Total 4 Purchasing / Procurement / Inventory job vacancies in Oxford, OX1 1AY

Royal Mail is something special, a well–loved brand people can rightly be proud of. We have the assets, the infrastructure and the scale that others don’t, yet we are a big part of the communities we operate in, making billions of precious deliveries each year. Our people are at the heart of our business and are integral to helping us to utilise the latest technology and business approaches to optimise, automate and digitise our operations.

Job ref: 320033

Starting salary of £23,290 (£11.75 per hour) increasing to £25,679 (£12.95 per hour), on completion of 6 month probation period. Plus, an additional supplement of £824 per annum pro rota, nightshift allowance and excellent benefits (based on a 38 hour full time week).

You could earn a total package of circa £30,000 per annum, including excellent benefits (based on a 38 hour full time week with overtime).

Contract Type: Fixed Term

Working hours: 38 Full time hours per week with opportunity for overtime. Typical attendance is Monday to Thursday 23:30
- 07:00, Friday 23:00
- 07:00.
Location: Parcelforce Worldwide Oxford, Kidlington, Oxford, OX5 1HP

The Benefits

- Medical Care including eye and dental care
- Opportunity to increase earnings by working extra hours
- Saturday & Sunday Premium
- Saturday an extra £4.01 per hour & Sunday an extra £6.01 per hour, this applies to contracted hours worked on a Saturday after 06:00 and Sunday 00:01 – 23:59
- Company pension scheme
- 4.5 weeks annual holiday entitlement, increasing with service
- Option to purchase additional leave direct from pay
- Career development opportunities
- Free full Uniform supplied
- Corporate discounts
At Parcelforce Worldwide it’s not just what we do, it’s how we do it that matters. That’s why we’re looking for reliable Warehouse Sorters to join our fast-paced team.

About the role
As one of our Warehouse Sorters, you’ll load and unload vehicles; scanning and labelling parcels quickly and efficiently, making sure every single package leaves our processing centre on time and in perfect condition. In return, you’ll get a rewarding role including best-in-industry benefits.


About you
As someone who is positive and practical, you’ll enjoy the hands-on nature of this role. It’s vital that you have good attention to detail and you’ll also need to be able to lift and carry parcels weighing up to 30kg (that’s equivalent to 30 litres of water).

About us
Parcelforce Worldwide provides express parcel delivery across the UK. We employ over 5,500 people and operate across a network of 54 depots throughout the UK. Our intelligent use of technology helps ensure we stay one-step ahead, and everyone that works for us has the responsibility to create a smooth and efficient service. We are always thinking ahead, and we’re always looking for friendly and committed people to join our diverse and supportive team.

Interested? We can’t wait to hear from you.

Trust is important to everything we do in Parcelforce. We want to build that trust from the very beginning of your journey with us. The first step is your interview; and we mean your interview. We want to give you the opportunity to present us with your best examples. As a result, we will provide you with your interview questions ahead of the interview taking place, to allow you time to prepare in advance. We want to be transparent about what kind of qualities we are looking for and what a job with Parcelforce entails. Trust on the doorstep starts with you.

Please note once our maximum number of applications has been reached, this advert will be closed.

Here at The Perfume Shop, people are at the heart of everything we do. We are always on the lookout for individuals with Talent, a Passion for what we do and a Spark to help achieve our vision.

The Role

Are you looking to take accountability for a store, and be rewarded for it?

Are you passionate about perfume, and love people?

Do you want to be part of a supportive team, and thrive in a fast-paced environment?

As a Store Manager, your role is critical in the operational running and success of your store. You will lead by example, being responsible for motivating and supporting a diverse team to deliver against key targets that drive the success of your store.

Contracted Hours: 37.5
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £30,000

With a Talent, Passion and Spark, you will:

• Have a passion for all things selling and customers; leading by example, providing fantastic service to all your customers, and coaching your team to do the same
• Be responsible for delivering the store’s daily, weekly and yearly targets, and ensuring your team know what they need to do each shift to deliver what’s required
• Review store performance and action plans – feeding back any challenges
• Utilising your key holders, ensure your store is opened and closed at the correct times, adhering to all security procedures
• Prepare and issue store rotas
• Be responsible for the stock inventory, ensuring actions are implemented to minimise stock loss
• Be passionate about coaching and mentoring staff; setting them up for success by conducting regular 1:1’s, monitoring performance, and recognising achievements
• You look for talent, passion, and spark when recruiting for your store, recognising that a great team are key to store performance
  
  

What You Will Bring:

We believe that you bring Talent, Passion and Spark and in return we will give you the skills and training in perfume to succeed!

It really helps if you;

• Have a Talent for management, from your previous experience as an assistant/store manager in a fast paced environment
• Have a Passion for teamwork, knowing how to coach and develop your team to deliver high standards and results
• Have the Spark to think and act strategically, enjoying the ‘hands on’ day to day running of your store
• Enjoy providing exceptional customer service to your customers
• Are an expert in understanding KPI’s; sales, service, profit & loss
• Have a commercial mindset, understanding the daily operational running of a store
• Can be flexible with your work patterns

What You Will Get:

• A fantastic base salary
• Annual KPI based bonus
• We pay commission at Christmas based on store sales and the number of hours worked
• 30 days holiday (pro rata depending on contract hours)
• You’re a VIP to us, so you’ll get 20% off perfume and be able to take part in any customer offers on top!
• Additional discounts with our AS Watson partners including Superdrug and 3 mobile
• The opportunity to win some great prizes and incentives based on personal, team and store performance
• Continuous learning and training to ensure you are always developing
• Access to Wagestream, to support your financial wellbeing needs, giving you more control and flexibility with your pay.
• Pension, health and wellbeing benefits, + more!
  

We are passionate about ‘Growing Our Own’, so we always encourage our employees to progress internally. As part of this, we offer apprenticeship schemes for all levels!

We thank you for your interest, however due to the high volumes of applications, only those successful will be contacted. We do still encourage you to continue applying to any roles of interest you see advertised.

The Perfume Shop is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to supporting diversity and inclusion within our work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

The Perfume Shop is part of AS Watson Group, the world’s largest international health and beauty retailer operating over 16,500 stores under 12 retail brands in 28 markets, with over 130,000 employees worldwide. For the fiscal year 2023, AS Watson Group recorded revenue of US$23 billion. Every year, it is serving over 5.5 billion shoppers via its O+O (Offline plus Online) platforms, providing tech-enabled retail experience to customers offline and online.

· To maximise value from the supply chain by developing and leading on strategic procurement and category management across the designated Clinical expenditure category/division.

· To be the dedicated point of contact for all procurement and supply chain issues associatedwith their Clinical category of expenditure and to coordinate activities with the relevant Procurement Category Business Partners where appropriate.

· TodeliverbenefitsinlinewithagreedDivisional,DepartmentalandTrusttargets.


· To carry out appropriate levels of assurance and due diligence across the supply chain to assess any risk, confirm appropriate standards are being maintained, ensure reliability of supply, and ensure legislative and contractual compliance.

· To develop strategic procurement and commercial strategies for their Clinical division and to maintain short, medium, and long term workplan and benefits forecast with appropriate levels of detail.

· Theroleistoprovideahigh-levelofexpertknowledgeandskilltoensure:

o bestpracticeprocurementandstrategicsourcing

o maximisevaluefromthesupplychain.

o welldefinedprocurementcategoryplanandstrategies

o managementofrisk

o valueformoney

o thedevelopmentandimplementationofinnovation

o trackedbenefits&contractcompliance.

o managedrelationshipswithkeystakeholders,includingsuppliersandother agencies such as GPS.
Category Management
· Proactivelymanagesallspendinallocatedcategoriesofexpenditure.

· Ensuresthatcategoryservicesarefit-for-purposeandsuitableforstakeholders.

Develop,implement,monitor,andreviewprocurement/commercialstrategiesforallocatedcategories.

Developsandmaintainssupplierrelationshipmanagement.

Projectmanagementofthetenderingprocessfrominitialscopingthroughtocontractaward

· Managehigh-valuestrategicsourcingprojects.

· Identifyandmanageriskthroughouttheprocurementprocess.

Maintainlinkswithrelevantbodies(forexampleInnovationHubs)toensurenewtechnologies and innovation are incorporated into procurement.

Useofelectronictendering/sourcingtools,spendanalyticstools,andcontractmanagementsystems.
ProjectManagement
Projectmanagementofbespokecategoryprocurementexercisesonbehalfof stakeholders through conception to completion.
Analysis&Reporting
Reporton procurement and commercial activity to the division andfor the spend categoriesvia appropriate and relevant ways (dashboards, reports, KPIs, data analysis)

Conductfinancialanalysisinsupportofindividualprocurementprojectstoassessimpacton budgets for stakeholder.

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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please viewOUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
PersonalRequirementsGeneral
· Asignificantunderstandingandknowledgeofpublicprocurement.

· Highlydevelopedcommercialskillsandbusinessacumen.

· Theabilitytoapplythatknowledgetoliaisewith,advise,negotiate, andsupporttherelevant stakeholders with their requirements for products, projects, equipment or services that are consistent with current legislation and organisational policies and procedures.

· Abilitytoco-ordinateandmanagetheprocessofnegotiating,awarding,andmonitoring contracts taking all the appropriate actions when there are any arising issues.

· Driventoself-manageandperformwithinachallenging,complex,andbusyhealthcareenvironment.


Communication&RelationshipSkills


· Requireshighlydevelopedpresentationandcommunicationskills.

· Beabletodevelopnetworksandcommunicateappropriatelywithstakeholdersandkey communication links which may include:

o ClinicalProfessionalsandIndependentContractors

o Staffatalllevelsandrolesinotherprocurementorganisations&agencies,NHSTrusts, and Commissioners across the country

o SuppliersandSupplierTrade/ProfessionalBodies

o DepartmentofHealthandotherGovernmentBodies




o Innovationhubs&InnovationCentre(s)

· Providecategoryadviceandexpertiseinaspectsofprocurementactivitytoallthestakeholders.

· Todevelopkeyrelationshipsandworkwithother,ProcurementBusiness Partners, CategoryManagers, and functional Specialists, sharing information asrelevant.

· Communicatewithgroupsandgivepresentationsaspart oftheprocessoftenderevaluation and contract award recommendation.

· PresenttosuppliersatSuppliersBriefingSessions,e.g.,outliningbroadclientrequirementsprior to formal tendering.


AnalyticalSkills&Judgement


· Keepaccurateandcompleterecordsof activitiesandcommunicationsconsistentwith legislation, policies, and procedures.

· Beabletocollectandanalysesdatainavarietyofformatsandcoding(s).

· Beabletoanalyseandinterpretfinancialinformation.

· Analyseandpresentfindingsfromcommercial&tenderactivity.

· Workmanagementandplanningskills.


ResponsibilitiesforHumanResourcesincludingpersonalandpeopledevelopment.


· Updateanddevelopnewknowledgeandskillsandshareinformationasrelevantwithother, Procurement Business Partners, Category Managers, and relevant stakeholders.

· Identifyowndevelopmentneedsandsetsownpersonaldevelopmentobjectivesinlinewith the requirements of the organisation.

· Makeeffectiveuseoflearningopportunitieswithinandoutsidetheworkplaceevaluating effectiveness and feeding back relevant information.

· PeopleManagement-theabilitytomanage,influenceandleadpeoplewhomayormaynot be direct reports.

· Topro-activelymanageandsupportthedevelopmentofanydirectreportsandsupportthe training, development and succession planning across the wider team.


Health,safety,andsecurity


Allpost holdersatOUHhavearesponsibilityforpromotingthehealth, safetyandsecurityofpatients and clients, the public, colleagues, and themselves. This is in addition to general category listedbelow.



· Employeesmust:

o CooperatewiththeTrustanditsofficersinimplementingtherequirementsof theHealth & Safety at Work Act 1974 etc. etc.

o Takereasonablecareoftheirownhealth,safety&welfare

o Refrainfromdoinganythingwhichmayconstituteanunacceptablehealth&safetyriskto themselves or others

o Reportanydefectiveequipment,unsafesituations,orpracticesimmediatelytothe responsible manager

· Identifyandassessanypotentialrisksinvolvedinworkactivitiesandprocessesforself and others and how best to manage the risks.

· Supportothersinmaintaininghealth,safety,andsecurity.


Quality


AllpostholdersatOUHhavearesponsibilityformaintainingqualityofownwork,encouragingothers, contributing to improved quality, and developing a culture of striving to improve. This is in addition to the general category listed below.



· Uses relevanttools andresourcestoensureconsistencyandtransparencyof anyprojects, tenders and evaluations carried out on behalf of the organisation or stakeholder Trusts.




· Acts consistentlywithlegislation, policies, procedures, andotherqualityapproaches and promotes the value of quality approaches to others.

· Worksasaneffectiveandresponsibleteammemberandenablesotherstodolikewise.

· Prioritisesownworkloadandorganisesandcarriesoutownwork inamannerthatmaintainsand promotes quality.

· Self-motivatedandtakestheappropriateactionwhentherearepersistentqualityproblems.


Equality,diversity,andrights


Allpost holdersshallholdaresponsibilitytosupport, promoteanddevelopaculturewhichpromotes equality & diversity across the organisation.



· Recognises the importance of people’s rights and acts in accordance with legislation, policies, and procedures.

· EnsuresthatallprocurementactivitiesarecarriedoutinaccordancewithUKandEUlegislation.

· EnsuresthattendersfromsuppliersarecompliantwithUKandEUlegislationandtender evaluations are carried out with fairness and transparency.


HumanResources
· ToenshrinetheprinciplesofImprovingWorkingLivestosupportstaffindevelopingan effective work/life balance.

· Toensurethat allstaffundergoanannualperformancereviewinlinewiththeTrust Policyand have an up-to-date Personal Development Plan.

· Toberesponsibleforownprofessionaldevelopment andtoparticipateintheTrust Performance Review Process.


Information


· Toberesponsibleformaintainingtheconfidentialityof allpatientandstaffrecordsin yourarea.

· Toberesponsibleforensuringthat allstaff withinyourdepartmentadherestoallareasof the Data Security Policy held.

· Toberesponsibleforensuringthat allstaff withinyourdepartmentadherestoallareasof the Data Security Policy held.

· Toberesponsibleforaddressingallsecurityandconfidentialitytrainingneedsof allyourstaff. This should be done on induction and then on an annual basis to update the staff.

· Should you have any matters of concern, you are welcome to, and encouraged to, raise your concerns with your Manager/Director.




CodeofConduct
Toenshrinetheprinciplesof theNHSCodeof ConductforManagersin undertaking allaspectsof your role.




AdditionalInformation


OUH is committed to valuing and promoting diversity in employment, service delivery practices andits’ general environment. An expectation of all leadership posts within the Trust is that each individual will take responsibility for promoting open, inclusive, and accessible service provision, staff development and a culture that values and respects difference.



Itisalsoexpectedofallstaffthat:

a) Theywillhaveasoundawarenessof Safeguardingissuesandbeclearabouttheirrespective roles and responsibilities to report, respond to and share information in relation to Safeguarding Adults, Safeguarding Children, Domestic Abuse and Public Protection.




b) Theywillhaveknowledgeof andadheretotheDataProtectionActandwillnot disclosureto any person or organisation, any confidential information that comes into their possession in the course of their employment.

c) TheywillfullyparticipateintheTrust’sperformancereviewandpersonaldevelopment planning process on an annual basis.

d) Theywillundertaketrainingasnecessaryinlinewiththedevelopment ofthepostandas agreed with line manager as part of the personal development planningprocess.

e) Theywillachieveanddemonstrateagreedstandardsofpersonalandprofessional development within agreed timescales.

f) Theywillcontributepositivelytotheeffectivenessandefficiencyof theteamsinwhichhe/sheworks.

g) They will undertake any other duties at the request of the line manager which are commensuratewiththerole,includingprojectwork,internaljobrotationandabsencecover.

h) Theywillcontributetoahealthyandsafeworkingenvironmentbyadheringtohealthand safety regulations and Trust policies.

i) Theywillcontributetothe preventionandcontrolof healthcareassociatedinfectionby adhering to Trust policies and guidelines.






This advert closes on Tuesday 5 Nov 2024

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Mobile Warehouse Stock Auditor - Oxfordshire - £25,000

Own Car is Required

The position

• This full-time permanent position,you will be responsible for driving around Engalnd and Scotland to complete audit checks, candidates will need to be based in Oxfordshire.
• Rate of pay: £25,000 per annum
• Weekly hours: 37.5 hours plus 30 min unpaid break
• Shift patterns 5 days out of 7 days, shifts can start as early as 2am (unsociable hours)
• Working Environment: Mixed
• Some weeks would require 4 nights away from home - Food allowance & accommodation will be provided - Travel time included in working hours.
• Full Driving License and access to your own transport is essential

A day in the life of a Warehouse Stock Operative

As a Mobile Accuracy Checker, you will work as part of a dynamic and supportive team in what can be described as a fast-paced and target driven environment to ensure the stock entering our customer store is accurate.

Job activities

• Audit the Inbound accuracy of multiple supplier deliveries at customer store level.
• Audit Picker accuracy of stock arriving at stores and fully investigate all errors found.
• Adhere to agreed audit and error verification procedures at all times.
• Maintain integrity at all times.
• Ensure the expected productivity levels are achieved, in line with customer expectations.
• Review daily targets in line with customer expectations.

RAS Benefits

• Flexible working shifts patterns - based around the store delivery window
• Competitive salary with optional pension scheme
• Free onsite parking
• Full training to help you perform at your best
• Recognition Awards and Incentives
• Genuine career progression
• Refer a friend bonus

Job specifics

• Able to actively respond to both verbal instructions and audible warning devices
• The ability to communicate well, both written and verbally.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word.
• You will be confident in their ability to add and subtract without the use of a calculator.
• Full Driving License and access to your own transport
• All work may require prolonged periods of standing and all employees will be required to kneel, bend and squat in order to access and work with low and ground level stock.

This role is being handled by Retail & Asset Solutions (RAS). To discuss this vacancy or any other great positions we have please call us on 01689 879444 for a confidential chat about working for our business.

By applying to this role, you are consenting to Retail & Asset Solutions to hold and process your data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulations. If you have any questions or wish to exercise your right to access, erase or restrict the holding or processing of your data then please contact us at applications@retailassetsolutions.com and we will respond to your query as soon as possible.