Total 56 Sales / Marketing job vacancies in Bedford, Bedfordshire, SG8 6LG

Internal Sales Estimator
Based: Old Sarum, Salisbury
Hours of work: 40 Hours per week - Monday to Friday 08:30 - 17:00
Package: Basic Salary £26,000 (dependent on experience) & Bonus and other company benefits


Protecting what matters, together
We're dedicated to protecting what matters most - our people, our customers, our communities, and the environment. At Macfarlane Packaging, our commitment to customer satisfaction, sustainability and continual improvement creates a highly collaborative, supportive, and friendly workplace where you can unpack a career that grows.

With history stretching back over 75 years, we offer stability whilst always striving for continual growth. Our fast-paced, results-driven approach will challenge and often stretch you, but it will also give you opportunities for personal and professional development. Every colleague has the chance to directly influence our success, leading to real job satisfaction and achievement, at all stages of your career.

We provide competitive pay and personalised incentives, alongside adaptable benefits to make your rewards package go further. And additionally, the way we work prioritises work-life balance and flexibility, empowering our colleagues to manage what is most important to them. Our business values commitment, diligence, teamwork, adaptability, and a thirst for learning… so if this sounds like you, come and join us to help drive change that enables businesses to plan for a better future.

The Company
GWP, one of the UK's leading packaging manufacturers, are looking for an Internal Sales Estimator to join our established team. You will become part of a business established for more than 30 years, with a strong history of producing sustainable and environmentally friendly packaging. Being part of Macfarlane PLC (the UK's largest packaging distributor) and experiencing strong growth over the past three years.


The Internal Sales Estimator Role
The Internal Sales Estimator role is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing organisation and become a valued member of a small and conscientious sales team. We are looking for an individual who has sound numerical and organisational skills and the drive to contribute towards our sales target.

Key Responsibilities
Reporting to the General Manager, your role will involve the following activities:

- Manage customer enquiries and requests, ensuring that all communications are professional, polite and productive.

- Demonstrate you can deliver excellent customer service.

- Taking ownership of enquiries from customer briefs, to produce accurate estimates using bespoke software applications (full training will be provided)..

- Co-ordinating each stage of the enquiry process from brief and design through to the order and delivery.

- Following up on quotes in a timely manner to achieve orders.

- Prioritising own workload with attention to detail and multi-tasking.

What you will bring
If you have any or all of the following skills and experience, you will be a good fit for this position. However, if you have similar experience working within a sales / customer service environment and can demonstrate transferrable skills, please get in touch.

- Communication skills to provide a close rapport with customers, suppliers and colleagues.

- High level of numeracy and literacy.

- The ability to follow correct procedure and process.

- Be well presented and punctual.

Experience on the following machines / areas could be advantageous:

- The ability to read, understand and discuss technical drawings both with customers and colleagues (training provided to successful candidate).

What you will get
You will earn a competitive basic starting salary alongside a generous and achievable annual bonus scheme.
Additional benefits you will receive include:

- Annual bonus scheme

- 23 days annual leave plus all public/bank holidays

- Long service awards (10-40 years)

- Contributory pension scheme

- Free on-site parking

- Employee assistance programme (EAP) to support and advise with well-being and any issues

How to Apply
We are working swiftly to find the best applicants and hope to hold interviews ASAP. Please click 'apply' to submit your up-to-date CV.
All applications will be acknowledged. If you haven't heard from us within 2-3 weeks, please assume your application was unsuccessful.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds irrespective of your age, gender, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, gender expression, religion or sexual orientation. Should you require any specific support or adjustments during the recruitment process, please email our recruitment team directly.

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Location: Bedford   
Hours per Week: 8 hours with the opportunity to work more hours.
Shift pattern: Part-time - flexible shift patterns across mornings; afternoons; evenings and weekends, which will be discussed further at interview  
Salary: £8.65 - £11.90 per hour

If you love retail, you’re in the right place.  

Are you looking to join a great place to work?  We are recruiting for a Sales Assistant to join the team! 

Let’s talk about the job: 

No two days are the same here at Savers and the ideal Savers Sales Assistant has a positive can-do attitude, who loves getting involved and working as part of a team. You are all about making our customers feel great and leaving them with that Savers smile. You are the hero in store that ensures our store standards are insta worthy. We recognise you are the future leaders of Savers. The challenge doesn’t stop there – our SAs are well known in their store, as they get the opportunity to connect with their local community and offer our customers the best deals on the high street. 

Let’s talk about the benefits: 

· Up to 33 days holiday entitlement 
· Company sick pay and pregnancy loss policy. 
· Wagestream - access to an app that gives you power over your pay and supports financial wellbeing 
· Aviva Digicare Workplace+ - access to free digital healthcare services such as digital GP appointments and mental health consultations 
· Discount deals with over 3,000 retailers, including a discount card with our sister company, Superdrug 
· Employee Assistance Programme with Retail Trust 
· Your career, your way – a clear progression plan, steered by us and driven by you! 

Let’s talk about you: 

· Are you passionate about the products we sell?  
· Are you excited to work in a fast-paced retail environment?
· Do you love getting stuck in and being a team player?

If you can say yes to all those things - whilst keeping people at the heart of everything you do - then this could be the career opportunity you have been searching for!

Next steps… 

If your application gives us that bargain buzz, you will be contacted to arrange a phone interview within 14 days of application. Good luck!  

Here at Savers, we love inclusivity. If you need any adjustments to support you through your candidate journey, please email us: savers.jobs@uk.aswatson.com  

A market-leading £1 billion UK manufacturing and distribution group is looking for a motivated Business Development Manager to join their dynamic team in Luton. You will be pivotal in driving sales through strategic marketing and promotional efforts, focusing on developing key accounts for long-term success. This is an exciting hybrid role where you'll split your time between internal sales (3 days per week) and external client visits (2 days per week).

The business you'll be joining is a leading manufacturer and distributor of electrical and lighting products belonging to a global group of companies who employ over 1,700 people throughout the UK. They are a well-established business with a fantastic reputation and are a key supplier to the UK electrical wholesale and electrical contractor market.

Role Responsibilities

• Sales Strategy Development: Create and implement a comprehensive sales strategy to meet business objectives and sales forecasts within the trade channel. Focus on key customer groups and initiatives like new product launches, market trends, promotions, and competitor activity to maximise opportunities.
• Promotional Campaign Management: Lead and execute promotional campaigns, ensuring effective follow-up sales activities.
• Account Management & Growth: Build and maintain strong relationships with both existing and new key customer accounts. Work closely with these customers to identify their needs and opportunities for mutually beneficial, profitable growth.
• Forecasting & Reporting: Accurately forecast and plan sales activity, reporting on key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor progress and meet targets.
• Internal Collaboration: Work closely with internal departments to ensure seamless communication and support across all areas of the business, ensuring alignment with overall company goals.

Rewards

As a Business Development Manager, you will receive:

• A starting salary between £35,000 - £45,000
• An uncapped profit share bonus
• A package including a company car, laptop and mobile phone
• Training and ongoing support
• Membership of the company's excellent pension scheme
• Opportunities to progress with the business and wider group

Requirements

To be successful in this Business Development Manager role, you should have:

• 2-5 years of experience within an external sales role with responsibility for wholesale and contractor accounts
• Strong negotiation and communication skills with the ability to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders
• Self-motivation and a proactive attitude
• The ability to work independently, manage your own schedule, and prioritise tasks effectively
• A full UK driving licence

Think you have what it takes? Apply today to find out more!

Job Title: Administrator/Service Advisor (Automotive Industry)
Company:Vibe Recruit (Recruiting on behalf of our client)

About the Role:
Vibe Recruit is currently seeking a dedicated and reliable Administrator/Service Advisor for our client in the automotive industry. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with excellent organisational and communication skills, who is looking to join a supportive and friendly team. While previous experience in the automotive industry is not essential, a passion for providing excellent customer service and strong administrative abilities are key to success in this role.

This is a full-time, Monday to Friday position, with an alternate Saturday shift. You must be able to reliably commute to the site, as the shift starts at 8:20 AM.

Key Responsibilities:
- Provide administrative support to the service department, including managing customer appointments and inquiries.
- Act as the first point of contact for customers, providing information on services and resolving any queries.
- Coordinate between the workshop and customers to ensure smooth service delivery.
- Maintain accurate records of customer interactions, service requests, and job progress.
- Process orders, handle invoicing, and manage service documentation.
- Provide updates to customers regarding the status of their vehicles and advise on any additional work required.
- Work collaboratively with the team to ensure the smooth operation of the service department.

Requirements:
- Strong organisational and administrative skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
- A customer-focused attitude with the ability to handle inquiries and resolve issues efficiently.
- Ability to multitask and manage a busy workload.
- Punctual and reliable, with the ability to start your shift at 8:20 AM.
- Previous experience in a customer service or administrative role is desirable.
- Automotive industry experience is not essential, but an interest in the sector is a plus.
- Must be able to commute to the site without issue.

What We Offer:
- A full-time, permanent position with a competitive salary.
- Monday to Friday role with an alternate Saturday shift.
- Supportive working environment with opportunities for career growth.
- Training and development to support your success in the role.

If you're an experienced administrator or service advisor with a passion for customer service, we'd love to hear from you!

Vibe Recruit is an equal opportunities employer.

Vibe Recruit is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: HR Specialist Total Rewards

The Human Resources Specialist (Strategic Business Partner) applies a wide range of HR concepts, principles, laws, regulations, and practices, to include OPM requirements, VHA specific policy and labor organization agreements for Title 5, Hybrid T38 and full Title 38 positions. Human Resources Specialist provides custom recruitment strategies and consultative services based upon occupational knowledge of current local and regional market area, and resolves difficult and controversial internal and external staffing and placement problems. Major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Evaluates applications and resumes using Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Veterans Administration (VA) qualification standards, verifies eligibility, and rates and ranks applicants;
• Processes a variety of requests for personnel action to fill a variety of positions;
• Provides technical advice and assistance to the HR staff and management officials in all areas of staffing and recruitment, including priority placement, direct hiring, special hiring authorities, etc.;
• Advises and consults on targeted recruitment strategies and non-traditional recruitment opportunities specific to the local and regional market area, such as conducting targeted job fairs and community outreach, utilizing social media, planning recruitment campaigns, etc.;
• Consults on a variety of factor in the recruitment process, such as position management and organizational design; pay administration for Title 5, Title 38, and Hybrid employees; VetPro Credentialing; position descriptions, functional statements, scopes of practice; and job analysis;
• Evaluates trends in missions, technology, manpower, fiscal resources, and other factors influencing future needs;
• Applies quantitative and qualitative data to advise local, regional and national leadership in regard to recruitment trends, such as providing data in annual workforce planning cycles and advanced recruitment strategies; and
• Recommends strategies for overcoming employment barriers;
• Completes a variety of difficult and complex work assignments to provide consultative services to HR staff and Service Chiefs at Network facilities on technical matters which involve recruitment decisions, and pay related issues such as pay responding to employee inquiries, initiating recruitment incentives, LEAF requests, and SLRP packages;
• Conducts detailed planning to gather and interpret information and data for assessing complex staffing problems, issues and unusual circumstances such as Equal Opportunity Employment (EEO) data gathering, Labor Partnership Council, Congressional Inquiries, and Awards Board related activities.

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.

Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday - Friday; Tour of duty will be set between 6:30am - 5:00pm EST.
Compressed/Flexible: May be authorized at supervisory discretion.
Telework: Some limited telework may be authorized at supervisory discretion.
Position Description/PD#: Human Resources Specialist (Strategic Business Partner)/PD99678S, PD99989S, and PD99677S
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

• This position is not a Bargaining Unit position.
• This position is covered by locality pay.
• Relocation expenses are not authorized.
• Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.
• This position is in the Competitive Service.
• Time-in-Grade Restriction: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the Federal service.
• Employee must meet requirements by the closing date of this posting.
• On-site presence is required for this position.

Starting at $77,362 Per Year (GS 9-12)

Are you an experienced School Business Manager with a dynamic outlook?

I am working with a inclusive and innovative KS3 and KS4 Pupil Referral Unit who is looking for a committed School Business Manager who can make a difference in the workplace.

This school is a centre of excellence in alternative provision offering academic and vocational qualifications to students from within the local authority, alongside a short stay provision to provide supportive interventions for identified mainstream students, and an outreach team providing targeted support to secondary students within mainstream schools.

Responsibilities and Requirements:

- Management of the strategy and operation of business functions within the school, including ICT

- Financial Management, including budget and procurement

- Ensuring maintenance of Health and Safety, facilities management

- Human resources management

- General management of team and administration

Experience required:

• Experience of managing a budget of £3.5million +
• Experience of proactively commissioning and developing partnerships with external providers of services
• Experience of negotiating and agreeing contracts
• Experience working in a school or college setting at a management level
• Experience of working with local authorities, parents, professionals and other stakeholders within an educational setting
• Experience of effectively leading and managing people

This is a full time, 52 week permanent role with the opportunity to work from home during the holidays.

If you have the relevant experience in a role like this and you would like to work in a diverse school that offers opportunities to grow as a leader, we would love to hear from you. If you know of anyone who would be, we have a fantastic refer a friend scheme.

A specialist contact lens manufacturer based in Leighton Buzzard are looking for a full time Contact Lens Technician to work within the tinting department.

Contact Lens Technician- The Role

• To receive inspected product from QC Laboratory and to tint the product according to customer requirements, ensuring finished work is to a good quality and tint parameters measure within set company tolerances pre-sterilisation.
• To reject any non-conforming product.
• To prepare product for final packaging.
• To complete final checks of the product post-sterilisation before despatch (colour checking, labelling/completion checking)
• To adhere to all Health and Safety policies/procedures.
• To process orders through the Tinting Department in a timely fashion.
• Assist in the smooth running of the company by assisting other areas when required.

Contact Lens Technician - Requirements

• Previous experience of working in optics
• Must have experience of handing contact lenses
• Able to understand optical terminology
• High level of accuracy

Salary and Further Details

• Salary -£ 23,795.20 - £24,984.96 DOE
• Monday to Friday - 8am to 4.30pm
• Working 40 hours a week
• Extensive Training Programme
• 2 x 15 mins tea breaks - paid
• 1 x 30 min lunch - unpaid
• Pension salary sacrifice, 3% / 5% ratio
• Eye care vouchers for annual eye tests
• Free "company made" contact lenses
• Company Wellbeing program

To apply for this role please send a copy of your CV or call 0114 238 1726 for more information.

Our client is one of the UK's largest and most progressive and dynamic leisure operators. They are currently recruiting for a Membership Manager based at their leading site in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. Leading a busy team you will take an active lead in the growth of membership across 2 sites in Biggleswade and Sandy.

What your role will be

Working at the facility you will provide a line manager role supporting the Membership Advisors to maximize on every opportunity. Working to set KPIs and targets. You will meet with the team on a regular basis to monitor performance and ensure that the team are supported in line with our spirit values.

You will manage the team with the philosophy to ensure that 'everyone’s a member.’ Looking at how our client can convert users to members. Developing a high level of customer service and ensuring excellence at all times. You will empower your team, ensuring they become subject matter experts with a supreme level of product knowledge on all aspects of the facilities and the customers’ needs. This will include making sure administration and systems are kept up to date and compliant.

Your background

The successful applicant will have experience of working within a Membership management or Sales manager or consultant back ground. You will need excellent communication skills as you will be required to liaise with external and internal customers/staff. You will be able to demonstrate at interview your excellent customer service and sales skills and highlight a track record of consistantly achieving and exceeding sales targets. You will have experience getting the best out of your team and have experience motivating and driving a sales team to success.

Our client is one of the UK's largest and most progressive and dynamic leisure operators. They are currently recruiting for a Membership Manager based at their leading site in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. Leading a busy team you will take an active lead in the growth of membership across 2 sites in Biggleswade and Sandy.

What your role will be

Working at the facility you will provide a line manager role supporting the Membership Advisors to maximize on every opportunity. Working to set KPIs and targets. You will meet with the team on a regular basis to monitor performance and ensure that the team are supported in line with our spirit values.

You will manage the team with the philosophy to ensure that 'everyone’s a member.’ Looking at how our client can convert users to members. Developing a high level of customer service and ensuring excellence at all times. You will empower your team, ensuring they become subject matter experts with a supreme level of product knowledge on all aspects of the facilities and the customers’ needs. This will include making sure administration and systems are kept up to date and compliant.

Your background

The successful applicant will have experience of working within a Membership management or Sales manager or consultant back ground. You will need excellent communication skills as you will be required to liaise with external and internal customers/staff. You will be able to demonstrate at interview your excellent customer service and sales skills and highlight a track record of consistantly achieving and exceeding sales targets. You will have experience getting the best out of your team and have experience motivating and driving a sales team to success.

Europcar is looking for Rental Sales Agents

The first three monthly commission payments are guaranteed at £300 plus OTE earnings opportunity of £35,000

OTE earnings opportunity - £35,000

You've probably heard of Europcar. You probably think we just rent cars at the airport. We do so much more!

Would you like to be part of the Europcar team? Are you someone who enjoys and excels in customer facing roles? Do you enjoy achieving targets and working as part of a diverse team? We are looking for Rental Sales Agents at our Luton Airport location to work as part of our team on the front desk.

You will be working in a fast paced environment where the customer is at the centre of everything we do. You will be responsible for providing a world class customer facing service whilst offering our range of additional products and services to make their onward journey easier. Through our service approach to sales, you'll also have the opportunity to earn some serious commission!

Another great benefit for working with us. As a Europcar Luton Airport employee you will qualify for a significate travel discount. This will allow you to travel to and from work without enduring the full transport costs.

What we can offer you:

• Competitive Basic Salary
• Exceptional commission scheme - uncapped bonus potential with on target earnings at £35K
• Starting on 5.6 weeks holiday (including bank holidays)
• Enhanced Maternity and Adoption Leave (subject to service and earning qualifications)
• Pension
• Discounted car hire rates across our network
• 20% discount on EE mobile phone contracts*
• Confidential legal and support service through BUPA
• Career progression and development

*forms part of current non contractual benefit offering

What we are looking for:

• Excellent communication and face to face sales skills
• Ability to work as part of a team in a fast-paced environment
• Flexibility in your working hours, including availability during the day, evenings and weekends - our locations can offer you a wide variety of shifts.
• Car rental/sales experience is desirable but not essential (training will be provided)

Why choose Europcar?

We operate a wide range of vehicle mobility products including vehicle rental and car sharing services. We help businesses keep their people on the road in low emission vehicles and we're adding more electric vehicles to our fleet every day. We supply the vans that are used to deliver your online shopping. And, we think most importantly, we provide a working environment for our colleagues that is flexible and nurtures their career ambitions. Everyone counts at Europcar.

We are now building our operations for growth over the coming year. As part of a global organisation we have big ambitions, and everyone who is part of our team can make a contribution to - and benefit from - our success.

Joining the team of this market leading brand will give you the opportunity to progress your career in the rental industry. Europcar is committed to helping employees develop market-leading skills through ongoing training and development.

If you believe you have what it takes to become a successful Rental Sales Agent within Europcar, then please apply today!

Agencies - Please do not send any speculative candidates or CVs in response to this advert. The Company will not accept any terms and conditions based on a speculative applications being sent.

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We are recruiting an HR Business Partner to support our Operation Centres in the South of the country, to work remotely and ideally be based in the Beds & Bucks areas.

Copart UK employs approximately 1,200 teammates in 15 national operations centres and 3 head office locations based in Bedfordshire. The Human Resources team is responsible for contributing to the development of people strategy, through close cooperation with business leaders and a comprehensive framework of policies and procedures. This includes responsibility for the following areas:

• End to end employment life-cycle
• Performance management
• Employee relations
• Employee engagement
• Development and retention

Reporting to our HR Manager, as HR Business Partner you are responsible for working in close partnership with a number of stakeholders, at varied levels of seniority, in relation to the business's strategic people priorities.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Providing the strategic link between HR and management, through the provision of high-quality support, advice and guidance.
• Driving a culture of high performance, continuously reviewing processes and procedures where necessary.
• Partnering managers in the recruitment process and having personal involvement in management hires.
• Being an active and influential player, enabling the effective diagnosis of people issues and developing effective people management solutions.
• Partnering managers in areas such as reward, employee relations, talent, performance, organisation development and change, culture, leadership and learning and development.
• Challenging, provoking and coaching managers to engage employees and build effective people capabilities.
• Driving the raising of the performance bar and building a strong and rigorous development culture.
• Providing employee relations advice to managers with practical support and overseeing end to end ER casework.
• Delivering HR projects, as and when required by the HR Director, or other senior management.
• Liaising with Human Resources teammates to ensure training is consistent and adequate.
• Monitoring, measuring and reporting training issues, opportunities and development plans and achievements within agreed formats and timescales.

Essential attributes

• HR degree, or equivalent CIPD qualification
• At least 3 years experience in an HR Business Partner, Generalist or Advisor role
• Passionate about engagement
• Complete knowledge of the employee life-cycle
• An ambitious, energetic and dedicated individual, with a passion for driving positive people-related change
• Stakeholder management experience
• Able to interact and influence at all levels
• Excellent communication skills
• IT literate, with strong skills in Microsoft Office and computerised HRIS
• Comfortable presenting HR data to stakeholders
  
  

Desirable attributes

• Experience working with Ceridian Dayforce, or other HRIS

What we offer you in return

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and an additional day per year to be used on something special to you
• A further paid day to volunteer for a charity of your choice
• Car allowance
• Private medical insurance
• Medicash Cover - look after you and your family by providing a range of positive health care benefits
• Contributory workplace pension plan
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Life Assurance cover
• The ability to purchase shares in our successful global company at a discounted rate
• Access to an exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out, and utility bills for the home
• Access to our employee assistance programme

Copart are an equal opportunity employer, proudly hiring a diverse workforce. Discrimination is expressly forbidden and we therefore kindly welcome all applications.

Joining this market-leading electrical distribution business in Luton as a Graduate Trainee Sales Manager, you will immerse yourself in an intensive training period and progress quickly to building relationships with B2B customers.

The business has a proven track-record of developing graduate talent to management level. They are a dominant force in their industry with an impressive £1.7 billion turnover. With hundreds of UK locations, they are a growing business that offers graduates a fantastic platform to launch their careers.

The Role

Joining this business as a Graduate Trainee Sales Manager, you will:

• Immerse yourself in an intensive training period and gain insight into various areas of the business
• Receive product, skills and industry sales training both in-house and with external training providers
• Complete a programme of professional sales training
• Work closely with an experienced senior manager mentor
• Quickly progress to a key business development role within the business
• Build relationships with B2B customers
• Manage key customer accounts and your own diary

With this group of companies, your development is limited only by your own ambition. You will be given the tools to be successful, make an impact and progress and many graduates go on to run their own business within the group.

The Rewards

As a Graduate Trainee Sales Manager, you will receive:

• Thorough training tailored to you
• An initial salary of £27,500 - £29,000 with regular salary reviews
• Your cut of the company's profits in the form of an uncapped bonus
• Further progression opportunities
• A company car (upon progression to field-based role)
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• The opportunity to establish a career with a well-renowned business - opportunities with the group are highly sought after by industry professionals

Required Skills

To be successful in this graduate sales role, you should be:

• A business-minded graduate
• An excellent communicator
• Money-motivated and driven to succeed
• Confident, competitive and outgoing
• In possession of a full UK driving licence

Apply today to find out more!

An exiting opportunity has arisen within the Bedford Borough Council Finance team for a CCAB/CIMA qualified Finance Business Partner working in the Technical Team. Bedford Borough Council is one of the fastest growing unitary authorities and there are some inspiring projects in the pipeline, where a determined, detail focused candidate could make a real difference.

Bedford's Finance team is designed to be an effective partner to the service: driving decisions upfront to improve performance, including Bedford's diverse capital programme, which includes road and rail upgrades. We are now looking for a motivated and enthusiastic finance professional to join our team.

You will be responsible for delivering the Councils Financial Statements in line with statutory requirements and timescales, managing the Council's Technical Accounting functions including Capital Strategy and Planning and Treasury Management.

You must be able to work at pace and have excellent communication skills as you will be talking to a wide range of financial and non finance stakeholders. You will have a broad remit, access to wider developmental opportunities and the support of experienced finance professionals throughout the team.



The Council is committed to offering you a good work life balance, which includes its flexitime and agile working arrangements, including the ability to work both from home and the office.

The role is full-time (37 hours) and permanent, applications for flexible working will be considered. Applications are made via CV, however candidates are encouraged to tailor their CV to demonstrate their experience in similar roles and how they meet the person specification.

For an informal discussion please contact Rhiain Bevan on 01234 276740 or rhiain.bevan@bedford.gov.uk

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Location: Royston  
Hours per Week: 8 hours with the opportunity to work more hours.
Shift pattern: Part-time - flexible shift patterns across mornings; afternoons; evenings and weekends, which will be discussed further at interview  
Salary: £8.65 - £11.90 per hour

If you love retail, you’re in the right place.  

Are you looking to join a great place to work?  We are recruiting for a Sales Assistant to join the team! 

Let’s talk about the job: 

No two days are the same here at Savers and the ideal Savers Sales Assistant has a positive can-do attitude, who loves getting involved and working as part of a team. You are all about making our customers feel great and leaving them with that Savers smile. You are the hero in store that ensures our store standards are insta worthy. We recognise you are the future leaders of Savers. The challenge doesn’t stop there – our SAs are well known in their store, as they get the opportunity to connect with their local community and offer our customers the best deals on the high street. 

Let’s talk about the benefits: 

· Up to 33 days holiday entitlement 
· Company sick pay and pregnancy loss policy. 
· Wagestream - access to an app that gives you power over your pay and supports financial wellbeing 
· Aviva Digicare Workplace+ - access to free digital healthcare services such as digital GP appointments and mental health consultations 
· Discount deals with over 3,000 retailers, including a discount card with our sister company, Superdrug 
· Employee Assistance Programme with Retail Trust 
· Your career, your way – a clear progression plan, steered by us and driven by you! 

Let’s talk about you: 

· Are you passionate about the products we sell?  
· Are you excited to work in a fast-paced retail environment?
· Do you love getting stuck in and being a team player?

If you can say yes to all those things - whilst keeping people at the heart of everything you do - then this could be the career opportunity you have been searching for!

Next steps… 

If your application gives us that bargain buzz, you will be contacted to arrange a phone interview within 14 days of application. Good luck!  

Here at Savers, we love inclusivity. If you need any adjustments to support you through your candidate journey, please email us: savers.jobs@uk.aswatson.com  

Are you a self-starter, with great communication & sales skills, a confident ‘people-person’ who enjoys dealing with all sorts of customers.

Are you wating to earn uncapped earning for self-employment where you get all your appointments and pre-qualified leads supplied.

We are part of the UK’s leading home improvement business, proud of our craftsmanship and service, which has kept customers coming back time and time again. All our products are made to the highest standards. But the quality products and excellent customer service are only made possible by having great people representing us – and we want to grow our team of outstanding sales and business development representatives.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll be quickly trained up to know the products inside out to be confident in selling them to customers using your existing and growing sales abilities.

Your role:
Following up on warm sales leads, visiting customers in their own homes or utilising our new remote selling framework
Giving persuasive business development pitches to convert quotes to sales
Educating customers about the products and services offered, thinking on your feet and cross-selling other products where appropriate
Working with customers to meet their unique requirements and get the job right first time, every time.
What we’re looking for

You’ll need to be self-motivated and confident communicating with a variety of customers at a senior level. You’ll be:

Proactive and results-driven
Flexible towards varied workloads and working hours
Able to provide a consistently high level of customer service
A driver with a full UK driving licence and your own car

What we can offer you
This is a job where your hard work pays off – the more you put in, the more you get out! With OTE of £75k-100k (with uncapped earning potential), you’ll also enjoy amazing bonuses.

You’ll receive industry-leading training within your role.

If you want a rewarding self-employed career where you answer to yourself, manage your own time, and earn an enviable amount of money along the way, apply today, or request a call back.