA and Pet Partners . Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles - Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom - inspire our 130,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.
Job Description: Supply Chain Implant Location: Waltham Work Arrangement: Hybrid (2 days in the office, 3 days from home) Salary: Competitive, with company performance bonus Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Type: Permanent At Mars, we're thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity for a Supply Chain Implant to join our dynamic team! Role Overview: As a Supply Chain Implant, you'll drive dynamic supply chain initiatives by fostering collaborative relationships with one of our key customers. Your mission is to elevate the customer experience by developing joint supply chain business plans and addressing service impact areas. You'll maintain best-in-class performance across our UK supply chain, ensuring operational excellence and customer satisfaction. You will do this through a robust digital capability, using data and insights to drive the right solutions, whilst also thinking where digital technology can enhance our customer offering Key Responsibilities: Develop a genuine collaborative relationship with your customer, then enables a transparent and proactive WOW. Taking the partnership from strength to strength Efficiently manage internal and external stakeholders to maximize key customer metrics like Inbound Service, In-Store Availability, and Customer Stock Holding. Collaborate with demand planning and sales teams to manage baseline forecasting and plan promotional activities, ensuring optimal customer stockholding. Think outside the box when it comes to your customer through a digital first mindset- constantly thinking and exploring how this can enhance our relationship and customer offering Develop strategies to mitigate long-term supply chain shortages, enhancing inbound service performance and overall efficiency. Analyze customer systems to identify supply trends and take action to resolve issues. Provide operational support to customer service by resolving failed orders and addressing risks to promotional SKU deliveries. What We're Looking For: Minimum of 1 year supply chain experience Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) Tech-savvy with proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and data analysis Collaborative and resilient relationship manager Comfortable presenting to a wide range of customers and stakeholders Driver's license essential What can you expect from Mars? Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles. Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University. An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus. About Mars Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world's best-loved brands: M&M's , SNICKERS , TWIX , MILKY WAY , DOVE , PEDIGREE , ROYAL CANIN , WHISKAS , EXTRA , ORBIT , 5 , SKITTLES , BEN'S ORIGINAL and COCOAVIA . Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world's pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals , BluePearl , Linnaeus, AniCura, VCA and Pet Partners . Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles - Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom - inspire our 130,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.
Sep 04, 2025
Full time
Job Description: Supply Chain Implant Location: Waltham Work Arrangement: Hybrid (2 days in the office, 3 days from home) Salary: Competitive, with company performance bonus Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Type: Permanent At Mars, we're thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity for a Supply Chain Implant to join our dynamic team! Role Overview: As a Supply Chain Implant, you'll drive dynamic supply chain initiatives by fostering collaborative relationships with one of our key customers. Your mission is to elevate the customer experience by developing joint supply chain business plans and addressing service impact areas. You'll maintain best-in-class performance across our UK supply chain, ensuring operational excellence and customer satisfaction. You will do this through a robust digital capability, using data and insights to drive the right solutions, whilst also thinking where digital technology can enhance our customer offering Key Responsibilities: Develop a genuine collaborative relationship with your customer, then enables a transparent and proactive WOW. Taking the partnership from strength to strength Efficiently manage internal and external stakeholders to maximize key customer metrics like Inbound Service, In-Store Availability, and Customer Stock Holding. Collaborate with demand planning and sales teams to manage baseline forecasting and plan promotional activities, ensuring optimal customer stockholding. Think outside the box when it comes to your customer through a digital first mindset- constantly thinking and exploring how this can enhance our relationship and customer offering Develop strategies to mitigate long-term supply chain shortages, enhancing inbound service performance and overall efficiency. Analyze customer systems to identify supply trends and take action to resolve issues. Provide operational support to customer service by resolving failed orders and addressing risks to promotional SKU deliveries. What We're Looking For: Minimum of 1 year supply chain experience Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) Tech-savvy with proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and data analysis Collaborative and resilient relationship manager Comfortable presenting to a wide range of customers and stakeholders Driver's license essential What can you expect from Mars? Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles. Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University. An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus. About Mars Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world's best-loved brands: M&M's , SNICKERS , TWIX , MILKY WAY , DOVE , PEDIGREE , ROYAL CANIN , WHISKAS , EXTRA , ORBIT , 5 , SKITTLES , BEN'S ORIGINAL and COCOAVIA . Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world's pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals , BluePearl , Linnaeus, AniCura, VCA and Pet Partners . Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles - Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom - inspire our 130,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.
We're looking for an experienced and driven Shared Service Manager - Systems, Support & Control to join a busy Revenues & Benefits service shared between two local authorities. This is a key senior post responsible for managing critical systems, IT functions, controls and service support - helping to ensure effective administration of Council Tax, Housing Benefit, Business Rates, and all related statutory functions. You'll play a central role in managing staff across different sites, overseeing systems integrity, and ensuring performance and compliance are maintained to the highest standard. The Role Lead the systems administration, IT processes, and data control functions across the Revenues & Benefits Shared Service. Oversee the secure and effective operation of housing benefit, council tax, and NNDR systems. Ensure smooth delivery of year-end processes, system updates and legislative changes across software platforms. Manage the front-facing customer support, visiting officer, and inspector teams, as well as remote staff. Control and monitor system access, user permissions, and reporting for all business-critical systems. Liaise with software suppliers, internal IT, and audit teams to resolve issues and implement improvements. Manage all aspects of system testing, disaster recovery planning, scheduler management, and system housekeeping. Ensure compliance with Data Protection, Gov Connect, and related statutory regulations. Provide management reports, performance updates, and contribute to continuous service improvement. Deputise for the Head of Service as required and contribute to shared service growth opportunities. Key Requirements Significant experience (5+ years) in managing Revenues or Benefits services in a local authority setting. Strong working knowledge of Revenues and Benefits software systems and reporting tools. Skilled in managing multidisciplinary teams across multiple sites and working environments. Proven ability to deliver effective system administration, testing, release management and support. Experience managing large-scale system upgrades, year-end routines, and performance reporting. Confident working with internal/external auditors and government agencies (e.g. DWP, VOA). IRRV Technician qualification or equivalent experience strongly preferred. Excellent communication and leadership skills with a strong focus on service delivery. What you need to do now If you meet the criteria and are available at short notice, please apply with your latest CV. For a confidential chat about the role, click APPLY NOW or contact us directly. Footnote If you feel that this job matches your skills but not the rate, location, or seniority, please feel free to send us your CV anyway. We constantly recruit for similar roles across all levels, UK-wide, and would be pleased to speak with you confidentially about your employment status. Even if you're currently satisfied in your role, we welcome calls from housing professionals looking to make future connections. Our specialist team at Carrington West has over 100 years of combined experience in this market. For more information, call Zubair at Carrington West on (phone number removed). By applying for this position, you agree for Carrington West to hold and process your personal data in accordance with our Data Protection Policy. Your data will only be shared with third-party clients for roles relevant to your application. You may withdraw consent at any time by contacting us.
Sep 04, 2025
Contractor
We're looking for an experienced and driven Shared Service Manager - Systems, Support & Control to join a busy Revenues & Benefits service shared between two local authorities. This is a key senior post responsible for managing critical systems, IT functions, controls and service support - helping to ensure effective administration of Council Tax, Housing Benefit, Business Rates, and all related statutory functions. You'll play a central role in managing staff across different sites, overseeing systems integrity, and ensuring performance and compliance are maintained to the highest standard. The Role Lead the systems administration, IT processes, and data control functions across the Revenues & Benefits Shared Service. Oversee the secure and effective operation of housing benefit, council tax, and NNDR systems. Ensure smooth delivery of year-end processes, system updates and legislative changes across software platforms. Manage the front-facing customer support, visiting officer, and inspector teams, as well as remote staff. Control and monitor system access, user permissions, and reporting for all business-critical systems. Liaise with software suppliers, internal IT, and audit teams to resolve issues and implement improvements. Manage all aspects of system testing, disaster recovery planning, scheduler management, and system housekeeping. Ensure compliance with Data Protection, Gov Connect, and related statutory regulations. Provide management reports, performance updates, and contribute to continuous service improvement. Deputise for the Head of Service as required and contribute to shared service growth opportunities. Key Requirements Significant experience (5+ years) in managing Revenues or Benefits services in a local authority setting. Strong working knowledge of Revenues and Benefits software systems and reporting tools. Skilled in managing multidisciplinary teams across multiple sites and working environments. Proven ability to deliver effective system administration, testing, release management and support. Experience managing large-scale system upgrades, year-end routines, and performance reporting. Confident working with internal/external auditors and government agencies (e.g. DWP, VOA). IRRV Technician qualification or equivalent experience strongly preferred. Excellent communication and leadership skills with a strong focus on service delivery. What you need to do now If you meet the criteria and are available at short notice, please apply with your latest CV. For a confidential chat about the role, click APPLY NOW or contact us directly. Footnote If you feel that this job matches your skills but not the rate, location, or seniority, please feel free to send us your CV anyway. We constantly recruit for similar roles across all levels, UK-wide, and would be pleased to speak with you confidentially about your employment status. Even if you're currently satisfied in your role, we welcome calls from housing professionals looking to make future connections. Our specialist team at Carrington West has over 100 years of combined experience in this market. For more information, call Zubair at Carrington West on (phone number removed). By applying for this position, you agree for Carrington West to hold and process your personal data in accordance with our Data Protection Policy. Your data will only be shared with third-party clients for roles relevant to your application. You may withdraw consent at any time by contacting us.
Applications Engineer - Metal CAD/CAM Engineering & Manufacturing Production CAM Software Leamington Spa, Fareham, Caldicot, Haddenham, Belfast 28,000 - 35,000 basic salary + 12% Personal bonus + Company Bonus + 6k Car Allowance + Other Benefits + Hybrid Working (1 - 2 days office, 1 - 2 days WFH, 1 - 2 days with customers) Have you got CAD/CAM writing experience in the metal sector, looking for a new challenge? Perhaps you've got a bit tired of the same role? We have an outstanding opportunity for an engineer looking to step into a unique position. Offering a brilliant earning & career potential. The Company recruiting for the Applications Engineer: An established and growing engineering software business. Grown considerably recently and due to their success are looking to strengthen its engineering manufacturing/production software team further. In exchange for your engineering experience, they can offer a very rewarding career with excellent training and benefits package. Your Role as an Applications Engineer: Implementing a range of CAM software solutions into new and existing customers. Writing and commissioning custom post-processors for a variety of CNC machines from simple 3 axis mills, through to 5 axis, complex mill turn and sliding head machines. You will be responsible for delivering training and product demonstrations to numerous customers across the UK. Provide CAM consultancy programming services for complex components. You will be meeting with & speaking daily to a range of stakeholders, from mechanical engineers through to procurement managers and board level personnel. Supporting new and existing customers with technical queries and best practice advice. Delivering training courses on CAM systems Knowledge share and support junior team members Ideal Background for the Applications Engineer Position: The role requires an excellent understanding of CNC machining best practices and modern machine tool technology. Experience with advanced mill-turn, sliding head and 5 axis machines is a plus. Deep knowledge of one or more modern CAM systems from practical use such as SolidCAM, CAMWorks, Fusion 360, Mastercam, EDGEcam, hyperMILL, DELMIA An intricate knowledge of at least one mainstream machine controller such as FANUC, HEIDENHAIN or Siemens is essential, as is the ability to read, understand, and edit G-code. Knowledge of basic logic programming in any language is highly advantageous, but C# is preferable. Prior experience in writing and editing post-processors is highly desirable. Strong communication and presenting skills. Full, valid UK driving licence, Willing and able to travel to one of the offices above at least twice per wee. Right to work in the UK indefinitely as no sponsorship is available. The Package for the Applications Engineer: 28,000 - 35,000 basic salary, depending on experience. 12% Personal bonus + Company Bonus. 6k Car Allowance. Hybrid working role split between office, home, and customer sites. Pension, mobile, laptop/tablet, healthcare. 25 days holiday plus stats (increasing with time served). Please apply for this job online if you are interested and feel you fit the above criteria. Dave is the main point of contact for the role. INDENG
Sep 04, 2025
Full time
Applications Engineer - Metal CAD/CAM Engineering & Manufacturing Production CAM Software Leamington Spa, Fareham, Caldicot, Haddenham, Belfast 28,000 - 35,000 basic salary + 12% Personal bonus + Company Bonus + 6k Car Allowance + Other Benefits + Hybrid Working (1 - 2 days office, 1 - 2 days WFH, 1 - 2 days with customers) Have you got CAD/CAM writing experience in the metal sector, looking for a new challenge? Perhaps you've got a bit tired of the same role? We have an outstanding opportunity for an engineer looking to step into a unique position. Offering a brilliant earning & career potential. The Company recruiting for the Applications Engineer: An established and growing engineering software business. Grown considerably recently and due to their success are looking to strengthen its engineering manufacturing/production software team further. In exchange for your engineering experience, they can offer a very rewarding career with excellent training and benefits package. Your Role as an Applications Engineer: Implementing a range of CAM software solutions into new and existing customers. Writing and commissioning custom post-processors for a variety of CNC machines from simple 3 axis mills, through to 5 axis, complex mill turn and sliding head machines. You will be responsible for delivering training and product demonstrations to numerous customers across the UK. Provide CAM consultancy programming services for complex components. You will be meeting with & speaking daily to a range of stakeholders, from mechanical engineers through to procurement managers and board level personnel. Supporting new and existing customers with technical queries and best practice advice. Delivering training courses on CAM systems Knowledge share and support junior team members Ideal Background for the Applications Engineer Position: The role requires an excellent understanding of CNC machining best practices and modern machine tool technology. Experience with advanced mill-turn, sliding head and 5 axis machines is a plus. Deep knowledge of one or more modern CAM systems from practical use such as SolidCAM, CAMWorks, Fusion 360, Mastercam, EDGEcam, hyperMILL, DELMIA An intricate knowledge of at least one mainstream machine controller such as FANUC, HEIDENHAIN or Siemens is essential, as is the ability to read, understand, and edit G-code. Knowledge of basic logic programming in any language is highly advantageous, but C# is preferable. Prior experience in writing and editing post-processors is highly desirable. Strong communication and presenting skills. Full, valid UK driving licence, Willing and able to travel to one of the offices above at least twice per wee. Right to work in the UK indefinitely as no sponsorship is available. The Package for the Applications Engineer: 28,000 - 35,000 basic salary, depending on experience. 12% Personal bonus + Company Bonus. 6k Car Allowance. Hybrid working role split between office, home, and customer sites. Pension, mobile, laptop/tablet, healthcare. 25 days holiday plus stats (increasing with time served). Please apply for this job online if you are interested and feel you fit the above criteria. Dave is the main point of contact for the role. INDENG
Job Description: Supply Chain Implant Location: Waltham Work Arrangement: Hybrid (2 days in the office, 3 days from home) Salary: Competitive, with company performance bonus Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Type: Permanent At Mars, we're thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity for a Supply Chain Implant to join our dynamic team! Role Overview: As a Supply Chain Implant, you'll drive dynamic supply chain initiatives by fostering collaborative relationships with one of our key customers. Your mission is to elevate the customer experience by developing joint supply chain business plans and addressing service impact areas. You'll maintain best-in-class performance across our UK supply chain, ensuring operational excellence and customer satisfaction. You will do this through a robust digital capability, using data and insights to drive the right solutions, whilst also thinking where digital technology can enhance our customer offering Key Responsibilities: Develop a genuine collaborative relationship with your customer, then enables a transparent and proactive WOW. Taking the partnership from strength to strength Efficiently manage internal and external stakeholders to maximize key customer metrics like Inbound Service, In-Store Availability, and Customer Stock Holding. Collaborate with demand planning and sales teams to manage baseline forecasting and plan promotional activities, ensuring optimal customer stockholding. Think outside the box when it comes to your customer through a digital first mindset- constantly thinking and exploring how this can enhance our relationship and customer offering Develop strategies to mitigate long-term supply chain shortages, enhancing inbound service performance and overall efficiency. Analyze customer systems to identify supply trends and take action to resolve issues. Provide operational support to customer service by resolving failed orders and addressing risks to promotional SKU deliveries. What We're Looking For: Minimum of 1 year supply chain experience Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) Tech-savvy with proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and data analysis Collaborative and resilient relationship manager Comfortable presenting to a wide range of customers and stakeholders Driver's license essential What can you expect from Mars? Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles. Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University. An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus. About Mars Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world's best-loved brands: M&M's , SNICKERS , TWIX , MILKY WAY , DOVE , PEDIGREE , ROYAL CANIN , WHISKAS , EXTRA , ORBIT , 5 , SKITTLES , BEN'S ORIGINAL and COCOAVIA . Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world's pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals , BluePearl , Linnaeus, AniCura, VCA and Pet Partners . Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles - Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom - inspire our 130,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.
Sep 04, 2025
Full time
Job Description: Supply Chain Implant Location: Waltham Work Arrangement: Hybrid (2 days in the office, 3 days from home) Salary: Competitive, with company performance bonus Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Type: Permanent At Mars, we're thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity for a Supply Chain Implant to join our dynamic team! Role Overview: As a Supply Chain Implant, you'll drive dynamic supply chain initiatives by fostering collaborative relationships with one of our key customers. Your mission is to elevate the customer experience by developing joint supply chain business plans and addressing service impact areas. You'll maintain best-in-class performance across our UK supply chain, ensuring operational excellence and customer satisfaction. You will do this through a robust digital capability, using data and insights to drive the right solutions, whilst also thinking where digital technology can enhance our customer offering Key Responsibilities: Develop a genuine collaborative relationship with your customer, then enables a transparent and proactive WOW. Taking the partnership from strength to strength Efficiently manage internal and external stakeholders to maximize key customer metrics like Inbound Service, In-Store Availability, and Customer Stock Holding. Collaborate with demand planning and sales teams to manage baseline forecasting and plan promotional activities, ensuring optimal customer stockholding. Think outside the box when it comes to your customer through a digital first mindset- constantly thinking and exploring how this can enhance our relationship and customer offering Develop strategies to mitigate long-term supply chain shortages, enhancing inbound service performance and overall efficiency. Analyze customer systems to identify supply trends and take action to resolve issues. Provide operational support to customer service by resolving failed orders and addressing risks to promotional SKU deliveries. What We're Looking For: Minimum of 1 year supply chain experience Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) Tech-savvy with proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and data analysis Collaborative and resilient relationship manager Comfortable presenting to a wide range of customers and stakeholders Driver's license essential What can you expect from Mars? Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles. Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University. An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus. About Mars Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world's best-loved brands: M&M's , SNICKERS , TWIX , MILKY WAY , DOVE , PEDIGREE , ROYAL CANIN , WHISKAS , EXTRA , ORBIT , 5 , SKITTLES , BEN'S ORIGINAL and COCOAVIA . Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world's pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals , BluePearl , Linnaeus, AniCura, VCA and Pet Partners . Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles - Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom - inspire our 130,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.
Role overview ID: Entity: Vistry Services Region: Vistry Services Department: Strategic Land Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time Job Location: Brentwood, Essex Date Posted: 15.05.2025 We have an exciting opportunity for an Associate Project Director to join our team within Vistry Services Strategic Land, at our Brentwood office and on-site in Chelmsford. As our Associate Project Director, you will be responsible for the ongoing delivery of our flagship project at Beaulieu to completion, responsible for budget control, on-site infrastructure delivery and project management. Additionally, project lead for a number of smaller sites, as well as Technical/Development support for the wider Strategic Land team. The role will suit an experienced Technical/Construction/Development specialist with a history of successfully delivering complex consortium projects at scale, focused on the on-site technical/engineering delivery. This position will report to the Head of Technical. We value in-person collaboration and team culture, but we're also committed to supporting flexible working where possible. We encourage you to raise any specific requirements during the interview process so we can explore how this could be accommodated. Let's cut to the chase, what's in it for you Competitive basic salary and annual bonus Company car, car allowance or travel allowance Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service 2 Volunteering days per annum Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary Share save and share incentive schemes Employee rewards portal with many more benefits In return, what we would like from you Behave in line with our company values - Integrity, Caring and Quality 5 GCSEs to include Maths and English Experience in the provision of strategic infrastructure History of delivery from land acquisition to adoption Experience of financial modelling and budget control An ability to prioritize and delegate as appropriate A general background knowledge in development, civil and project management Excellent knowledge of Section 38, 104 and 278 Adoption Agreements Procuring multi-utility packages and an understanding of statutory service wayleaves and easements An understanding of contract procurement under ICC and NEC forms of contract Excellent communication and project management Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships across all internal and external parties Highly organized, motivated and goal-orientated Full diving licence Desirable Degree in appropriate field Membership of a professional body Confident in their own abilities Can make informed decisions under pressure Ability to see opportunities to value engineer where opportunities arise Working knowledge of Health and Safety best practice Prince 2 Foundation/Practitioner More about the Associate Project Director role Project Lead for a flagship scheme with significant infrastructure delivery and oversight of 2 on-site Project Managers. The delivery of primary infrastructure to serve both internal and external land sales across our portfolio. Taking responsibility for and supporting the cost consultant and contract administrator and working with NEC and ICC forms of contract with a Principal Contractor. Manage, review and maintain the financial viability of each development and ensure technical budgets and cost to completes are forecast and robustly controlled, whilst liaising with the Financial Analysis team feeding into longer term budgets and forecasts. Lead and support a Vistry team where necessary in the delivery, maintenance and adoption of roads, drainage and open spaces. Programme, risk and opportunity registers and exit strategies are to be maintained in the agreed Strategic Land format for regular review. Ensure all contractual and legal requirements are logged, tracked and delivered for allocated developments. Secure pre and post start activities and planning conditions to be discharged via liaison with the Planning Team, Land Team and Local Planning Officer. Secure internal governance approval and ensure that all other necessary permissions have been applied for and secured to prevent delays occurring to start on site and project delivery. Work collaboratively with Vistry operating regions and other housebuilders, to enable their housebuilding delivery through efficient sitewide project management. Provide visibility across Vistry Group and operating Regions as to progress against target milestones. Manage consultant expenditure within the project budget. Show a strong team ethic within a multi-skilled Strategic Land team, demonstrating Vistry's core values of Integrity, Caring and Quality. Be an ambassador for Vistry and Strategic Land to our customers, subcontractors, statutory authorities and the general public. Finally, let's tell you a bit more about us We build more than homes, we're making Vistry. Being a responsible developer and award-winning employer means we live each day through our ethos - doing the right thing. Our behaviours reflect this, as well as our values of integrity, caring and quality. Shaping all we do; they empowerus to develop sustainable communities across affordable and private housing. We work in a partnership-led way, and you'll recognise our renowned brands Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Countryside Homes. Together with Vistry Works, our manufacturing operation,â and the functional support of Vistry Services, we're a proud UK Green Building Council member, UK top five housebuilder with a five-star House Builders Federation (HBF) customer satisfaction rating, and winner of many awards including Top Employer, Global Top Inspiring Workplaces, and Best for Talent Attraction and Outreach. Join us in making Vistry. Benefits Annual Leave Enjoy 28 days' holiday
Sep 04, 2025
Full time
Role overview ID: Entity: Vistry Services Region: Vistry Services Department: Strategic Land Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time Job Location: Brentwood, Essex Date Posted: 15.05.2025 We have an exciting opportunity for an Associate Project Director to join our team within Vistry Services Strategic Land, at our Brentwood office and on-site in Chelmsford. As our Associate Project Director, you will be responsible for the ongoing delivery of our flagship project at Beaulieu to completion, responsible for budget control, on-site infrastructure delivery and project management. Additionally, project lead for a number of smaller sites, as well as Technical/Development support for the wider Strategic Land team. The role will suit an experienced Technical/Construction/Development specialist with a history of successfully delivering complex consortium projects at scale, focused on the on-site technical/engineering delivery. This position will report to the Head of Technical. We value in-person collaboration and team culture, but we're also committed to supporting flexible working where possible. We encourage you to raise any specific requirements during the interview process so we can explore how this could be accommodated. Let's cut to the chase, what's in it for you Competitive basic salary and annual bonus Company car, car allowance or travel allowance Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service 2 Volunteering days per annum Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary Share save and share incentive schemes Employee rewards portal with many more benefits In return, what we would like from you Behave in line with our company values - Integrity, Caring and Quality 5 GCSEs to include Maths and English Experience in the provision of strategic infrastructure History of delivery from land acquisition to adoption Experience of financial modelling and budget control An ability to prioritize and delegate as appropriate A general background knowledge in development, civil and project management Excellent knowledge of Section 38, 104 and 278 Adoption Agreements Procuring multi-utility packages and an understanding of statutory service wayleaves and easements An understanding of contract procurement under ICC and NEC forms of contract Excellent communication and project management Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships across all internal and external parties Highly organized, motivated and goal-orientated Full diving licence Desirable Degree in appropriate field Membership of a professional body Confident in their own abilities Can make informed decisions under pressure Ability to see opportunities to value engineer where opportunities arise Working knowledge of Health and Safety best practice Prince 2 Foundation/Practitioner More about the Associate Project Director role Project Lead for a flagship scheme with significant infrastructure delivery and oversight of 2 on-site Project Managers. The delivery of primary infrastructure to serve both internal and external land sales across our portfolio. Taking responsibility for and supporting the cost consultant and contract administrator and working with NEC and ICC forms of contract with a Principal Contractor. Manage, review and maintain the financial viability of each development and ensure technical budgets and cost to completes are forecast and robustly controlled, whilst liaising with the Financial Analysis team feeding into longer term budgets and forecasts. Lead and support a Vistry team where necessary in the delivery, maintenance and adoption of roads, drainage and open spaces. Programme, risk and opportunity registers and exit strategies are to be maintained in the agreed Strategic Land format for regular review. Ensure all contractual and legal requirements are logged, tracked and delivered for allocated developments. Secure pre and post start activities and planning conditions to be discharged via liaison with the Planning Team, Land Team and Local Planning Officer. Secure internal governance approval and ensure that all other necessary permissions have been applied for and secured to prevent delays occurring to start on site and project delivery. Work collaboratively with Vistry operating regions and other housebuilders, to enable their housebuilding delivery through efficient sitewide project management. Provide visibility across Vistry Group and operating Regions as to progress against target milestones. Manage consultant expenditure within the project budget. Show a strong team ethic within a multi-skilled Strategic Land team, demonstrating Vistry's core values of Integrity, Caring and Quality. Be an ambassador for Vistry and Strategic Land to our customers, subcontractors, statutory authorities and the general public. Finally, let's tell you a bit more about us We build more than homes, we're making Vistry. Being a responsible developer and award-winning employer means we live each day through our ethos - doing the right thing. Our behaviours reflect this, as well as our values of integrity, caring and quality. Shaping all we do; they empowerus to develop sustainable communities across affordable and private housing. We work in a partnership-led way, and you'll recognise our renowned brands Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Countryside Homes. Together with Vistry Works, our manufacturing operation,â and the functional support of Vistry Services, we're a proud UK Green Building Council member, UK top five housebuilder with a five-star House Builders Federation (HBF) customer satisfaction rating, and winner of many awards including Top Employer, Global Top Inspiring Workplaces, and Best for Talent Attraction and Outreach. Join us in making Vistry. Benefits Annual Leave Enjoy 28 days' holiday
Job Description: Supply Chain Implant Location: Waltham Work Arrangement: Hybrid (2 days in the office, 3 days from home) Salary: Competitive, with company performance bonus Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Type: Permanent At Mars, we're thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity for a Supply Chain Implant to join our dynamic team! Role Overview: As a Supply Chain Implant, you'll drive dynamic supply chain initiatives by fostering collaborative relationships with one of our key customers. Your mission is to elevate the customer experience by developing joint supply chain business plans and addressing service impact areas. You'll maintain best-in-class performance across our UK supply chain, ensuring operational excellence and customer satisfaction. You will do this through a robust digital capability, using data and insights to drive the right solutions, whilst also thinking where digital technology can enhance our customer offering Key Responsibilities: Develop a genuine collaborative relationship with your customer, then enables a transparent and proactive WOW. Taking the partnership from strength to strength Efficiently manage internal and external stakeholders to maximize key customer metrics like Inbound Service, In-Store Availability, and Customer Stock Holding. Collaborate with demand planning and sales teams to manage baseline forecasting and plan promotional activities, ensuring optimal customer stockholding. Think outside the box when it comes to your customer through a digital first mindset- constantly thinking and exploring how this can enhance our relationship and customer offering Develop strategies to mitigate long-term supply chain shortages, enhancing inbound service performance and overall efficiency. Analyze customer systems to identify supply trends and take action to resolve issues. Provide operational support to customer service by resolving failed orders and addressing risks to promotional SKU deliveries. What We're Looking For: Minimum of 1 year supply chain experience Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) Tech-savvy with proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and data analysis Collaborative and resilient relationship manager Comfortable presenting to a wide range of customers and stakeholders Driver's license essential What can you expect from Mars? Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles. Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University. An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus. About Mars Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world's best-loved brands: M&M's , SNICKERS , TWIX , MILKY WAY , DOVE , PEDIGREE , ROYAL CANIN , WHISKAS , EXTRA , ORBIT , 5 , SKITTLES , BEN'S ORIGINAL and COCOAVIA . Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world's pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals , BluePearl , Linnaeus, AniCura, VCA and Pet Partners . Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles - Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom - inspire our 130,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.
Sep 04, 2025
Full time
Job Description: Supply Chain Implant Location: Waltham Work Arrangement: Hybrid (2 days in the office, 3 days from home) Salary: Competitive, with company performance bonus Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Type: Permanent At Mars, we're thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity for a Supply Chain Implant to join our dynamic team! Role Overview: As a Supply Chain Implant, you'll drive dynamic supply chain initiatives by fostering collaborative relationships with one of our key customers. Your mission is to elevate the customer experience by developing joint supply chain business plans and addressing service impact areas. You'll maintain best-in-class performance across our UK supply chain, ensuring operational excellence and customer satisfaction. You will do this through a robust digital capability, using data and insights to drive the right solutions, whilst also thinking where digital technology can enhance our customer offering Key Responsibilities: Develop a genuine collaborative relationship with your customer, then enables a transparent and proactive WOW. Taking the partnership from strength to strength Efficiently manage internal and external stakeholders to maximize key customer metrics like Inbound Service, In-Store Availability, and Customer Stock Holding. Collaborate with demand planning and sales teams to manage baseline forecasting and plan promotional activities, ensuring optimal customer stockholding. Think outside the box when it comes to your customer through a digital first mindset- constantly thinking and exploring how this can enhance our relationship and customer offering Develop strategies to mitigate long-term supply chain shortages, enhancing inbound service performance and overall efficiency. Analyze customer systems to identify supply trends and take action to resolve issues. Provide operational support to customer service by resolving failed orders and addressing risks to promotional SKU deliveries. What We're Looking For: Minimum of 1 year supply chain experience Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) Tech-savvy with proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and data analysis Collaborative and resilient relationship manager Comfortable presenting to a wide range of customers and stakeholders Driver's license essential What can you expect from Mars? Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles. Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University. An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus. About Mars Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world's best-loved brands: M&M's , SNICKERS , TWIX , MILKY WAY , DOVE , PEDIGREE , ROYAL CANIN , WHISKAS , EXTRA , ORBIT , 5 , SKITTLES , BEN'S ORIGINAL and COCOAVIA . Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world's pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals , BluePearl , Linnaeus, AniCura, VCA and Pet Partners . Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles - Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom - inspire our 130,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.
We're seeking a Lead Electrician to join our growing team. Under the guidance of the Electrical & Contract Managers, you'll be responsible for providing accurate cost estimates for our electrical works & projects, while fostering strong relationships with our customers. This is a hybrid role split between the office and site, your day-to-day will also involve site inspections, certifications and estimates. What we do at BPM Provide high quality building maintenance to a wide variety of clients including Local Authorities, housing associations, commercial and private customers across the South West - primarily in Bath, Bristol and the surrounding areas. We are expanding our Electrical work to contracts across Somerset, Wiltshire and Hampshire. What you'll be doing Preparing detailed cost estimates for materials, labour and overheads including site inspections to assessment project requirements and costs Conducting quality assurance site inspections for our electrical works Producing NICEIC electrical certification and daily reports for our records and our customers Collaborating with the wider Contract Management team to coordinate on large-scale jobs across business areas Work with the Contract Manager to track KPIs & attend contract meetings Alongside the Electrical Manager, develop existing and new client relationships to secure additional contracts and projects Occasionally carrying out remedial works, rewires and installations, conducting inspections and testing fixed wire circuits when needed What you'll bring : _Essential_ 18th Edition (Level 3 Award in the Requirements Electrical Installations BS7671) NVQ 3 Installing Electrotechnical Systems and Equipment Diploma or equivalent Up-to-date knowledge of regulations and codes Solid commercial awareness (material selection, cost considerations and budgets) High attention to detail Strong communication skills Great organisation skills Computer literacy (you'll be using our in-house service management system on a daily basis) _Desirable skills and qualifications_ 2391/2394/2395 Inspection & Testing Level 3 Requirements for Maintenance of Electrical Equipment or any other electrical certification) Gold ECS card Mobile Elevating Work Platform IPAF certification PASMA Any other Health & Safety certification such as Manual Handling or Gas Safety Awareness What we offer At BPM Contracting Services, we foster a dynamic and supportive structure aimed at developing the best staff and providing our customers with a high standard of service. Future plans for our company include the development of BPM Renewables, a division focusing on renewable energy services such as the install and maintenance of PV systems and EV chargers. So if you're looking to expand your skillset, this could be the role for you. Benefits provided Competitive pay Company vehicle & fuel card Time and a half for on-call weekend cover + standby bonus Uniform 29 days Leave (incl. Bank Holidays & Birthday Leave) Learning & Development including opportunities to enroll on additional courses and qualifications Health and Wellness Cash Plan Support from trained Mental Health First Aiders Employee Assistance Programme (8 free counselling sessions available) Additional Leave (after 5 years service) Long Service Awards (gift cards for 2, 5, 10+ years' service) Referral bonus scheme Retail discounts on food & clothing retailers, dining out, technology, fitness etc. Please note: You must hold a valid, clean UK driving licence as driving is required for this position. Please also note this position is subject to an Enhanced DBS check. _Opportunities for employment, training and promotion are equally open to male and female candidates, candidates from all racial groups, candidates with or without disabilities, and candidates of any age, and of any sexual orientation, religion or belief._ You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy; we cannot offer visa sponsorship at this time. Job Type: Full-time Pay: £38,000.00-£44,000.00 per year Benefits: Additional leave Company car Company pension Employee discount Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking Referral programme Licence/Certification: full, clean UK Driving Licence (required) Work authorisation: United Kingdom (required) Work Location: On the road
Sep 04, 2025
Full time
We're seeking a Lead Electrician to join our growing team. Under the guidance of the Electrical & Contract Managers, you'll be responsible for providing accurate cost estimates for our electrical works & projects, while fostering strong relationships with our customers. This is a hybrid role split between the office and site, your day-to-day will also involve site inspections, certifications and estimates. What we do at BPM Provide high quality building maintenance to a wide variety of clients including Local Authorities, housing associations, commercial and private customers across the South West - primarily in Bath, Bristol and the surrounding areas. We are expanding our Electrical work to contracts across Somerset, Wiltshire and Hampshire. What you'll be doing Preparing detailed cost estimates for materials, labour and overheads including site inspections to assessment project requirements and costs Conducting quality assurance site inspections for our electrical works Producing NICEIC electrical certification and daily reports for our records and our customers Collaborating with the wider Contract Management team to coordinate on large-scale jobs across business areas Work with the Contract Manager to track KPIs & attend contract meetings Alongside the Electrical Manager, develop existing and new client relationships to secure additional contracts and projects Occasionally carrying out remedial works, rewires and installations, conducting inspections and testing fixed wire circuits when needed What you'll bring : _Essential_ 18th Edition (Level 3 Award in the Requirements Electrical Installations BS7671) NVQ 3 Installing Electrotechnical Systems and Equipment Diploma or equivalent Up-to-date knowledge of regulations and codes Solid commercial awareness (material selection, cost considerations and budgets) High attention to detail Strong communication skills Great organisation skills Computer literacy (you'll be using our in-house service management system on a daily basis) _Desirable skills and qualifications_ 2391/2394/2395 Inspection & Testing Level 3 Requirements for Maintenance of Electrical Equipment or any other electrical certification) Gold ECS card Mobile Elevating Work Platform IPAF certification PASMA Any other Health & Safety certification such as Manual Handling or Gas Safety Awareness What we offer At BPM Contracting Services, we foster a dynamic and supportive structure aimed at developing the best staff and providing our customers with a high standard of service. Future plans for our company include the development of BPM Renewables, a division focusing on renewable energy services such as the install and maintenance of PV systems and EV chargers. So if you're looking to expand your skillset, this could be the role for you. Benefits provided Competitive pay Company vehicle & fuel card Time and a half for on-call weekend cover + standby bonus Uniform 29 days Leave (incl. Bank Holidays & Birthday Leave) Learning & Development including opportunities to enroll on additional courses and qualifications Health and Wellness Cash Plan Support from trained Mental Health First Aiders Employee Assistance Programme (8 free counselling sessions available) Additional Leave (after 5 years service) Long Service Awards (gift cards for 2, 5, 10+ years' service) Referral bonus scheme Retail discounts on food & clothing retailers, dining out, technology, fitness etc. Please note: You must hold a valid, clean UK driving licence as driving is required for this position. Please also note this position is subject to an Enhanced DBS check. _Opportunities for employment, training and promotion are equally open to male and female candidates, candidates from all racial groups, candidates with or without disabilities, and candidates of any age, and of any sexual orientation, religion or belief._ You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy; we cannot offer visa sponsorship at this time. Job Type: Full-time Pay: £38,000.00-£44,000.00 per year Benefits: Additional leave Company car Company pension Employee discount Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking Referral programme Licence/Certification: full, clean UK Driving Licence (required) Work authorisation: United Kingdom (required) Work Location: On the road
Job Title: Business Development Manager - Facades Location: Manchester Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 + Package The Client Our client work within the construction industry and are a leading commercial glazing, cladding and façade specialist, they are looking to add a Business Development Manager to their team. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a successful company that encourages innovative thinking, works as a team in line with its vision and values. The Role Our client are seeking an experienced Business Development Manager to Identify, qualify and close new business opportunities, to generate revenue and improve profitability. Identify new business opportunities Utilise and ensure the CRM / Deltek system is up to date at all times with accurate activity, pipeline and information Be proactive in ensuring you are up to date with all product information, pricing and specification details Participate and lead events, seminars or corporate hospitality as required to build prospect and client relationships and build the company profile Position our client to give a competitive edge against competition. Meet with key decision makers within new and existing business opportunities Qualification of business opportunities with key decision makers Present and deliver bespoke quotes to key decision makers Proactively identify business opportunities through research and targeted business campaigns Competent in consulting with key clients to promote multi product solutions Confident in utilising a consultancy sales process Ability to build and maintain the agreed pipeline level Be a brand ambassador for the business Ability to resolve escalated customer complaints to prospects and existing clients. Understand, research and identify market trends and business opportunities. Follow all set workflows and processes as set for the department by you and the Head of Sales Service existing accounts and new accounts. Maintain profit margin and seek to increase average order values Maintain and enhance sales cadence through monitoring personal sales ratios Monitor and understand key competition Desired Skills & Qualifications of the Business Development Manager Proven track record in B2B field sales and/or Account Management within facades or with good contacts within Tier 1 & 2 Contractors. Prior use of CRM and MS Office Engineering background and advantage Clean driving licence Motivated self-starter Flexible due to travel/longer hours Confident and articulate communicator able to present to prospects and clients Organised and trustworthy What's on Offer Salary of up to £60,000 Company Car / Car Allowance Healthcare Cash Plan 25 days holiday Pension Death in Service Bowdon Associates is a member of the Guild of Quality Employment Agencies and has agreed to adopt the compliance and recruitment standards that form the basis their code of conduct. A quality, transparent and responsible recruitment agency committed to raising the industry standards.
Sep 04, 2025
Full time
Job Title: Business Development Manager - Facades Location: Manchester Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 + Package The Client Our client work within the construction industry and are a leading commercial glazing, cladding and façade specialist, they are looking to add a Business Development Manager to their team. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a successful company that encourages innovative thinking, works as a team in line with its vision and values. The Role Our client are seeking an experienced Business Development Manager to Identify, qualify and close new business opportunities, to generate revenue and improve profitability. Identify new business opportunities Utilise and ensure the CRM / Deltek system is up to date at all times with accurate activity, pipeline and information Be proactive in ensuring you are up to date with all product information, pricing and specification details Participate and lead events, seminars or corporate hospitality as required to build prospect and client relationships and build the company profile Position our client to give a competitive edge against competition. Meet with key decision makers within new and existing business opportunities Qualification of business opportunities with key decision makers Present and deliver bespoke quotes to key decision makers Proactively identify business opportunities through research and targeted business campaigns Competent in consulting with key clients to promote multi product solutions Confident in utilising a consultancy sales process Ability to build and maintain the agreed pipeline level Be a brand ambassador for the business Ability to resolve escalated customer complaints to prospects and existing clients. Understand, research and identify market trends and business opportunities. Follow all set workflows and processes as set for the department by you and the Head of Sales Service existing accounts and new accounts. Maintain profit margin and seek to increase average order values Maintain and enhance sales cadence through monitoring personal sales ratios Monitor and understand key competition Desired Skills & Qualifications of the Business Development Manager Proven track record in B2B field sales and/or Account Management within facades or with good contacts within Tier 1 & 2 Contractors. Prior use of CRM and MS Office Engineering background and advantage Clean driving licence Motivated self-starter Flexible due to travel/longer hours Confident and articulate communicator able to present to prospects and clients Organised and trustworthy What's on Offer Salary of up to £60,000 Company Car / Car Allowance Healthcare Cash Plan 25 days holiday Pension Death in Service Bowdon Associates is a member of the Guild of Quality Employment Agencies and has agreed to adopt the compliance and recruitment standards that form the basis their code of conduct. A quality, transparent and responsible recruitment agency committed to raising the industry standards.
We are currently recruiting for a People Services Administrator to work for Thames Valley Police at their headquarters in Kidlington. This is a temporary role offering an hourly rate of 14.23. Working Mon - Thurs 08:00 - 16:00 Fri 08:00 - 15:mins break - this will also be hybrid working after induction. About the Role: As a People Services Administrator, you will play a vital role in providing exceptional business support within the People Directorate. Your main responsibilities will include: Delivering high-quality, confidential service and advice to internal and external customers. Managing relationships with stakeholders to ensure effective communication and problem resolution. Inputting and quality assuring data on Force ICT systems, contributing to accurate management information. Supporting recruitment processes from applicant management to selection documentation. Assisting with administrative support for specific projects and data collection. Key Responsibilities: Proactively manage applicants through the recruitment process, ensuring timely communication and updates. Oversee the end-to-end recruitment process for various groups, including vetting, medical screenings, and training resource preparation. Attend recruitment and assessment events, representing our organisation professionally. Collaborate with Delivery Managers for effective planning regarding student numbers and training schedules. What We're Looking For: A commitment to learning policing policies, procedures, and relevant legislation. Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines. Strong interpersonal and communication skills to interact confidently with stakeholders. A background in a demanding administrative role, ideally within HR or Learning & Development. A willingness to work flexibly, including occasional evenings and weekends. Qualifications: Good standard of education (GCSEs in English and Maths preferred). Experience with Microsoft Office and a readiness to learn new systems. A desire to pursue further professional development, such as NVQ Level 2 in Customer Service or Business Administration. Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer. By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Adecco. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explains how we will use your information - please copy and paste the following link in to your browser (url removed)
Sep 03, 2025
Seasonal
We are currently recruiting for a People Services Administrator to work for Thames Valley Police at their headquarters in Kidlington. This is a temporary role offering an hourly rate of 14.23. Working Mon - Thurs 08:00 - 16:00 Fri 08:00 - 15:mins break - this will also be hybrid working after induction. About the Role: As a People Services Administrator, you will play a vital role in providing exceptional business support within the People Directorate. Your main responsibilities will include: Delivering high-quality, confidential service and advice to internal and external customers. Managing relationships with stakeholders to ensure effective communication and problem resolution. Inputting and quality assuring data on Force ICT systems, contributing to accurate management information. Supporting recruitment processes from applicant management to selection documentation. Assisting with administrative support for specific projects and data collection. Key Responsibilities: Proactively manage applicants through the recruitment process, ensuring timely communication and updates. Oversee the end-to-end recruitment process for various groups, including vetting, medical screenings, and training resource preparation. Attend recruitment and assessment events, representing our organisation professionally. Collaborate with Delivery Managers for effective planning regarding student numbers and training schedules. What We're Looking For: A commitment to learning policing policies, procedures, and relevant legislation. Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines. Strong interpersonal and communication skills to interact confidently with stakeholders. A background in a demanding administrative role, ideally within HR or Learning & Development. A willingness to work flexibly, including occasional evenings and weekends. Qualifications: Good standard of education (GCSEs in English and Maths preferred). Experience with Microsoft Office and a readiness to learn new systems. A desire to pursue further professional development, such as NVQ Level 2 in Customer Service or Business Administration. Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer. By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Adecco. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explains how we will use your information - please copy and paste the following link in to your browser (url removed)
