Here at Bonmarche we have a fantastic opportunity for a Store Manager based in our Morecambe store.
If you would like to be part of a forward-thinking business and have a job with excellent career prospects, we would love to hear from you.
As well as being part of an exciting and dynamic team you will also have the opportunity to gain an industry recognised qualification within your first 18 months of you wish to do so.
As Store Manager we are looking for a well rounded and commercial ‘retail manager’ who is proactive in their approach and can work using their own initiative, fashion retail experience desirable however not essential as full training provided. The ideal candidate will have previous experience either in management or supervision of personnel within a retail outlet.
As Store Manager, you will be expected to:
•Drive sales through your team
•Manage the day to day operation of the store whilst ensuring costs are contained within targets.
•Maximize store profitability by promoting sales within the store.
•Ensure that a high level of customer service is delivered at all times.
•Manage, coach and motivate the team to deliver to all targets and lead by example.
The ideal candidate will have:
•Commercial awareness
•Excellent leadership credentials
•An ability to drive sales through your team
•Good training and development capabilities

Procurement Manager

Location: Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 3DL
Salary: £40,000 to £45,000 pa plus 10% bonus package + Benefits
Contract: Full time, Permanent
Hours: Monday to Friday 08:30 to 16:50

Benefits:

- Generous Company Pension

- Minimum 31 Days' Holiday (including Bank Holidays)

- Life Insurance

- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity

- Free Onsite Parking

- Friendly Place to Work

About ReAgent Chemical Services Limited

ReAgent is a family-owned chemical manufacturer and supplier founded in 1977. We are a dynamic, ambitious, and fast-growing company with a friendly company culture. Our core values are to provide industry-leading customer service and high-quality products, and ensure that everyone who works at ReAgent is happy. Just a few of the ways we do this is through open and honest communication, regular social events, an Employee of the Month scheme, being a Living Hours & Living Wage Employer, and exceeding the requirements set out in our Investors in People certification.

Procurement Manager Role:

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in negotiation with suppliers, contract management, problem-solving, and sourcing materials.

As ReAgent's Procurement Manager, you will play a vital role in ensuring the smooth purchasing of materials, optimising costs, and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers. You will also be responsible for a team.

The successful candidate should possess qualifications such as CIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) certification to excel in this position.

Procurement Manager Responsibilities:

- Supplier negotiation and relationship management

- Negotiate contracts and agreements with suppliers to secure advantageous terms.

- Develop and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers and stakeholders.

- Monitor supplier performance and resolve any issues related to quality, delivery, or service.

- Contract management

- Draft, review, and manage supplier contracts, ensuring compliance with company policies and legal requirements.

- Implement contract changes and manage contract renewals.

- Maintain a repository of all contracts and agreements.

- Material sourcing

- Source and evaluate new suppliers and materials to ensure quality and cost-effectiveness.

- Stay updated on industry trends and new products.

- Collaborate with the technical team to understand material specifications and requirements.

- Team leadership

- Lead, mentor, and develop the procurement team, fostering a positive and productive work environment.

- Assign tasks and responsibilities, monitor performance, and provide feedback.

- Create and implement development programmes to enhance the team's skills and knowledge.

Procurement Manager Qualifications:

CIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) or equivalent would be advantageous.

Procurement Manager Skills and Competencies:

- Proven experience as a Purchasing Manager or in a similar role within the chemical industry, with technical knowledge of chemistry and the application of chemicals.

- Strong negotiation skills, with a track record of securing advantageous terms and pricing agreements.

- Experience in contract management, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating supplier contracts.

- Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities, with a focus on root cause analysis.

- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders.

- Knowledge of safety and regulatory requirements related to chemical procurement.

- Ability to lead a team and create a strong and positive team culture.

Please Note: CIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) certification or equivalent qualification is highly desirable.

If you are a results-oriented individual with a passion for negotiation, contract management, problem-solving, and sourcing materials in the chemical industry, we would love to hear from you.

Please note that this job description is intended to provide a general overview of the responsibilities and qualifications associated with this position. It may be subject to modifications based on organizational

If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience to be successful in this role click on “APPLY” today, forwarding an up to date copy of your CV for consideration in the first instance.

No agencies please!

Keep it Clean!

Job Details

Location: Sainsbury's Burnley

Job Title: In Store Cleaning Manager

Pay Rate: £12.44 per hour

Hours: 30 hours over 5 days

Sunday - Day off

Monday - 07:00 to 15:30

Tuesday - 05:00 to 10:00

Wednesday - 05:00 to 10:00

Thursday - 05:00 to 10:00

Friday - 07:00 to 15:30

Saturday - Day off

About the role

Managing to keep it Clean!

Do you enjoy supervising teams?

Do you get a buzz out of delivering a great cleaning service in a retail environment?

If so, read on….

We're looking to recruit an In-Store Cleaning Manager.

You'll be supervising the team responsible for delivering a high-quality cleaning service to Sainsbury's store, but you'll also be carrying out some cleaning tasks yourself.

You'll support with recruiting and training your Cleaning team, planning their rotas and work patterns, and completing their timesheets so that they get paid correctly.

You will need to have a degree of flexibility with working times required to meet business needs.

Health & Safety is our No.1 priority, so you'll be on top of monitoring and managing this - not just for yourself, but for all others on site. That might sound a bit daunting, but don't worry - we'll provide you with all the equipment and support you need.

To be successful in this role you'll be an experienced team manager who enjoys working in a fast-paced retail environment, with experience of cleaning. In previous roles you'll have been responsible for stock management and time recording, as well as dealing with employee relations matters such as investigations, disciplinaries and performance management.

Don't miss out on this great opportunity, apply today by clicking on the 'apply' button.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Job Introduction

Store Location: Openshaw

Store Hours: 42.5

With a real focus on customer experience and colleague development, our Store Managers are key to driving the success of our stores. As a store manager, you will be responsible for delivering commercial growth and developing a team culture of putting the customer at the heart of everything we do.

Role Responsibility

• You will have overall responsibility for the running of the store, focusing on customer experience, colleague development, and delivering commercial growth in line with our 5-year strategy.
• Putting the customer at the heart of everything we do you will develop a team of colleagues who live and breathe our customer promise and actively seek ways to delight our customers.
• You will coach, train and develop colleagues within your store harnessing their strengths and building on development areas.
• Be proactive in recruiting a team of Assistant Managers, Team Leaders, and Sales Assistants that reflect our values, behaviours with the required skill set to meet our business needs.
• Make commercial decisions around stock availability and merchandising.
• Actively seek contact with key stakeholders to gain a wider understanding of the business
• Providing constructive and beneficial feedback to the store team, District and Regional Managers around store performance and business opportunities to encourage continual growth.

The Ideal Candidate

• You will be as passionate about celebrating our customers’ life moments as we are
• Have previous experience as a store manager within a retail environment working collaboratively with wider stakeholders across the business
• Have experience in leading and developing a team of colleagues
• Be prepared to work towards KPIs in a fast-paced environment

Package Description

0

About the Company

Card Factory is the UK’s leading specialist retailer of greetings cards, dressings, and gifts with over one thousand stores across the UK and Ireland.  In 2020 we launched our exciting 5-year business strategy including our vision of becoming a true Omni-channel retailer.  This strategy sees significant investment into our colleagues across the business creating multiple opportunities to join a fast-paced environment and be part of our exciting journey. 

In return, we offer a wide range of benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.

Benefits

• Pension
• 15% Card Factory colleague discount in-store and online
• Save As You Earn scheme
• Financial Wellbeing Support
  • Financial Education Tools
  • Salary Advance
• Seasonal incentive schemes
• Retail Management Apprenticeship Programmes with local providers with access to a virtual internal network for learning together
• Discounted gym membership, mobile phone contracts, and car leasing
• Discounts across 100’s of UK retailers
• Employee Assistance Programme – access to tools to support mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption leave

This is an exciting role with genuine prospects for the right candidate. If this role describes you and your career aspirations, click apply now.

For any questions email: vacancies@cardfactory.co.uk (we do not accept CVs/Applications via email)

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once sufficient suitable applications have been received. We advise applying early to avoid disappointment as applications will be reviewed regularly.

No agencies, please.

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Sportswift Ltd T/A Card Factory

Job Introduction

Store Location: Morecambe

Store Hours: 34

With a real focus on customer experience and colleague development, our Store Managers are key to driving the success of our stores. As a store manager, you will be responsible for delivering commercial growth and developing a team culture of putting the customer at the heart of everything we do.

Role Responsibility

• You will have overall responsibility for the running of the store, focusing on customer experience, colleague development, and delivering commercial growth in line with our 5-year strategy.
• Putting the customer at the heart of everything we do you will develop a team of colleagues who live and breathe our customer promise and actively seek ways to delight our customers.
• You will coach, train and develop colleagues within your store harnessing their strengths and building on development areas.
• Be proactive in recruiting a team of Assistant Managers, Team Leaders, and Sales Assistants that reflect our values, behaviours with the required skill set to meet our business needs.
• Make commercial decisions around stock availability and merchandising.
• Actively seek contact with key stakeholders to gain a wider understanding of the business
• Providing constructive and beneficial feedback to the store team, District and Regional Managers around store performance and business opportunities to encourage continual growth.

The Ideal Candidate

• You will be as passionate about celebrating our customers’ life moments as we are
• Have previous experience as a store manager within a retail environment working collaboratively with wider stakeholders across the business
• Have experience in leading and developing a team of colleagues
• Be prepared to work towards KPIs in a fast-paced environment

Package Description

0

About the Company

Card Factory is the UK’s leading specialist retailer of greetings cards, dressings, and gifts with over one thousand stores across the UK and Ireland.  In 2020 we launched our exciting 5-year business strategy including our vision of becoming a true Omni-channel retailer.  This strategy sees significant investment into our colleagues across the business creating multiple opportunities to join a fast-paced environment and be part of our exciting journey. 

In return, we offer a wide range of benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.

Benefits

• Pension
• 15% Card Factory colleague discount in-store and online
• Save As You Earn scheme
• Financial Wellbeing Support
  • Financial Education Tools
  • Salary Advance
• Seasonal incentive schemes
• Retail Management Apprenticeship Programmes with local providers with access to a virtual internal network for learning together
• Discounted gym membership, mobile phone contracts, and car leasing
• Discounts across 100’s of UK retailers
• Employee Assistance Programme – access to tools to support mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption leave

This is an exciting role with genuine prospects for the right candidate. If this role describes you and your career aspirations, click apply now.

For any questions email: vacancies@cardfactory.co.uk (we do not accept CVs/Applications via email)

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once sufficient suitable applications have been received. We advise applying early to avoid disappointment as applications will be reviewed regularly.

No agencies, please.

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Sportswift Ltd T/A Card Factory

Position: Papa Johns Manager
Type: Full-Time / Permanent
Bonus: Up to 10% Annual Bonus

Join our One Great Team here at Haven as a Papa Johns Manager, where your leadership skills will ensure every guest enjoys exceptional service and great tasting pizza!

As the Papa Johns Manager, you'll be at the heart of an energetic team, leading with clear direction and plenty of motivation. You'll inspire your team to hit their goals and keep up high standards by showing them how it’s done! You'll be hands-on with performance, offering feedback to help your team grow, tackling any challenges, and supporting their development. Managing resources like budgets and tools will be key to keeping things running smoothly. You'll also be the driving force behind fantastic guest experiences, continuously improving how we interact and solving any issues that pop up. Plus, you'll make sure everything stays safe, compliant, and on point with company policies and Papa Johns brand standards.

Key Responsibilities
Team Leadership: Lead, motivate, and support the team to deliver excellent service and achieve targets. 
Guest Experience: Ensure top-tier guest satisfaction by addressing concerns, improving service, and driving a welcoming atmosphere. 
Performance Management: Monitor individual and team performance, providing regular feedback, coaching, and conducting performance reviews. 
Resource Management: Oversee staff scheduling, budgets, and resources to maximise efficiency and meet business needs. 
Compliance and Safety: Ensure all operations comply with health and safety regulations, company policies, and standards. 
Problem Solving: Quickly resolve any operational issues that arise, ensuring smooth day-to-day running. 
Training and Development: Support staff development through ongoing training, mentoring, and creating growth opportunities. 

Requirements
- Proven experience in roles such as Restaurant Manager, General Manager in a fast-food chain, or a similar management role within the food service industry.
- Strong leadership and communication skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining attention to detail.
- Exceptional customer service and problem-solving abilities.
- Knowledge of health and safety regulations.
- Strong organisational and multitasking skills.
- Experience in budgeting and financial management.
- Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays.

What We Offer
- Attractive salary plus annual bonus opportunity.
- On-site accommodation, subject to availability and T&Cs.
- An inclusive, supportive work environment.
- Comprehensive training and ongoing support.
- Career development opportunities, including fully funded qualifications.
- Exclusive team perks, including up to 50% off on-park dining, 20% discounts on Haven Holidays and in-store purchases, free access to our facilities, savings at national brands and retailers, and so much more!

How to Apply
To apply for this role, click apply now and answer a few quick questions, which should take about 5 minutes. Once submitted, a member of our team will reach out to you. If successful, you'll be invited for an interview, where we’ll assess your skills, experience, and suitability for the role.

If you require any assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application process, please contact us at: resourcingteam@bourne-leisure.co.uk

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the heart of who we are and what we do. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries and we are ready to discuss any reasonable adjustments or flexibility that you may require, including whether a role can be full-time, part-time or a job-share. 

Join our team at Marton Mere holiday park located on the within reaching distance of what is probably the UK's most famous coastal town - brilliant Blackpool.

Mythop Road, Blackpool, Lancashire FY4 4XN GBR

Job DetailsPosition: Papa Johns Manager 
Type: Full-Time / Permanent 
Bonus: Up to 10% Annual Bonus 

Join our One Great Team here at Haven as a Papa Johns Manager, where your leadership skills will ensure every guest enjoys exceptional service and great tasting pizza! 

As the Papa Johns Manager, you'll be at the heart of an energetic team, leading with clear direction and plenty of motivation. You'll inspire your team to hit their goals and keep up high standards by showing them how it’s done! You'll be hands-on with performance, offering feedback to help your team grow, tackling any challenges, and supporting their development. Managing resources like budgets and tools will be key to keeping things running smoothly. You'll also be the driving force behind fantastic guest experiences, continuously improving how we interact and solving any issues that pop up. Plus, you'll make sure everything stays safe, compliant, and on point with company policies and Papa Johns brand standards.

Key Responsibilities 
Team Leadership: Lead, motivate, and support the team to deliver excellent service and achieve targets.  
Guest Experience: Ensure top-tier guest satisfaction by addressing concerns, improving service, and driving a welcoming atmosphere.  
Performance Management: Monitor individual and team performance, providing regular feedback, coaching, and conducting performance reviews.  
Resource Management: Oversee staff scheduling, budgets, and resources to maximise efficiency and meet business needs.  
Compliance and Safety: Ensure all operations comply with health and safety regulations, company policies, and standards.  
Problem Solving: Quickly resolve any operational issues that arise, ensuring smooth day-to-day running.  
Training and Development: Support staff development through ongoing training, mentoring, and creating growth opportunities.  

Requirements  
- Proven experience in roles such as Restaurant Manager, General Manager in a fast-food chain, or a similar management role within the food service industry.
- Strong leadership and communication skills. 
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining attention to detail. 
- Exceptional customer service and problem-solving abilities. 
- Knowledge of health and safety regulations. 
- Strong organisational and multitasking skills. 
- Experience in budgeting and financial management. 
- Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays. 

What We Offer 
- Attractive salary plus annual bonus opportunity.   
- On-site accommodation, subject to availability and T&Cs.  
- An inclusive, supportive work environment.  
- Comprehensive training and ongoing support.  
- Career development opportunities, including fully funded qualifications.  
- Exclusive team perks, including up to 50% off on-park dining, 20% discounts on Haven Holidays and in-store purchases, free access to our facilities, savings at national brands and retailers, and so much more!  

How to Apply 
To apply for this role, click apply now and answer a few quick questions, which should take about 5 minutes. Once submitted, a member of our team will reach out to you. If successful, you'll be invited for an interview, where we’ll assess your skills, experience, and suitability for the role.  

If you require any assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application process, please contact us at: resourcingteam@bourne-leisure.co.uk 

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the heart of who we are and what we do. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries and we are ready to discuss any reasonable adjustments or flexibility that you may require, including whether a role can be full-time, part-time or a job-share.  

Job Introduction

Store Location: Manchester Fort

Store Hours: 42.50

With a real focus on customer experience and colleague development, our Store Managers are key to driving the success of our stores. As a store manager, you will be responsible for delivering commercial growth and developing a team culture of putting the customer at the heart of everything we do.

Role Responsibility

• You will have overall responsibility for the running of the store, focusing on customer experience, colleague development, and delivering commercial growth in line with our 5-year strategy.
• Putting the customer at the heart of everything we do you will develop a team of colleagues who live and breathe our customer promise and actively seek ways to delight our customers.
• You will coach, train and develop colleagues within your store harnessing their strengths and building on development areas.
• Be proactive in recruiting a team of Assistant Managers, Team Leaders, and Sales Assistants that reflect our values, behaviours with the required skill set to meet our business needs.
• Make commercial decisions around stock availability and merchandising.
• Actively seek contact with key stakeholders to gain a wider understanding of the business
• Providing constructive and beneficial feedback to the store team, District and Regional Managers around store performance and business opportunities to encourage continual growth.

The Ideal Candidate

• You will be as passionate about celebrating our customers’ life moments as we are
• Have previous experience as a store manager within a retail environment working collaboratively with wider stakeholders across the business
• Have experience in leading and developing a team of colleagues
• Be prepared to work towards KPIs in a fast-paced environment

Package Description

0

About the Company

Card Factory is the UK’s leading specialist retailer of greetings cards, dressings, and gifts with over one thousand stores across the UK and Ireland.  In 2020 we launched our exciting 5-year business strategy including our vision of becoming a true Omni-channel retailer.  This strategy sees significant investment into our colleagues across the business creating multiple opportunities to join a fast-paced environment and be part of our exciting journey. 

In return, we offer a wide range of benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.

Benefits

• Pension
• 15% Card Factory colleague discount in-store and online
• Save As You Earn scheme
• Financial Wellbeing Support
  • Financial Education Tools
  • Salary Advance
• Seasonal incentive schemes
• Retail Management Apprenticeship Programmes with local providers with access to a virtual internal network for learning together
• Discounted gym membership, mobile phone contracts, and car leasing
• Discounts across 100’s of UK retailers
• Employee Assistance Programme – access to tools to support mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption leave

This is an exciting role with genuine prospects for the right candidate. If this role describes you and your career aspirations, click apply now.

For any questions email: vacancies@cardfactory.co.uk (we do not accept CVs/Applications via email)

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once sufficient suitable applications have been received. We advise applying early to avoid disappointment as applications will be reviewed regularly.

No agencies, please.

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Sportswift Ltd T/A Card Factory

Summary

Job Description for Head of Procurement:

There's never been a more exciting time to be part of the nuclear sector. New opportunities are being created all the time. At NNL, you'll be in the ideal place to capitalise on this momentum, face new challenges and develop a long, successful and meaningful career.

We're an organisation that's here to experiment and push the limits of what's possible. So, if you're keen to excel in your chosen field, this is the place to do it. Because at NNL, anything is possible.

The Head of Procurement will operate at a strategic level, engaging senior business representatives to set strategy and lead a team of circa 20 procurement professionals to provide effective commercial advice, procurement delivery and contract management oversight. The successful candidate will be expected to maintain a strong understanding of all commercial and procurement activity taking place within the business areas and be able to advise and provide guidance on matters including customer and CAPEX projects and service arrangements across a diverse supplier base. As part of the Professional Services Senior Leadership Team (SLT), the Head of Procurement will also be heavily involved in setting the strategy of the department and will take an active role in delivering continuous improvement and functional new ways of working.

The location for this role is flexible and can be based at Risley, Preston or Workington.

Main Responsibilities for Head of Procurement:

• The successful candidate will be expected to:
  
  
  
  • Develop and implement appropriate plans and strategies in support of business objectives.
  
  
  • Develop highly effective relationships with senior business unit stakeholders and negotiate and influence stakeholders to achieve best commercial outcomes.
  
  
  • Lead a Procurement function to be pro-active, outward-facing and viewed by stakeholders as an essential partner in decision-making. Increase the procurement / commercial capability and business acumen across the business, ensuring a relentless focus on achieving value for money.
  
  
  • Ensure procurement and contract management activities are undertaken in line with prevailing policies and all necessary regulatory requirements
  
  
  • Enable the effective and efficient delivery of procurement activities. Play a key leadership and change management role in developing a strong Procurement function.
  
  
  • Provide hands-on targeted procurement or contract management support where required and oversee contractual dispute handling.
  
  
  • Work as a contributing member of the Professional Services SLT, helping to drive the direction and agenda of the function as a whole.
  
  
  • Provide outstanding leadership to Procurement staff, enabling effective delivery and supporting professional and personal development. Contribute to creating a great place to work, championing diversity and inclusive ways of working.
  
  
  
  

Essential Criteria for Head of Procurement:

• Decisive: Able to evaluate complex commercial challenges and reach appropriate decisions in short timeframes based on evidence and prevailing procurement policy.


• Builds Relationships: Excellent communication and influencing skills, able to build relationships with senior stakeholders, engage, and challenge them to achieve best commercial outcomes.


• Coaching Manager: Significant experience of successfully leading others to deliver objectives in an ambiguous and changing environment.


• Strategy and Policy Development: Demonstrable experience in shaping and implementing commercial / procurement strategy and policy Contract and Supply Management: Proven ability to effectively ensure suppliers deliver the best quality services and support in complicated and regulated environments.


• Qualification: If not already MCIPS qualified, a willingness to work towards securing it, with additional commitment to securing Chartered status.


• Ability to obtain SC level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment, financial and criminal record checks plus 5 years' worth of UK residency).

Desirable Criteria for Head of Procurement:

• Educated to degree level.


• CIPS qualified (or working towards).

Why join us?

NNL isn't just a place where you can do career-defining work that makes a real-world impact. It's also a place where you'll feel appreciated and valued. We're creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is free to be themselves and feel like they belong. We put your wellbeing first, we push you to reach your potential, and we do everything possible to help you feel safe, supported and inspired.

We also offer a range of employee benefits:

• Sector leading Family-Focused Policies: celebrate life events, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave and a week off for your marriage.


• NNL offers attractive pension plans. If you contribute 5%, NNL contributes 15%. Alternatively, if you choose not to contribute (0%), NNL will still contribute 10%.


• Annual Leave: Benefit from 25.5 days of leave, plus 4 extra days to be taken during Christmas shutdown, plus Bank Holidays.


• Reduced gym membership with discounts of up to 25% from 3,700 gym and leisure providers across the UK


• Company Bonus: Be rewarded for your contributions.


• Learning Opportunities: Enhance your skills through excellent development programmes.


• Employee Assistance: Access support for personal and professional challenges.


• Cycle to Work: Stay active and eco-friendly.


• Life Assurance: Ensure peace of mind for you and your loved ones.


• Enhanced Sick Pay Benefits: Receive support during illness or injury.


• Access to 'Mydiscounts' which has a range of special offers and discounts from more than 200 suppliers, including medical insurance and dental insurance.


• Health Care: Health savings plan which allows you to claim money back on visits to the dentist, optician and/or physiotherapist (limits apply).

About The Company

NNL is an incredible place to work. A place where people do things that have never been done before. A place where people push boundaries to further themselves, the business and society as a whole.

This is a place where personal and professional opportunities are limitless. If you want to change the world, if you want to tackle climate change, if you want to help advance medical science, if you want to help put things in space, if you want to answer the big questions, if you want to work with extraordinary materials, if you want to meet great people, learn new skills, challenge yourself, work flexibly, and build a long successful career with the power to make a real impact… you can do it all here.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

NNL has a vision for Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) where NNL aims to be an inclusive workplace that attracts diverse talent through transparent and equal policies and procedures. We want you and the diverse mix of people that we employ, customers that we service and stakeholders that we influence to feel valued. We encourage a workplace culture where everyone can thrive with a sense of belonging.

Recruitment Agency Notice

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for the provision of recruitment services. Only agencies on our PSL may provide CVs and only when the role is released to them by our recruitment team. We will not accept unsolicited CVs from suppliers not currently on our PSL. We explicitly reserve the right to add candidate details from unsolicited CVs from non-PSL agencies into our own candidate database and to pursue/hire such candidate(s) without any obligation, financial or otherwise, to the agency concerned.

Job Introduction

Store Location: Blackpool Waterloo Road

Store Hours:34

With a real focus on customer experience and colleague development, our Store Managers are key to driving the success of our stores. As a store manager, you will be responsible for delivering commercial growth and developing a team culture of putting the customer at the heart of everything we do.

Role Responsibility

• You will have overall responsibility for the running of the store, focusing on customer experience, colleague development, and delivering commercial growth in line with our 5-year strategy.
• Putting the customer at the heart of everything we do you will develop a team of colleagues who live and breathe our customer promise and actively seek ways to delight our customers.
• You will coach, train and develop colleagues within your store harnessing their strengths and building on development areas.
• Be proactive in recruiting a team of Assistant Managers, Team Leaders, and Sales Assistants that reflect our values, behaviours with the required skill set to meet our business needs.
• Make commercial decisions around stock availability and merchandising.
• Actively seek contact with key stakeholders to gain a wider understanding of the business
• Providing constructive and beneficial feedback to the store team, District and Regional Managers around store performance and business opportunities to encourage continual growth.

The Ideal Candidate

• You will be as passionate about celebrating our customers’ life moments as we are
• Have previous experience as a store manager within a retail environment working collaboratively with wider stakeholders across the business
• Have experience in leading and developing a team of colleagues
• Be prepared to work towards KPIs in a fast-paced environment

Package Description

0

About the Company

Card Factory is the UK’s leading specialist retailer of greetings cards, dressings, and gifts with over one thousand stores across the UK and Ireland.  In 2020 we launched our exciting 5-year business strategy including our vision of becoming a true Omni-channel retailer.  This strategy sees significant investment into our colleagues across the business creating multiple opportunities to join a fast-paced environment and be part of our exciting journey. 

In return, we offer a wide range of benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.

Benefits

• Pension
• 15% Card Factory colleague discount in-store and online
• Save As You Earn scheme
• Financial Wellbeing Support
  • Financial Education Tools
  • Salary Advance
• Seasonal incentive schemes
• Retail Management Apprenticeship Programmes with local providers with access to a virtual internal network for learning together
• Discounted gym membership, mobile phone contracts, and car leasing
• Discounts across 100’s of UK retailers
• Employee Assistance Programme – access to tools to support mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption leave

This is an exciting role with genuine prospects for the right candidate. If this role describes you and your career aspirations, click apply now.

For any questions email: vacancies@cardfactory.co.uk (we do not accept CVs/Applications via email)

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once sufficient suitable applications have been received. We advise applying early to avoid disappointment as applications will be reviewed regularly.

No agencies, please.

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Sportswift Ltd T/A Card Factory

Job Introduction

Store Location: Lancaster

Store Hours: 42.5

With a real focus on customer experience and colleague development, our Store Managers are key to driving the success of our stores. As a store manager, you will be responsible for delivering commercial growth and developing a team culture of putting the customer at the heart of everything we do.

Role Responsibility

• You will have overall responsibility for the running of the store, focusing on customer experience, colleague development, and delivering commercial growth in line with our 5-year strategy.
• Putting the customer at the heart of everything we do you will develop a team of colleagues who live and breathe our customer promise and actively seek ways to delight our customers.
• You will coach, train and develop colleagues within your store harnessing their strengths and building on development areas.
• Be proactive in recruiting a team of Assistant Managers, Team Leaders, and Sales Assistants that reflect our values, behaviours with the required skill set to meet our business needs.
• Make commercial decisions around stock availability and merchandising.
• Actively seek contact with key stakeholders to gain a wider understanding of the business
• Providing constructive and beneficial feedback to the store team, District and Regional Managers around store performance and business opportunities to encourage continual growth.

The Ideal Candidate

• You will be as passionate about celebrating our customers’ life moments as we are
• Have previous experience as a store manager within a retail environment working collaboratively with wider stakeholders across the business
• Have experience in leading and developing a team of colleagues
• Be prepared to work towards KPIs in a fast-paced environment

Package Description

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About the Company

Card Factory is the UK’s leading specialist retailer of greetings cards, dressings, and gifts with over one thousand stores across the UK and Ireland.  In 2020 we launched our exciting 5-year business strategy including our vision of becoming a true Omni-channel retailer.  This strategy sees significant investment into our colleagues across the business creating multiple opportunities to join a fast-paced environment and be part of our exciting journey. 

In return, we offer a wide range of benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.

Benefits

• Pension
• 15% Card Factory colleague discount in-store and online
• Save As You Earn scheme
• Financial Wellbeing Support
  • Financial Education Tools
  • Salary Advance
• Seasonal incentive schemes
• Retail Management Apprenticeship Programmes with local providers with access to a virtual internal network for learning together
• Discounted gym membership, mobile phone contracts, and car leasing
• Discounts across 100’s of UK retailers
• Employee Assistance Programme – access to tools to support mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption leave

This is an exciting role with genuine prospects for the right candidate. If this role describes you and your career aspirations, click apply now.

For any questions email: vacancies@cardfactory.co.uk (we do not accept CVs/Applications via email)

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once sufficient suitable applications have been received. We advise applying early to avoid disappointment as applications will be reviewed regularly.

No agencies, please.

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Sportswift Ltd T/A Card Factory

Your new company
A leading automotive manufacturing company in Preston is seeking an experienced procurement expert to join their fast-paced team as they continue to succeed and dominate their market.

Your new role
The Senior Buyer / Commodity Manager will play a pivotal role in managing procurement / sourcing activity in a high-value spend area, ensuring that optimal value for money is achieved and key stakeholder relationships are managed effectively, all the while ensuring that quality standards are maintained. The Senior Buyer / Commodity Manager will build key commercial relationships with suppliers, and you will also work with key internal stakeholders to ensure that Six Sigma projects are defined and implemented. As a Commodity Manager, you will devise and implement appropriate commodity strategies for the short, medium and long-term. Striving to deliver cost savings, you will lead on a number of cost-reduction projects across key areas of commodity expenditure.

What you'll need to succeed

• Procurement experience which has ideally been gained within an automotive manufacturing or engineering environment
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and management skills
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Confident at negotiation and influencing
• Ideally, you will be CIPS qualified or partially qualified
• Good ICT skills and able to pick up new systems quickly
• Self-motivated, flexible and team player with ability to meet deadlines effectively

What you'll get in return

• Competitive starting salary up to £55,000 depending on experience
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Competitive pension scheme
• Partially funded CIPS studies + paid study leave
• Ongoing personal development opportunities
• Tailored personal development plans 3 times per year
• Accrue additional annual leave with overtime
• Free on-site parking
• On-site chiropodist and physio
• Access to digital doctor 24/7
• PLUS SO MANY MORE PERKS!

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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Keep it Clean!

Job Details

Location: Blackpool

Job Title: In Store Cleaning Manager

Pay Rate: £12.44 per hour

Hours: 34 hours over 5 days

Sunday - 09:00 - 16:30

Monday - 06:00 - 13:00

Tuesday - Day Off

Wednesday - 06:00 - 13:00

Thursday - Friday 06:00 - 13:30

Saturday - Day Off

About the role

Managing to keep it Clean!

Do you enjoy supervising teams?

Do you get a buzz out of delivering a great cleaning service in a retail environment?

If so, read on….

We're looking to recruit an In-Store Cleaning Manager.

You'll be supervising the team responsible for delivering a high-quality cleaning service to Sainsbury's store, but you'll also be carrying out some cleaning tasks yourself.

You'll support with recruiting and training your Cleaning team, planning their rotas and work patterns, and completing their timesheets so that they get paid correctly.

You will need to have a degree of flexibility with working times required to meet business needs.

Health & Safety is our No.1 priority, so you'll be on top of monitoring and managing this - not just for yourself, but for all others on site. That might sound a bit daunting, but don't worry - we'll provide you with all the equipment and support you need.

To be successful in this role you'll be an experienced team manager who enjoys working in a fast-paced retail environment, with experience of cleaning. In previous roles you'll have been responsible for stock management and time recording, as well as dealing with employee relations matters such as investigations, disciplinaries and performance management.

Don't miss out on this great opportunity, apply today by clicking on the 'apply' button.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Job Introduction

Store Location: St Annes

Store Hours: 42.5

With a real focus on customer experience and colleague development, our Store Managers are key to driving the success of our stores. As a store manager, you will be responsible for delivering commercial growth and developing a team culture of putting the customer at the heart of everything we do.

Role Responsibility

• You will have overall responsibility for the running of the store, focusing on customer experience, colleague development, and delivering commercial growth in line with our 5-year strategy.
• Putting the customer at the heart of everything we do you will develop a team of colleagues who live and breathe our customer promise and actively seek ways to delight our customers.
• You will coach, train and develop colleagues within your store harnessing their strengths and building on development areas.
• Be proactive in recruiting a team of Assistant Managers, Team Leaders, and Sales Assistants that reflect our values, behaviours with the required skill set to meet our business needs.
• Make commercial decisions around stock availability and merchandising.
• Actively seek contact with key stakeholders to gain a wider understanding of the business
• Providing constructive and beneficial feedback to the store team, District and Regional Managers around store performance and business opportunities to encourage continual growth.

The Ideal Candidate

• You will be as passionate about celebrating our customers’ life moments as we are
• Have previous experience as a store manager within a retail environment working collaboratively with wider stakeholders across the business
• Have experience in leading and developing a team of colleagues
• Be prepared to work towards KPIs in a fast-paced environment

Package Description

0

About the Company

Card Factory is the UK’s leading specialist retailer of greetings cards, dressings, and gifts with over one thousand stores across the UK and Ireland.  In 2020 we launched our exciting 5-year business strategy including our vision of becoming a true Omni-channel retailer.  This strategy sees significant investment into our colleagues across the business creating multiple opportunities to join a fast-paced environment and be part of our exciting journey. 

In return, we offer a wide range of benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.

Benefits

• Pension
• 15% Card Factory colleague discount in-store and online
• Save As You Earn scheme
• Financial Wellbeing Support
  • Financial Education Tools
  • Salary Advance
• Seasonal incentive schemes
• Retail Management Apprenticeship Programmes with local providers with access to a virtual internal network for learning together
• Discounted gym membership, mobile phone contracts, and car leasing
• Discounts across 100’s of UK retailers
• Employee Assistance Programme – access to tools to support mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption leave

This is an exciting role with genuine prospects for the right candidate. If this role describes you and your career aspirations, click apply now.

For any questions email: vacancies@cardfactory.co.uk (we do not accept CVs/Applications via email)

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once sufficient suitable applications have been received. We advise applying early to avoid disappointment as applications will be reviewed regularly.

No agencies, please.

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Sportswift Ltd T/A Card Factory

We are looking for a new Store Manager to lead our store at Affinity Lancashire Outlet Shopping Centre in Fleetwood This is a permanent full-time position, 40 hours per week.

Are you an experienced Retail Store Manager or Assistant Manager with a friendly customer centric style, looking for your next challenge?

Do you pride yourself in hitting your sales targets while motivating and developing a team that’s more like family?

Do you want to work for a growing profitable business with family values & green credentials, where you can make a difference?

We are looking for a driven individual with a passion for excellent customer service, who creates a fun and welcoming store to work in and shop in!

We are third generation family owned and even though we continue to grow, the values and culture ring true, even stronger than ever. In our busy stores, no two days will be the same and the days will fly by quickly with no opportunities to get bored with plenty of opportunity to have fun at work!

Pay, Hours & Benefits for our Store Manager

Up to £37,000 per annum


Generous Staff Discount scheme, some of which can be shared with your family and friends!
Holiday Entitlement which increases with service.
Company Contribution Pension, Discretionary Annual Bonus Scheme & Death in service benefit.
Access to the Pavers Foundation: an employee-led grant application and charitable giving scheme
Access to the Pavers Academy: providing career pathways to support our colleagues through online learning, face to face courses, apprenticeship, professional qualifications, and mentoring programmes
Access to wellbeing and financial support through RetailTRUST


Day to Day responsibilities as our Store Manager


Drive the performance of your store, making good commercial decisions, liaising with your area manager and head office teams to get the right product at the right time to maximise the sales.
Lead your team in creating a customer first culture, giving genuine, honest, and knowledgeable advice on our products, giving the best customer service and experience possible.
Motivate and develop yourself and your team to achieve and exceed KPI’s and reach your full potential.
Be self-aware, being able to question, learn, and take responsibility for yourself and the performance of your store.
Live and breathe Pavers DNA, always leading by example.


About Us

Pavers has proudly been established for over 50 years, flourishing as a successful and highly profitable family-run footwear retail business, with a robust presence across the UK and Ireland. We operate over 190 stores, including the renowned Jones Bootmaker and Herring Shoes brands and are continually expanding our store network. In 2021, we were honoured to be recognised as one of the Top Retailers to work for in the UK by Best Companies, holding a top 5 place since 2023 and have maintained a prestigious 3* world class employee engagement in 2023 and 2024. We remain committed to doing the right thing by our people and the planet.

As the first major retailer to achieve Carbon Neutral status in 2021, we continue to uphold this status annually, showcasing our unwavering dedication to sustainability. Through the Pavers Foundation, we have contributed over £2.2 million since 2018, supporting vital causes in health, education, and community sectors.

Our supportive family environment fosters exceptional job satisfaction, ensuring our colleagues are well-cared for. We firmly believe that by investing in our people, we provide the best service to our customers.

If this sounds like the kind of business you’d like to join, we’d love to hear from you - please apply today for the role of Store Manager!