Total 2 Sales / Marketing job vacancies in Cheltenham, GL51 9JZ

About us:
At Dreams, we know your bed is the best place in the whole world. But for the hours between precious sleep, we`d like to make work a special place to be too. We`re the UK`s most loved bed retailer, so it`s important our people feel the love as well.
Together we`ve been making bedtimes better since 1985, with no signs of hitting the snooze button. We`re owned by the world`s largest bedding provider, Tempur Sealy, and sell 14,000 mattresses, bases and headboards every single week. Now that`s a lot of Zzzs.
With over 200 stores nationwide, you`ll join our team of sleep-savvy Bed Experts in a fun and friendly environment where every dreamer makes a difference. So if you`re bonkers about bed, silly for siestas and keen on your kip, Dreams could be the perfect place for you.
Dreams. Love your job.
In your dream role, you`ll receive:
- Competitive salary: £28,000 achievable on target earnings
- Commission: Our uncapped commission scheme recognises the hard work and dedication of our superstar dreamers, with extra special peak incentives.
- Discounts: Amazing staff discount on Dreams products, plus hundreds of brands including restaurants, holidays, and shopping.
- Buy-in schemes: You`ll have the opportunity to buy extra holiday, private healthcare, or savings and loans.
- Learning and development: Our comprehensive induction gives you the best possible start to your career with us, with progression opportunities as your experience grows.
- Wellbeing: We partner with the Retail Trust to offer a full wellness hub, including a 24-hour helpline, out of hours GP services and access to counselling.
-- New to 2024 - enhanced maternity & paternity pay
The job:
Working as part of our Retail team in Cheltenham, you will be a vital part of the store`s success.
We want every store visit to be exceptional for our customers, so you`ll work closely with members of the public to understand their needs and advise them on high-value purchases.
Ready to skip the snooze button and get stuck in? Here`s a taste of what you`ll be doing day-to-day...
- Making our customers feel at home through exceptional service. At Dreams, this means listening to customer`s needs and guiding them, asking the right questions at the right time to find the perfect fit.
- Being on hand every step of the way whilst customers browse in store, from greeting at the door to getting to know them and their sleep preferences.
- Becoming a Sleepmatch Master, using our market-leading sleep technology to help customers choose the right mattress just for them. Sleepmatch is our bit of wizardry that makes the bed buying process simple - you`ll love it!
- Helping to make the store look its absolute best, from general housekeeping and cleaning to updating displays.
This is the type of person we`re dreaming of:
- People-first: You will have an engaging and positive personality, plus a natural ability to bond with customers.
- Communicator: Using your excellent communications skills, you`ll be able to build rapport and establish great relationships with customers and colleagues.
- Motivated: Whilst no previous sales experience is necessary, you will need to have the determination and motivation to work towards KPIs and sales targets.
- Team player: Every dreamer plays a role in making our stores an enjoyable place to work, where each member of the team feels included and respected.
- Willing to learn: A great night`s sleep is personal, so natural curiosity and willingness to learn will make you an excellent Bed Expert.
- Flexible: You`ll need to be able to commit to working full time (38.5 hours per week). Our stores are awake 7 days a week, so you will be expected to work 5 out of 7 including weekends and bank holidays. On these busy days, you`ll have the opportunity earn even more commission!
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Business Change and Communications Manager

Cheltenham Contract Day rate: £526 - £631 Inside IR35

We're currently seeking an accomplished and highly ambitious Business Change and Communications Manager to work with our exceptional client, a world class brand in a secure environment to drive major business improvement, transformation, process change (both cultural and technical) across this complex organisation.

This contract role will require you to conduct security clearance prior to assignment. The opportunity is available in Gloucestershire and based onsite.

Key responsibilities:

Support the development and implementation of a Communications Strategy and Plan -

Regular Activities:

*Strategic communications planning

* Stakeholder analysis

* Communications needs analysis

* Communications campaign planning

* Channel design

Events planning and orchestration:

* Assisting with the development of the Strategy function's 'brand' and 'image' both internally and externally to The Authority's organisation.

* Stakeholder / relationship management (as pertaining to delivery of the communications service)

* Organise Town Halls, Comms change network, other led communities/initiatives?

* Manage engagement initiatives such as observers (ensuring sign up, invitations, spares etc)

* Facilitating comms and engagement events

* Compilation of Governance reporting and metrics

* Circulating council papers for comment

* Managing rolling programme of content for screens

Managing and organising key events (e.g. roadshows, townhalls, team awaydays, workshops etc.):

* Drafting high level VTX content for validation and inclusion in briefings, bulletins, newsletters and scripts.

* Responsible for keeping the transformation SharePoint sites HS/LS up to date and coordinating with content creators.

* Maintaining a regular comms plan and supporting workstreams with their comms plans where required.

* Alignment across BAU comms and broader department to identify links and avoid clashes.

* Design creative comms solutions to meet our objectives and goals for business change.

Business Change:

* Organise and run workshops, focus groups and other engagement with staff at all levels, and across all areas. For many areas this will begin with raising awareness and to help staff understand and support any need for change

* Help define the knowledge staff and teams will require to support and embed any business change

* Develop and implement a wider range of business change activities

* Develop and implement mechanisms to review how well business change is being embedded and where necessary recommend further action

* Plan and deliver communications that support any required business change through an imaginative

Organisational wide comms on any project/programme progress and achievements:

* Next steps and milestones that the wider office needs to know

* Leading coordinated efforts from all parts of product to communicate - blogs, updates, meetings - to engage our customers and stakeholders.

* Assisting, developing and delivering product leaders communications strategy.

* Drawing on data from across product and engineering to deliver insights to the office and seniors on what we are working on and our progress

Skills and Experience:

*Enthusiastic and creative

*Demonstrable delivery in an agile environment

*Strategic comms professional

*Comfortable with autonomy

*Flexible and adaptable

*Excellent at building a range of relationships

*Keen eye for opportunities and the energy and drive to deliver ideas.

*Share ideas and help team on a regular basis.

As an organisation and as a team, Guidant Global are committed to fostering an equitable, diverse and inclusive workplace, where every employee and contractor feels valued and empowered throughout their time with us.