Total 57 Manager level Purchasing / Procurement / Inventory job vacancies in Manchester, Greater Manchester

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

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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

Warehouse Manager - Salary £30,000-40,000 - Bolton


My client, an international manufacturer within the steel industry based in Bolton is seeking an enthusiastic Warehouse Manager or a Warehouse Team Leader looking to make the next step in their career and move into a more senior position.


They're looking for someone who has experience in SAP, Hand-held scanner systems and is generally IT savvy.


Warehouse Manager Operational Duties
● Coaching, Training and development of employees- identify and implement in partnership with HR, adhere to internal performance management procedures (appraisals, targets identifying talent and managing under performance etc)
● Conducting team based accident/incident investigations as and when they arise.
● Ensuring safe working practices are adhered to and maintaining a safe working environment at all times
● Support the development and oversight of the continuous improvement process
● Managing your team to monitor and improve working methods to increase productivity and/or safety.
● Plan and organise Warehouse functions to be carried out in a timely and effective
manner. Including planning of manning and sawing activities.
● Support the implementation of ops and logistics internal policies and procedures for continuous improvement including but not limited to:


- Site saw strategy
- Material flow analysis
- Site FLT/crane strategy
- Transport coordination and management


● Managing your team to supervise material movement, coordinating third party service providers and internal departments as necessary to ensure timely and efficient execution in own warehouse as well as external locations.
● Manage external contractors via the permit to work process
● Work in collaboration with internal stakeholders to address topical issues whilst taking ownership and reporting any issues to the operations manager


What you need
● Good secondary education or time served equivalent
● Six Sigma/LEAN experience - preferred
● Previous experience in metal industry preferred
● Having worked in a Management role, preferably in the manufacturing environment for a minimum of 3 years
● People management skills



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Your new company
A leading engineering manufacturing company based in Trafford Park is seeking a dynamic and energetic Senior Buyer / Purchasing Manager to lead their function. This business has earned a great name for themselves and is a market leader within their industry.

Your new role
The Purchasing Manager will be responsible for all sourcing activity on behalf of the organisation, and will primarily be focused around purchasing raw materials, though there will still be an element of indirect procurement. Managing a Junior Buyers, the Purchasing Manager will be responsible for the team performance and savings targets.

The Purchasing Manager will work with stakeholders across the business to establish procurement needs, and you will be able to read technical engineering drawings.

In this role, you will strive to deliver tangible cost savings and drive efficiencies for the company, thus improving bottom line profits. This is an excellent opportunity for a driven procurement and purchasing professional to join a globally recognised company and make the necessary changes to optimise performance levels and cost savings. This will involve reviewing current spend levels and supplier base and analysing the market to identify commercial opportunities to ensure that all suppliers are fit for purpose and delivering the best value. You will also review and manage the performance of contracts.

Please note that this role is based in the office 5 days per week and does not offer hybrid working.

What you'll need to succeed
To be considered for this role, you will have:

• Prior procurement experience from within an engineering manufacturing environment
• Ability to read technical engineering drawings (essential)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Leadership experience
• A confident negotiator
• Good level of IT skills including Microsoft Office

What you'll get in return

• A competitive starting salary of circa £50,000 depending on experience, with the potential for slightly higher for exceptional candidates
• 22 days holiday + bank holidays + 3 days Christmas and New Year shutdown period
• Christmas party and summer party
• The opportunity to grow and develop your procurement career within a global business

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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Would you like to make an impact by leading one of our fashion store teams that are community based, offer amazing choice and genuine sustainability?

What does this role involve?

As a Store Manager you will be accountable for your stores performance, maximising sales through physical and digital channels, and achieving store targets by leading an inclusive and diverse team that consistently demonstrate the BHF values .

Each day is different in this varied, fast paced and hands on role. Due to the volume of donations, it can be physically demanding at times, yet most rewarding as you play a part in helping to fund life saving research.

What are we looking for?

Experience working in a customer facing role in retail, hospitality or service industry
Experience of leading, motivating and developing teams
Commercial awareness
Ability to achieve sales targets
Committed to achieving the highest retail standards at all times
Able to work under own initiative and take a proactive approach to changing business needs and objectives
Thrives working in a hands on, fast-paced environment
An understanding of budgets and P&L
Our stores are fast-paced and trade 7 days a week which means we require flexibility from our store teams to work weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis.

What’s important to us?

At the British Heart Foundation (BHF) we offer a huge range of new and used quality furniture, clothing, jewellery and more, available in store and online.

In addition to raising funds for the BHF, we connect with our local communities and help reduce clothing and furniture waste across the UK. With over 700 stores we make a huge environmental impact by preventing around 70,000 tonnes of unwanted items going to landfill every year. We receive 1.6 million items donated to our home stores and 9.8 million bags of donated items and we will continue to build upon our reuse agenda in the years to come.

Everything we do comes back to funding lifesaving research for all heart and circulatory conditions. We are more ambitious and determined than ever – because the cures and treatments we need are in sight. You could be part of getting us there sooner!

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy, Igniting Change, along with our internal EDI group, Kaleidoscope, and a growing number of employee network groups (our Affinity Groups), help us create an environment where all our colleagues and volunteers can succeed.

Why join the BHF?

We have a strong culture of internal progression and will actively support you to develop your career.

Our generous staff benefits include:

38 days annual leave (plus the option to buy and sell leave)
Holistic support leave of up to 10 additional days off each year
Enhanced family policies (maternity, paternity and adoption leave)
Wagestream - early access to your wages
25% staff discount
Health cash plan (Dental, Optical, Therapies, etc)
Access to a 24/7 Virtual GP and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Pension with employer contribution of up to 10%
Cycle to work scheme
Discounts on gym memberships
Discounts with a wide range of retailers

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

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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

Age UK is recruiting! We have a fantastic opportunity for a Store Manager to join our friendly and supportive Ashton-under-Lyne team.

Utilising your previous retail experience and excellent managerial skills, you will manage the day to day running of our store - maximising store sales and profits while ensuring our customers receive an excellent service. In doing so, you will be helping to raise funds for Age UK and the incredible services and support they provide to older people.

As Store Manager, you will manage our brilliant team of staff and volunteers, providing effective leadership, training, and development.

If you are a motivated manager with a passion for retail and would like to use your skills to support a charity that helps thousands of older people across the UK, this may be the role for you!

Due to the nature of this role, you will be required to handle/lift bags of stock (up to 10kgs.)

To ensure the smooth running of our stores, we will be conducting interviews throughout the advertising process. Early applications are advised.

You will have:

• Experience in a performance driven retail/customer centric environment
• Experience of managing people
• Ability to lift and carry bags of stock up to 10kg's
• Ability to build, retain and develop a team
• Strong drive to achieve results through others
• Ability to delegate, coach and listen
• Ability to manage time under conflicting priorities
• Ability to motivate self and others
• An open and adaptable approach to change and be able to support others through it
• Experience of communicating with a diverse workforce and customer base
• Ability to establish and maintain successful retail processes and merchandising
• IT literacy and numeracy skills

What we offer in return:

• A 35 hour working week
• 25 days holiday + bank holiday allowance
• A generous pension - we will contribute 8%
• Great discounts and rewards through Blue Light Card and BenefitHub
• Life assurance, Bupa health cashback plan
• Tickets for Good - Free and discounted tickets for events

Additional Information

To comply with UK legislation, we cannot accept applications from candidates under the age of 18 as the successful candidate will be required to work on their own in the shop without the aid of other staff.

All CVs will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role at Age UK. Please note that our system is unable to anonymise cover letters, and we would therefore ask that to support the work we are doing on making our recruitment selection process fairer and more unbiased, that you remove any personal information from your cover letter/supporting statement, including your name before uploading this. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us once you are invited for an interview.

Is this the job for you? We know that men, of all backgrounds, and men and women from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds are currently under-represented in our workforce, and we want to change this! So, we are particularly keen to hear from applicants from these groups.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria under the Disability Confident Scheme. Please note that on occasion, due to high numbers of applications, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

We are seeking driven Procurement Managers to lead complex procurement activities across a diverse portfolio of projects and services aimed driving change across Greater Manchester, supporting the levelling up of communities with healthy active lives, better access to education and employment.

Your Role

As a Procurement Manager, you’ll be empowered to lead procurement strategy and delivery across a diverse portfolio of categories, partnering with functional teams such Information Services, Bee Network services, Facilities Management and Marketing, and often stakeholders beyond TfGM.

You’ll be working within the regulatory framework of public sector procurement, leading in the development and delivery of complex procurements, with a strong focus on commercial outcomes and on creating a greener, fairer, more prosperous city region.

To find out more, see the job profile below.

Who are we?

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) delivers the transport strategy and commitments for Greater Manchester. We’re facing new and exciting challenges with our delivery of the Bee Network; our fully integrated transport system across Greater Manchester, so it’s never been a better time to join us.

In the Procurement team, we are committed to supporting the delivery of a Greater Manchester transport system that operates safely, sustainably and efficiently. We ensure that our services to the organisation deliver a high-quality transport offer, ultimately improving the experience of the travelling public and supporting healthier and more sustainable choices.

What you’ll bring

What you do and how you do it is important whatever type of role you work in at TfGM and even small behaviours and actions can have a really big impact. At TfGM, our behaviours bring to life our values of Deliver, Care and Adapt.

You will be an experienced procurement professional, knowledgeable in cross functional working, and the development and implementation of procurement strategies. Ideally, you will be MCIPS qualified, and have experience in public sector related procurement activity.

What we can offer you

This is a permanent role with a salary of £46,249 - £51,576 per annum, depending on skills and experience.

Benefits

• 28 days holiday per annum (plus bank holidays)
• Flexible and hybrid working options to promote and support a good work/life balance
• Free bus, rail or Metrolink travel to and from work within the Greater Manchester boundary
• Local Government Defined Benefit Pension Scheme which includes life cover of 3x your salary and options to increase your pension contributions
• Commitment to learning and personal development and upskilling with reimbursement of professional fees, where essential to the role
• We promote good physical and mental health and can provide additional support to staff via our employee assistance programme when required

What's next?

To apply please submit your CV and also provide a covering letter providing clear examples of how your experience meets the requirements of the role, all appointments will be based on merit. Our short-listing process is anonymised, so please do not include your name or contact details on either of these documents. If any personal details are included these will be visible to the hiring manager.

TfGM is proud to be an equal opportunities employer that encourages and celebrates diversity. We want to recruit and retain a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and welcome individuals from all backgrounds by committing to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We will offer support and reasonable adjustments if required and we also have a Guaranteed Assessment Scheme which you can find out more information on here.

For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK - if in doubt please visit the following link Employers' right to work checklist - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Please note we are not a licensed sponsor.

Please note we may close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.

Job profile

Are you looking for an opportunity to progress in store management?

We’re looking for an Assistant Store Manager to join our fashion store team in Middleton so we could be the perfect match!

What does this role involve:

As an Assistant Store Manager, you support the Store Manager with the day to day running of the store and take full responsibility in their absence.

Inspiring and supporting staff and volunteers to deliver an excellent customer journey that reflect our values, our Assistant Store Managers contribute towards the success of their stores by:

Ensuring highest standard of customer service
Achieving targets
Maintaining a high standard of visual merchandising
Maximising sales through physical and digital channels
Supporting with the recruitment and development of volunteers
Achieving expectations within campaign activities
Working with the manager to generate stock
Our stores are fast-paced and trade 7 days a week which means we require flexibility from our store teams to work weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis. 

Due to the volume of donations, it can be physically demanding at times, yet most rewarding as you play a part in helping to fund life-saving research.

What are we looking for:

Experience in a customer facing role
Supervisory experience
Commercially driven to encourage new ideas
Inclusive approach to developing teams
Passion for delivering exceptional customer service and achieving the highest retail standards
Results driven but with a recognition of right result, right way.

Why join the BHF?

We have a strong culture of internal progression and will actively support you to develop your career.

Our generous staff benefits include:

38 days annual leave (plus the option to buy and sell leave)
Wagestream - claim early access to your wages as you earn them
Holistic support leave of up to 10 additional days off each year
Enhanced family policies (maternity, paternity and adoption leave
25% staff discount
Health cash plan (Dental, Optical, Therapies, etc)
Access to a 24/7 Virtual GP and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Pension with employer contribution of up to 10%
Cycle to work scheme
Discounts on gym memberships
Discounts with a wide range of retailers

The Vacancy

Yours Clothing is a plus size women’s wear retailer that provides the best value on the UK high street and internet. Our continued success comes from us listening to our customers and delivering fashion products at the right price. Our environment is fast paced, ever evolving and full of excitement. Yours Clothing continues to expand and become the number one plus size fashion womenswear retailer in the UK and Europe.

We have an exciting new opportunity for a new Store Manager to join our fantastic team. This role requires a dedication to providing the highest level of customer service to all our customers to ensure they leave happy and keep coming back. You will have a desire to be the best and to display a huge amount of passion and knowledge about our product range to promote our brand.

Duties and Responsibilities

Achieve financial objectives and KPIs by analysing variances and initiating corrective actions
Identify current and future customer requirements by establishing rapport with potential and actual customers and other persons in a position to understand service requirements
Maintain outstanding store conditions and visual merchandising standards
Analysing sales figures and forecasting future sales
Managing stock levels and making key decisions about stock control
Propose innovative ideas to increase market share
Ensure high levels of customer’s satisfaction through excellent service
Complete store operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; following up on work results
Maintain store staffing levels by recruiting, selecting and training employee
Maintain staff performance through coaching, counselling, and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results
The successfully appointed Store Manager will have proven experience in a senior management role in a retail environment, preferably fashion, and be able to demonstrate a track record of exceeding sales targets.

Skills and Experience Required:

Warm, friendly and engaging personality
An energy and enthusiasm to succeed
Highly motivated and a desire to be the best
Results Driven
Proven ability to work well within a team and to use own initiative
Proven record of good attendance and flexibility
Confident and articulate when speaking to customers
Ability to work hard and juggle changing priorities
Ability to adapt to frequent change and a high pressure environment
Outstanding loyalty and commitment to the business
This is Full Time role working 5 days over 7 each week

The Company

Yours Clothing is a retailer that provides the best value on the UK high street and internet for curvy customers. Along with our big and tall menswear brand, BadRhino, our Long Tall Sally brand and our most recent addition, PixieGirl Petites, the business is growing at pace to cater for non-standard sizes on the high street and online.

Our continued success comes from our entrepreneurial thinking and listening to our customers to deliver fashion products at the right price. Our environment is fast paced, ever evolving and full of excitement. Yours Clothing continues to expand and become the number one plus size fashion retailer in the UK whilst continuing to develop our brands into new and exciting niche markets both in the UK and further afield.

We are seeking a proactive and experienced Warehouse Operations Supervisor to lead and enhance daily operations for our client, a renowned specialist in innovative lighting solutions.

In this role, you will manage a sprawling 100,000 sq ft facility and work closely with three warehouse managers to ensure seamless operations and uphold security measures.

Key Responsibilities:

- Operational Oversight: Direct and streamline daily warehouse functions, including quality checks, inventory management, space optimization, logistics coordination, productivity enhancement, shipping processes, and customer service excellence.
- Team Management: Schedule and supervise warehouse staff, ensuring optimal workflow and adherence to quality standards to drive operational efficiency.
- Maintenance and Equipment: Conduct regular inspections of equipment, tools, and machinery, and oversee necessary maintenance to ensure reliable and safe operations.
- Productivity Analysis: Monitor productivity metrics and develop strategic plans to mitigate losses and enhance overall performance.
- Logistics Coordination: Oversee logistics related to product transportation, liaising with drivers and air freight partners to ensure timely and accurate deliveries.
- Security Enhancement: Recommend and implement advanced security technologies and manage security protocols and personnel to safeguard warehouse operations.

Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will possess:

- Extensive experience in warehouse management.
- Strong leadership abilities and excellent problem-solving skills.
- A background in managing large-scale warehouse operations and implementing effective security measures.

If you are enthusiastic about leading warehouse operations and possess the skills we are seeking, we would love to hear from you.

To explore this opportunity further and discuss how you can play a pivotal role in our client’s success, please contact us at 0161 832 0303.

We look forward to your application and the chance to discuss how you can contribute to this exciting role.

Senior Team Leader - Salary £30,000-33,000 - Bolton


My client, an international manufacturer based in Bolton is seeking an enthusiastic Warehouse Team Leader looking to make the next step in their career and move into a more senior position.


They're looking for someone who has experience in SAP, Hand-held scanner systems and is generally IT savvy.


Operational Duties
● Coaching, Training and development of employees- identify and implement in partnership with HR, adhere to internal performance management procedures (appraisals, targets identifying talent and managing under performance etc)
● Conducting team based accident/incident investigations as and when they arise.
● Ensuring safe working practices are adhered to and maintaining a safe working environment at all times
● Support the development and oversight of the continuous improvement process
● Managing your team to monitor and improve working methods to increase productivity and/or safety.
● Plan and organise Warehouse functions to be carried out in a timely and effective
manner. Including planning of manning and sawing activities.
● Support the implementation of ops and logistics internal policies and procedures for continuous improvement including but not limited to:


- Site saw strategy
- Material flow analysis
- Site FLT/crane strategy
- Transport coordination and management


● Managing your team to supervise material movement, coordinating third party service providers and internal departments as necessary to ensure timely and efficient execution in own warehouse as well as external locations.
● Manage external contractors via the permit to work process
● Work in collaboration with internal stakeholders to address topical issues whilst taking ownership and reporting any issues to the operations manager


What you need
● Good secondary education or time served equivalent
● Six Sigma/LEAN experience - preferred
● Previous experience in metal industry preferred
● Having worked in a Management role, preferably in the manufacturing environment for a minimum of 3 years
● People management skills



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The Recruitment Co. is an equal opportunities employer and we're committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

This role is posted on behalf of The Recruitment Co., a sister company of Blue Arrow.

Role overview

Join Our Leadership Team: Store Manager Position Open in Manchester!

Are you an experienced Retail Store Manager, Branch Manager, Deputy Manager, Assistant Store Manager, or Customer Trading Manager
ready to elevate your retail management career? Heron Foods is seeking a dynamic leader to drive our Manchester store's
performance to new heights. In this key role, you will leverage your strong leadership skills to inspire and motivate your team
towards exceptional retail standards and impressive sales growth. At Heron Foods, our Store Managers are hands-on leaders. You'll
be on the shop floor, directly engaging with your team, providing coaching, and fostering an environment where everyone can excel.

As a Store Manager at Heron Foods, you will demonstrate unmatched leadership by guiding your team to excel in a fast-paced,
community-focused retail environment. Supported by your Area Manager, you'll develop robust succession plans and nurture top
talent, ensuring the ongoing success and expansion of Team Heron as a leading discount retailer. If you thrive in a high-energy
setting and are committed to pushing the boundaries of what's possible in retail, we invite you to apply today and join us in our
mission to serve the community while growing your career.

Heron Foods is one of the UK’s fastest-growing food retailers with over 320 stores across England and Wales. As part of the B&M
retail group, we are really going places, with new store openings planned month-by-month. Last year we won a ‘Happiest Workplace’
award in the WorkL awards which is based on employee feedback and reviews, and as we have grown, we have retained the ethos and
spirit of a family-owned business.

We are passionate about nurturing our team's potential, offering unrivalled opportunities for growth and development. Our Store
Managers play a crucial role in this journey, leading by example and inspiring their teams to achieve more every day.

What we offer our Store Managers:

* A salary of up to circa £32,000 plus bonus opportunity
* Workplace Pension
* 30 days annual leave with accrual of additional leave for long service plus option to purchase additional days.
* 10% discount across both Heron Foods and B&M stores; double discount weekends throughout the year.
* Money off a range of products and services via BenefitHub.
* Free, confidential wellbeing support via our employee assistance programme
* 24/7 online access to a GP for you and your family (partner and children up to aged 21).
* Access to BenefitHub for you and your family for exclusive deals and discounts on everyday purchases, eating out, family days
out, financial services etc.
* Ongoing learning and career development including on-the-job training, eLearning or apprenticeships.
* Reward and recognition schemes and celebration of long service & work anniversaries.



Store Manager Essential skills and/or experience:

* Experience within a similar retail role at Store Management level.
* A record in the achievement of the development of teams and accomplishment of results.
* A genuine passion for retail, customer and product.



If you have experience as a Store Manager, Retail Manager, Branch Manager, General Manager, Grocery Manager or wanting the next
step up from being a Assistant Manager, Deputy Manager, Deputy Store Manager, Duty manager, Senior Supervisor, Supermarket
Manager, Grocery Team Leader, Department Manager, Shop Manager, Branch Manager, Night Manager, Retail Store Manager then this
could be the next best opportunity for you.

If you have the ambition and drive to succeed within a rapidly expanding business, we want to hear from you. Please click apply
now and we will review your application.

Senior Team Leader - Salary £30,000-33,000 - Bolton


My client, an international manufacturer based in Bolton is seeking an enthusiastic Warehouse Team Leader looking to make the next step in their career and move into a more senior position.


They're looking for someone who has experience in SAP, Hand-held scanner systems and is generally IT savvy.


Operational Duties
● Coaching, Training and development of employees- identify and implement in partnership with HR, adhere to internal performance management procedures (appraisals, targets identifying talent and managing under performance etc)
● Conducting team based accident/incident investigations as and when they arise.
● Ensuring safe working practices are adhered to and maintaining a safe working environment at all times
● Support the development and oversight of the continuous improvement process
● Managing your team to monitor and improve working methods to increase productivity and/or safety.
● Plan and organise Warehouse functions to be carried out in a timely and effective
manner. Including planning of manning and sawing activities.
● Support the implementation of ops and logistics internal policies and procedures for continuous improvement including but not limited to:


- Site saw strategy
- Material flow analysis
- Site FLT/crane strategy
- Transport coordination and management


● Managing your team to supervise material movement, coordinating third party service providers and internal departments as necessary to ensure timely and efficient execution in own warehouse as well as external locations.
● Manage external contractors via the permit to work process
● Work in collaboration with internal stakeholders to address topical issues whilst taking ownership and reporting any issues to the operations manager


What you need
● Good secondary education or time served equivalent
● Six Sigma/LEAN experience - preferred
● Previous experience in metal industry preferred
● Having worked in a Management role, preferably in the manufacturing environment for a minimum of 3 years
● People management skills



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The Recruitment Co. is an equal opportunities employer and we're committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

This role is posted on behalf of The Recruitment Co., a sister company of Blue Arrow.

Müller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by the Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller which employs over 24,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, Müller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from more than 1,700 British farmers. The Müller brand is ranked at No.7 in The Grocer’s Top 100 list of Britain’s Biggest Brands, and is also the 7th most chosen brand in the UK.
We are recruiting for a Warehouse Shift Manager

We are recruiting for a Warehouse Shift Manager at our Manchester Trafford Park Site.

The purpose of the position is to enable the team to deliver targets and continuously improve performance by coaching and developing our people.


- Contract: Full time / Permanent
- Shift Pattern: – 4 on
- 4 off (days)
- Location: Manchester Trafford Park (M17 1TU)


Warehouse Shift Manager Role & Responsibilities;

- Creating and delivering development plans.
- Coaching front line team members, enabling them to solve problems.
- Ensures own activities are aligned to overall business objectives.
- People management including delivery of performance review, development and coaching of team, dealing with employee relations issues.
- Collaboratively works with other teams to improve our business.
- Deep knowledge of Operational Excellence , coaching team on use of the principles and tools.
- Creating and delivering development plans.
- Creating succession pathways both up through and across organisation .
- High level problem solving capability and facilitation skills.
- “go, look, see” issues by visiting the workstation when called upon .
- Coaching front line team members, enabling them to solve problems.
- Encourages others to seeks out improvement opportunities within the workplace and converts to own operational excellence projects
- Owns and delivers operational excellence initiatives and is recognised for these.
- Looks and encourages others to find “waste” opportunities in everything that we do.


Warehouse Shift Manager Key Skills & Experience:

- Management experience within a warehouse environment.
- Leadership skills.
- Effective communication
- Decision making
- Problem solving skills


Warehouse Shift Manager Compensation & Benefits:
In return for your contributions to our success, Muller offers a competitive salary package.
We value our people and are proud to offer a wide range of benefits:

- Up to 10% bonus (paid annually)
- Salary sacrifice Pension scheme with Muller matching up to 8%
- Life Assurance at 4x your annual salary
- 23 days annual leave per year
- Access an exclusive rewards platform – which includes discount scheme offering over 800 discounts online and in-store and the potential to make savings across grocery and clothes shopping, holidays, insurance, gifts and more

Store Manager

Salary: £35,000 per annum, plus quarterly bonus

Location: Altrincham

Contract Details: Permanent

If you understand the importance of inspiring and nurturing a retail team whilst overseeing day-to-day store operations, then our Store Manager position with Dulux Decorator Centre is for you. This role is all about running of the store, inspiring first-class customer service with a commitment to going above and beyond to make a customer's day and collaborating with colleagues to achieve sales targets whilst monitoring targets, profits, and losses.

The role

This is a Full time 40 hr per week role, and you need to be available to work shifts between 7am and 5pm Mon-Fri. You will also work some Saturday shifts (8am to 4pm) on a rotational basis, to which you will have time off in lieu.

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• Oversee day-to-day store operations
• Nurture & develop store colleagues
• Monitor targets, profits & losses
• Form close partnerships with key customers
• Manage stock & customer accounts
• Collaborate with colleagues to achieve sales targets
• Inspire first class customer service
• Committed to going above and beyond to make a customer's day

About you

• Store management and performance experience
• A strong track record of reducing wastage and building profits
• Excels at nurturing & developing a team
• Ability to motivate & inspire colleagues
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
• Collaborative working style

What we offer

We take pride in our work-place culture and our reward package includes:

• fantastic sales-based bonus
• no evening or Sunday shifts
• 25 days holiday
• A Pension Scheme that doubles what you pay in
• up to 50% store discount (including family & friends)
• full training provided and ongoing career development
• a fantastic flexible benefit scheme
• including cycle to work and discounted gym membership

About Dulux Decorator Centres

Dulux Decorator Centre is the UK's largest paint & decorating merchant. With over 230 stores nationwide, we supply the public and trade with all the decorating supplies and advice they need. We are part of the AkzoNobel group, a world expert in making coatings and home to some of the UK's favourite brands.

However, we aren't just any employer. At Dulux Decorator Centre, we do things differently. We want to see you succeed, offering a fantastic benefits package and all the training you need to progress in your career. We have been recognised as a Top 100 Employer and have achieved 'Investors in People-Gold' for our commitment to nurturing the many talents of our people.

We are advocates of a healthy work life balance and mental wellbeing. We are happy to look at flexible working options for all our roles.

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