Total 286 Sales / Marketing job vacancies in Bristol, Avon, BS1 2DP

The Opportunity Hub UK is currently spearheading the search for a talented Senior Sales Strategist in the Yate area of Bristol. This pivotal role offers a salary range of £45,000 to £50,000, catering to mid-level to senior professionals seeking a new and rewarding challenge.

Company Overview:
Our partner, a distinguished player in the Manufacturing industry, stands as a true leader in delivering best-in-class solutions. With a commitment to excellence, they have garnered a reputation for innovation and a client-centric approach. As we represent this esteemed company, we are seeking a Senior Sales Strategist to contribute to their continued success and growth.

Job Overview:
As a Senior Sales Strategist, you will be at the forefront of driving sales strategies and expanding the company's market presence. Your responsibilities will include supporting the sales team, identifying new business opportunities, and ensuring the seamless integration of our offerings. This position is ideal for a professional with a proven track record in sales and a keen eye for business development.

Here's what you'll be doing:

- Support the transition of businesses, acquisitions, and products within the company's portfolio.
- Identify potential customers, pipelines, and new business opportunities.
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with existing customers.
- Conduct product demonstrations and deliver effective sales proposals.
- Negotiate contracts, close sales deals, and meet or exceed sales targets.
- Collaborate with the marketing team to develop and implement sales strategies.
- Assist in creating and implementing marketing strategies.
- Handle business operations tasks efficiently.
- Occasional travel for trade shows and client meetings.

Here are the skills you'll need:

- Previous sales experience, preferably in a B2B environment.
- Proven success in meeting or exceeding sales targets.
- Strong negotiation and contract closing skills.
- Ability to conduct product demonstrations and presentations effectively.
- Collaborative mindset with excellent communication skills.
- Willingness to travel internationally occasionally.

Benefits of this job:

- Competitive salary range of £45,000 to £50,000 DOE.
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage.
- Dental care and optical care benefits.
- Electric car allowance.
- Pension scheme
- Monday to Friday working hours, office-based.
- Full-time, permanent position.

Work Permissions:
You must have the right to work in the United Kingdom. Visa sponsorship is not available at this time.

Why Pursue a Career in this Sector:
Joining our partner's team means aligning with an industry leader where your skills will be valued, and your contributions will directly impact the company's success. This sector offers unparalleled opportunities for professional growth and the chance to work in a dynamic and innovative environment.

The Role

Are you a fragrance enthusiast with a flair for people? Are you looking for a temporary role working with fabulous brands and perks, look no further!

As a Christmas Sales Assistant your role is to spread some holiday cheer and help us deliver the Perfect Service for our customers. Becoming part of our dedicated store team, you’re customer focused, can handle the festive rush and enjoy working as part of a team.

Contracted Hours: 4
Contract Type: Temporary

Pay Rate: Up to £12.00

What You'll Do:

• Welcome customers with a smile and craft a VIP-worthy experience.
• Offer our exclusive loyalty card to customers to maximise their future offers and potential savings.
• Showcase your gift-wrapping ability and personalise presents with ribbons.
• Take payments and process transactions quickly.

It Really Helps if You:

• Have a talent, passion, and a spark that ignites excitement in perfume!
• Can be flexible in your work schedule to spread holiday cheer.
• Love bustling Christmas vibes and working as part of a team.

What You'll Get:

• An amazing Christmas commission scheme, based on store sales and the number of hours worked
• You’re also a VIP to use, so you’ll get 20% off perfume and be able to take park in any customer offers on top
• Continuous learning and training to ensure you are always developing
• Access to the Retail Trust, a free, independent and confidential wellbeing service
• Access to Wagestream, to support your financial wellbeing needs, giving you more control and flexibility with your pay

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.

A full time Optometrist is required to join an award winning independent Opticians based in Bristol. They are a growing, forward thinking business, and this is an excellent role if you wish to develop your clinical skills and career.

The Role

• Providing 30-45 minute sight tests to patients of all ages
• Contact lens appointments
• Opportunity to provide specialist clinics - myopia control, Ortho K, Dry eye: syringing, punctal plugs, and Dyslexia (all training will be provided)
• Helping to develop and grow the business
• Knowledgeable and supportive team with a qualified Dispensing Optician
• Excellent equipment including humphrey, pulsair, fundus and slit lamp cameras, combi unit, Thomson test chart, topographer
• Support with any additional accreditations
• Ideally full time 9am to 5.30pm
• Excellent salary - £45,000 to £70,000 DOE
• Great work life balance with no Sundays, bank holidays, and a guaranteed 10 Saturdays off a year
• Regular day off will typically be a Monday
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• opportunity to develop clinically and professionally
• regular clinical training, peer review and CET points
• Pension contributions
• let them know your ideal career and they will work with you to help you achieve it

The client is looking for an Optometrist with a passion for Optometry and a good commercial understanding. An Optometrist with the IP qualification (or working towards) would be ideal.

In order to discuss this position further please call Zest Optical on 0114 238 1726 or email a copy of your CV

Hours: Weekdays and Weekends - 16 hours a week with opportunity to work more hours.
Salary: £9.45 - £12.70 Per Hour

Why Superdrug?

Passionate about beauty and health? Love talking to customers? Working as a Sales Adviser in one of our stores is fun and no two days are the same. Hard work, yes, but rewarding too, with great benefits and opportunities to progress. A Sales Adviser role is just the start!

Our success comes from our people – they make the difference. We’re all about personality, we aim to have fun, and we work hard to deliver That Superdrug feeling!

Here's the exciting bit… A great day includes:

In our Sales Advisers, we look for a positive mindset, people who can support their team to get things done and enjoy getting involved. Your role at Superdrug as one of our Sales Advisers will be all about serving customers where you will deliver excellent service and make sure customers don’t miss out on any of our great Star Buys. You’ll help ensure that the store is well stocked, and a high level of store presentation is maintained and will actively be involved in achieving the store targets. To support your development, you’ll also can be trained in ear and nose piercing to support our fast-growing piercing business in store.

It is a great experience that will prepare you for even bigger challenges. Superdrug Sales Advisers are extremely important to us, we recognise that you are our future Team Leaders. We will actively develop your skills and offer real career progression supported by our excellent in-house training and Apprenticeship qualifications.

What you’ll need to succeed

• Confident and clear communication skills
• Passionate about retail and customer service
• Desire to learn and improve your knowledge/skills
• Willingness to carry out piercing services for our customers (training provided) (Optional)
• Flexible in working hours and adaptable to change

Here’s how you are rewarded

• Up to 28 days holiday
• Up to 30% discount for you and a nominated friend or family member
• Excellent training
• Great sales incentives
• Get instant access to Wagestream. A tool that lets you track your earnings in real-time, access a percentage of your pay as you earn it, learn easy tips for managing your money and save straight from your pay into pots for the future.
• Enhanced company sick pay and pregnancy loss and support

Come and be part of something special!

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Your new firm
Our Top Tier client is currently looking for experienced Corporate solicitors at all levels to join their growing Corporate team in Bristol. This fantastic team have an exceptional reputation in the market, acting for clients ranging from major corporates to public bodies, financial institutions and private individuals. They are renowned for providing high-quality creative and effective solutions to clients across a range of industry sectors, both nationally and internationally.

Your new role
You will enjoy high quality work and a high-profile client base that ranges from corporate entities and trusts, to charitable bodies, as well as High Net Worth individuals domiciled in the UK and abroad. You will deal with M&A - both public and private, private equity, venture capital, equity capital markets, corporate reorganisations and joint ventures. This role provides excellent opportunities to use a wide-range of skills and experience and you will enjoy a varied caseload of fast-paced transactions as part of partner-led teams.

What you'll need to succeed
Our client is looking for experienced Corporate Lawyers who have an established Corporate background, working for a leading City or national firm. Your experience will cover handling the full raft of M&A transactions and ideally you will have enjoyed exposure to handling work in the energy, transport or financial services sectors. You will be used to running your own complex deals and supporting wider teams of juniors working with you.

What you'll get in return
You will have the opportunity to work for one of the largest M&A teams outside of London and one of the most prestigious firms in the Southwest, whilst receiving a market leading benefits package on offer, this is a role not to be missed.

With both flexible and hybrid working options available, this is a great opportunity that would suit full or part-time lawyers, and those already in the Southwest or those looking to relocate to the Southwest in the near future.

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.

We would expect a lawyer with the given PQE to have gained the level of experience required, but this does not preclude applications from those with more or less PQE.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Hours: Evenings and Weekends - 16 hours a week with opportunity to work more hours.
Salary: £8.80 - £11.90 Per Hour

Why Superdrug?

Passionate about beauty and health? Love talking to customers? Working as a Sales Adviser in one of our stores is fun and no two days are the same. Hard work, yes, but rewarding too, with great benefits and opportunities to progress. A Sales Adviser role is just the start!

Our success comes from our people – they make the difference. We’re all about personality, we aim to have fun, and we work hard to deliver That Superdrug feeling!

Here's the exciting bit… A great day includes:

In our Sales Advisers, we look for a positive mindset, people who can support their team to get things done and enjoy getting involved. Your role at Superdrug as one of our Sales Advisers will be all about serving customers where you will deliver excellent service and make sure customers don’t miss out on any of our great Star Buys. You’ll help ensure that the store is well stocked, and a high level of store presentation is maintained and will actively be involved in achieving the store targets. To support your development, you’ll also can be trained in ear and nose piercing to support our fast-growing piercing business in store.

It is a great experience that will prepare you for even bigger challenges. Superdrug Sales Advisers are extremely important to us, we recognise that you are our future Team Leaders. We will actively develop your skills and offer real career progression supported by our excellent in-house training and Apprenticeship qualifications.

What you’ll need to succeed

• Confident and clear communication skills
• Passionate about retail and customer service
• Desire to learn and improve your knowledge/skills
• Willingness to carry out piercing services for our customers (training provided) (Optional)
• Flexible in working hours and adaptable to change

Here’s how you are rewarded

• Up to 28 days holiday
• Up to 30% discount for you and a nominated friend or family member
• Excellent training
• Great sales incentives
• Get instant access to Wagestream. A tool that lets you track your earnings in real-time, access a percentage of your pay as you earn it, learn easy tips for managing your money and save straight from your pay into pots for the future.
• Enhanced company sick pay and pregnancy loss and support

Come and be part of something special!

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What's involved with this role:

Title: Temporary Business Support Officer/ Admin - Note Taking

Job Ref: Bristol 5254805

Pay Rate: £13.93 per hour PAYE

Hours per week: 37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours

Role Length: This opening assignment is for 6 months

City: BRISTOL

DBS disclosure required

Most meetings can be supported online and the post is suitable for a home worker. Some occasional meetings may need to be done in person at the office.

BSO note taker and business support for services across the Council for statutory, strategic, multi-agency and complex meetings; support to Democratic Services’ full council/e-petitions and Equalities Commissions.

Skill needed to note take and resilience to sensitive and sometimes distressing information.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide a range of business support services for one or more service areas, taking ownership and responsibility.
Make real time service decisions in response to operational issues in line with local procedures and established guidance.
Carry out specific administrative tasks requiring a discrete skill or in-depth knowledge base.
Respond to enquiries from internal and external customers and stakeholders including escalated issues, resolving at the point of contact where possible.
Prepare and provide documentation and information.
Check service delivery and processes are in line with local guidance and legislation.
Communicate effectively with colleagues, senior management, internal customers and external agencies.

Qualifications:

Relevant level 3 qualification e.g. NVQ level 3, BTEC, relevant A levels etc. and/or able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge and understanding through experience.

Knowledge:

Working knowledge of business support systems and procedures.

Experience:

Minimum of 12 months recent experience in a similar role, or context and ideally within a public sector organisation.
Experience of developing effective business support systems and procedures - desirable

Skills & Abilities:

Good literacy and numeracy skills.
Minute taking skills.
Good time management skills and the ability to prioritise a diverse workload.
Interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate clearly and concisely in ways that promote understanding including the ability to converse with citizens and provide advice in accurate spoken English, or through a BSL interpreter
Able to work well as part of a team by communicating effectively with colleagues and have a willingness to assist where needed.
Ability to deliver work to agreed targets and standards.
Ability to solve problems and to make balanced decisions in relation to own work area.


Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.


Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

Please feel free to apply to us direct via jobs@tclrec.com by quoting the job reference and exact job title.

To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would ask that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, not as a PDF.

If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension, you will be working at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than umbrella pay terms. We do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.

Due to the number of CVs being sent to us under current market conditions, unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We will, however, be very happy to receive future applications from you for other roles.

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Job Ref: Bristol 5254805


Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Please do try to resist contacting us with requests for progress updates.

We really do read every CV sent to us. All applications will be acknowledged by a human, not a robot, provided the job remains live and provided your CV meets the “Essential Requirements” listed.

Please note that we do our level best to take down ads as soon as roles have been filled. We are not in the business of harvesting CVs.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary.

Business Support Officer - Minute Taker (Hybrid) needed in Bristol, £14.23ph PAYE - Reference: 5254805

BSO note taker and business support for services across the Client for statutory, strategic, multi-agency and complex meetings; support to Democratic Services’ full council/e-petitions and Equalities Commissions.

Sometimes distressing information.

Most meetings can be supported online and the post is suitable for a home worker with some occasional meetings may need to be done in person in the Office.

The role provides support for: 

• case discussion and provider forums putting vulnerable adults and children at risk
• the Equalities Commissions - Women, RACE and Disability Equalities Groups
• statutory work for Full Council/e petitions
• Mayor’s Office meetings (City Funds & Full Governing Board; History Commission)
• YOT; Safer Bristol; Disabled Children’s Complex Needs Groups; Education Strategy/Capital Boards; Equality and Inclusion Directorate meetings.
• HR investigations; disciplinaries; appeals; grievances

This is a full time role on a temporary contract basis.

If you are interested in the role please apply on our website with your CV, alternatively you can email your CV to katie@essentialemploy.co.uk quoting the reference number.

Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

All our roles may be subject to pre-employment checks including references so please be prepared.

Due to high volumes of CVs received we are not able to respond to all unsuccessful applications. You will always however hear from us by phone if we are able to take your CV forward to the next stage.

You can also follow us at Twitter/Facebook/LinkedIn or via our website www.essentialemploy.co.uk.

JOB TITLE: Business Agility Lead (FTC)

SALARY: £62,874 - £69,860

LOCATION: Bristol

HOURS: Full Time

WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in the office

About this opportunity

The Purpose of the Business Agility Lead (BAL) is to work in partnership with Labs. For this 12 month fixed term contract, you'll be placed in one of our teams to drive effectiveness, efficiency and predictability to deliver value to customers and colleagues at pace. The Business Agility Lead (BAL) is jointly responsible for the performance of the Lab including data quality, optimised flow of work, Lab topology, and agile practices. You'll do this by transitioning to a data led approach to increase speed to market through related measures, introduce proactive continual improvements and coach back to delivery when off track. This will be achieved by working hand in hand with Lab Leaders who hold accountability for performance and maturity, whilst providing coaching and transferring capabilities so that Teams are ultimately able to do this for themselves in time.

In this role, you'll support colleagues within your lab and platform to implement and refine agile practices (e.g. Scrum, Kanban, scaled frameworks etc.), using experience, data and relevant business knowledge. You'll have an understanding of different agile approaches and use judgement to decide when and where to apply them.

You'll be familiar with Agile Methodology and Tooling, helping to stand up new agile teams, providing coaching and advice and sharing experience on the most appropriate methods and tools to use for the specific work required.

You'll be a keen problem solver, understanding the challenge, and creating possible solutions using a variety of methods through your experience, data, creativity and knowledge of the customer, business and industry. You'll support and coach teams with various technique, including brainstorming, process flows and value hypothesis setting.

We have a spectrum of agile maturity across our teams and labs, from those trying it for the first time, through to those with established practices and maturity, and we're looking for motivated and experienced Agile enthusiasts to join our team of committed Business Agility Leads.

What you'll need:

• Proven experience in Agile Coaching / Scrum Mastery (with relevant certifications)

• Understanding of Agile Delivery Metrics and Evidenced based decision making

• Experience in coaching and influencing Lab leadership in Agile Ways of Working

• Experience of using JIRA, JIRA Align and Confluence

• Ability to drive data quality and the accurate use of JIRA and JIRA Align

• Ability to use data and insights to problem solve and support Lab performance and productivity to drive Lab cadence

And any experience of these would be really useful:

• Agile certifications e.g. PSM 1, PSM 2, PK1 or similar

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.

We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.

And it's why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups.

We're disability confident. So if you'd like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

• An annual performance-related bonus

• Share schemes including free shares

• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping

• 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top

• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

If you're excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch. We'd love to hear from you.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Job brief – Business Development Executive.
Our client, OMSHIVAY LIMITED, has seen a tremendous growth in its business activities. OMSHIVAY LIMITED is an experienced RETAIL BUSINESS and has been in the field of Retail for many years. Our client is looking for a Business Development Executive to oversee all aspects of our business development. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Business Development department, excellent leadership skills, and a proven track record of implementing effective business development strategies. As a Business Development Executive, you will help Business owners to help in developing the business and revenue by planning and forming the strategy on how to increase the business by contacting various existing as well as new clients. The ideal candidate will be the point of reference for all queries, requests or issues and will be an integral part of the company’s workforce. The work may impose deadlines suddenly, demanding flexibility and reprioritisation of workload as emergency work may arise anytime. The nature of the role is to help directors in developing the business by strategies the planning in relation to develop the business activities and gain the maximum profits in long run. Overseas candidates can apply as sponsorships may be available for the deserving candidate.

Roles & Responsibilities

- Identify and attract local partners and suppliers to expand product offerings.
- Generate business growth opportunities within the local community.
- Develop and implement sales strategies to increase customer traffic and loyalty.
- Negotiate with vendors for competitive pricing and quality products.
- Build strong relationships with the community to drive customer satisfaction.
- Organize promotions and events to boost sales and engagement.
- Conduct market research to understand local trends and customer preferences.
- Collaborate with the team to introduce new products based on demand.
- Track and analyze sales performance to refine strategies.
- Participate in community events to raise awareness and foster relationships.
- Support inventory management and in-store promotions to optimize sales.
- Stay updated on retail trends and adapt strategies to meet evolving needs.

Requirements and skills

Excellent communication and networking abilities, Strong sales skills, including lead generation and closing deals, Deep understanding of market trends and customer needs, Strategic thinking for identifying growth opportunities, Effective problem-solving and negotiation skills, Proficiency in CRM software and project management, Adaptability, resilience, and maintaining high ethics.

Salary: £35000 to £39000 or depending on experience.
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom.
Working hours: A working week typically 37.5 hours, with the working day usually taking place between 10am and 6pm, Monday to Friday. Flexitime is sometimes available depending on the organisation.

Note: By applying for this role, you confirm to share your CV and details communicated to Success Recruitment Consultancy Limited, with the Employer and that you agree with the Terms and Conditions set out by Success Recruitment Consultancy Limited.

Location: Kingswood  
Hours per Week: 16hours with the opportunity to work more hours.
Shift pattern: Part-time - flexible shift patterns across mornings; afternoons; evenings and weekends, which will be discussed further at interview  
Salary: £8.65 - £11.90 per hour

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

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

Let’s talk about the job: 

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

Let’s talk about the benefits: 

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

Let’s talk about you: 

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

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

Next steps… 

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

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

We are delighted to partner with a global insurance brokerage in their search for an experienced Accounts Executive specialising in Professional Indemnity Insurance based in Bristol. This is a fantastic opportunity to work across a variety of professional sectors, including Accountants, Lawyers, and Construction Professionals.

This role would suit a driven and sales-focused individual with a strong understanding of insurance, particularly within Financial Lines and D&O Insurance. You will be responsible for identifying new business opportunities, nurturing key client relationships, and managing the full sales cycle from lead generation to deal closure.

Key responsibilities:

• Managing the complete client journey, from initial engagement to ongoing support and renewal.
• Preparing tailored insurance proposals and delivering persuasive sales presentations.
• Negotiating contract terms and ensuring competitive, client-focused solutions.
• Collaborating with underwriting, marketing, and product development teams to align proposals with company objectives.
• Keeping abreast of market trends and competitor activity to identify fresh business opportunities.

About you:

• Proven experience in Professional Indemnity or Financial Lines insurance.
• Strong sales acumen with a proactive, client-centric approach.
• Full UK driving licence, with flexibility for travel.
• CII qualification, or a commitment to achieving one, is essential.

This is a unique chance to play a key role in driving business growth while delivering exceptional service to a broad professional client base.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Job Title: Finance Business Partner
Location: Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF58545

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Finance Business Partner at our Bristol site.

The Role
As a Finance Business Partner, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. Supporting the tendering and organic growth agenda of the Mission Systems Secure Communications business as well as contributing to the business forecasting.

Day-to-day, you'll be reporting to the Finance Manager and working alongside Finance Business Partners, you will be responsible for providing key financial support to the Finance Manager and Head of Business, as well as working closely with the Operational team to improve processes and provide robust reporting to enable them to make necessary decisions:

• Building strong, supportive relationships with the cost centre managers and bidding teams, providing monthly reporting information with detailed variance analysis.
• Inputting towards the monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations and Overhead review packs, reviewing regularly with all key stakeholders, ensuring documentation is delivered on time and to the highest standard.
• Completing forecasting requirements on-time and to the highest standard.
• Constantly reviewing Projects to ensure profit maximisation and trading margins are accurate.
• Holding monthly reviews with the Operational team to provide details of performance and areas questioning / challenging where necessary.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and requires regular travel to Bristol, on a weekly basis alongside home working arrangements.

Agile working may be available to employees in some instances, applying the principles of fairness and consistency whilst ensuring that the overriding business needs can be appropriately met. We are happy to consider flexible, blended working, including part-time, condensed hours, and job sharing. Please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Essential Experience of the Finance Business Partner

• Demonstratable experience in a similar role.
• Experience with pricing and cost accounting.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office - in particular, Excel modelling skills.
• Strong cross-functional networking and collaboration skills.
• Advanced numeric, analytical and technical skills.

Qualifications for the Finance Business Partner

• You must hold a recognised professional accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA, ACMA, CIMA, ICAEW, ICAS) or equivalent / similar.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held.

What we Offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Flexible working - we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met.
• Autonomy to perform the role.
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

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Senior Business Support Officer needed in Bristol, £14.23ph PAYE - Reference: 5254554

• Coordinate a complex area of Administration or Business Support work. Take ownership and responsibility for end to end processes and assist in the development & delivery of day to day operational business and/or projects including taking a minor role in projects or pieces of work to ensure that all learning is effectively applied and adapted to the job and that the division’s plans and targets are achieved.

• Respond to enquiries from internal and external customers and stakeholders including escalated issues, taking responsibility for satisfactory resolutions.

• Interpret rules and guidelines in order to find solutions and to know when something needs to be referred to manager.

• From the work schedule provided, support working models to ensure that service and customers are fully supported and that the service is working in an integrated manner.

• Assist in the day to day delivery of frontline customer services to colleagues, members of the public, elected members, contractors and other directorate customers in accordance with the Council’s core values and the key performance indicators.

This is a full time role on a temporary contract basis.

If you are interested in the role please apply on our website with your CV, alternatively you can email your CV to katie@essentialemploy.co.uk quoting the reference number.

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Hours: Weekdays 8 hours a week with opportunity to work more hours.
Salary: £8.85 - £11.90 Per Hour

Why Superdrug?

Passionate about beauty and health? Love talking to customers? Working as a Sales Adviser in one of our stores is fun and no two days are the same. Hard work, yes, but rewarding too, with great benefits and opportunities to progress. A Sales Adviser role is just the start!

Our success comes from our people – they make the difference. We’re all about personality, we aim to have fun, and we work hard to deliver That Superdrug feeling!

Here's the exciting bit… A great day includes:

In our Sales Advisers, we look for a positive mindset, people who can support their team to get things done and enjoy getting involved. Your role at Superdrug as one of our Sales Advisers will be all about serving customers where you will deliver excellent service and make sure customers don’t miss out on any of our great Star Buys. You’ll help ensure that the store is well stocked, and a high level of store presentation is maintained and will actively be involved in achieving the store targets. To support your development, you’ll also can be trained in ear and nose piercing to support our fast-growing piercing business in store.

It is a great experience that will prepare you for even bigger challenges. Superdrug Sales Advisers are extremely important to us, we recognise that you are our future Team Leaders. We will actively develop your skills and offer real career progression supported by our excellent in-house training and Apprenticeship qualifications.

What you’ll need to succeed

• Confident and clear communication skills
• Passionate about retail and customer service
• Desire to learn and improve your knowledge/skills
• Willingness to carry out piercing services for our customers (training provided) (Optional)
• Flexible in working hours and adaptable to change

Here’s how you are rewarded

• Up to 28 days holiday
• Up to 30% discount for you and a nominated friend or family member
• Excellent training
• Great sales incentives
• Get instant access to Wagestream. A tool that lets you track your earnings in real-time, access a percentage of your pay as you earn it, learn easy tips for managing your money and save straight from your pay into pots for the future.
• Enhanced company sick pay and pregnancy loss and support

Come and be part of something special!

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