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Why The Works? We don't just sell products. We inspire reading, learning, creativity and play. You sell the paint that turns someone into an artist. You provide the book that unleashes an inner author. You supply the games that help bring families together. You give someone the puzzle book that reconnects them with a late family member's memory. You never know who someone will become. So, with your passion and our products, you will help ignite the spark within people, allowing them to unleash their creativity, find new passions, hobbies, or rekindle fond memories. The unseen possibilities are limitless, and it all starts with you. Become a Retail Store Manager As a Retail Store Manager you'll be the captain of the shop floor, leading your team with energy and enthusiasm. Commercial success will be your mission, but you'll do it with a twist of creativity and a sprinkle of magic. You'll create unforgettable moments for our customers, leaving them with smiles on their faces and inspired to craft memories they'll cherish with our products! Through recruiting and nurturing your very own diverse team of Avengers, you'll support your team by helping them to grow and achieve their potential. But don't forget to have fun along the way it's in our DNA after all! We believe that a high performing team is a happy and engaged team. You'll spend a lot of time on the shop floor, working alongside your team, driving commerciality and setting the pace. You'll showcase an inspirational customer experience by creating moments that matter' with our customers. Your Mission Delight and inspire every customer by leading a team that offers an exceptional retail experience. With brilliant product knowledge and a touch of magic, you'll wow our customers with additional products and services. Create a store experience that's fun, friendly, accessible, and inclusive. You'll recruit team members who are full of potential, embodying our values and behaviours, to build a dream-team of retail superheroes. Collaboration is key! Join forces with fellow Retail Store Managers, Area and Regional teams, to share best practices and encourage continuous growth across the teams - we win together. Drive retail commerciality like a boss! Striving for fantastic sales and high performance across all KPI's. It's not all about numbers. Your store will shine with excellent standards and impeccable merchandising. From cleanliness to pricing, you'll make sure everything is picture-perfect. As a Retail Store Manager, you'll be on the front lines, shoulder-to-shoulder with your team, creating an environment that's always ready to welcome customers with open arms. A master of promotional change: You'll be the magician behind transforming our space to align with the Matrix (no, not the movie!), and the hottest seasonal trends. You'll be a merchandising master, effortlessly placing products in both planogrammed and non-planogrammed spaces. You'll soon be looking at a high SKU count like your best game of Tetris! Skills / Behaviours That Will Set You Apart Genuine and Authentic: Your positivity, creativity, and passion for our brand and products shine through. Talking to people is your superpower, and customers can't resist your helpful recommendations! Resilient Champion: You can handle the fast-paced retail environment like a boss, juggling busy days, heavy deliveries, and customers with ease. You're the ultimate multitasking hero! Stock Management Guru: You tackle the challenge of sorting, pricing, and merchandising deliveries like a pro! Embrace the boxes; they've got nothing on you! Being a Great Leader As a great leader with wonderful people skills, you'll create an environment that's more inclusive than just co-workers it's a team. Inspire and motivate your team in line with our employer brand, values, behaviours and purpose. Lead your team to reach their potential and steer your store to break records and get in the spotlight. Work collaboratively with support departments and peers. If something's not quite right, speak up so we can work together to get it right or make it better! - Nobody is too proud for constructive feedback so we all win together! But let's not forget about the most important part... your team's well-being and aspirations. You'll be their biggest supporter, cheering them on. You'll have amazing everyday conversations with your team, discussing everything from performance to career aspirations and helping them get there Our PERKS really are The Works' ?? 25% Colleague Discount! - Plus, exclusive Double Discount days! ?? MyWorks - Access exclusive online discounts across hundreds of retailers, holidays, utilities deals, tech and more! ?? Holiday 33 days, including bank holidays ?? Wagestream - Claim early access to 50% of your wages as you earn them for when life' happens! ? Can-Do Academy - Grow your skills and career with instant access to further training and development in areas that interest you. ? Share Scheme - Unleash your inner Monopoly mogul and own a piece of The Works! ?? 24/7 support for you and your family - Through our partnership with the Retail Trust who provide an Employee Assistance Programme and so much more! ?? Healthcare Cash Plan To support your everyday healthcare costs. ?? And loads more! Long service awards, pension, life assurance, Cycle to Work scheme and optional charity giving. Our Purpose To inspire reading, learning, creativity and play - making lives more fulfilled. Our Values We are Crafty ? We are Caring ?? We are Can-do ?? We Listen. We Care Each year, we run an anonymous colleague engagement survey. This is so important for us to hear your feedback and suggestions. We want to know what's going great, and what needs a couple of tweaks to help make The Works the best place you've ever worked! You'll have opportunity to help give us that direction. Promoting Diversity, Inclusion, and Applying Reasonable Adjustments. At The Works, we are proud to have an inclusive culture where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. Our roles are open to all, including under-represented groups such as ethnic minorities, people with disab
Worth Recruiting Property Industry Recruitment SALES NEGOTIATOR Residential Estate Agency Location: Worcester Park, KT4 Salary: OTE: £35k Position: Permanent Full Time Sales Negotiator : This is a job for an enthusiastic, energetic and highly motivated property salesperson within a busy Estate Agency office. We need an experienced Sales Negotiator who would like to work for a local, market leading, dynamic independent Estate Agency covering the Worcester Park area. Previous experience in residential property sales is essential and some listing experience would be preferable. You will need to be proactive, work exceptionally well as part of a team and strive to hit and exceed your personal targets as well as being the kind of person who can spot and take advantage of sales opportunities. You will have the ability to generate and win business whilst consistently providing exceptional client service, but most of all, have exceptional negotiation skills. Skills: The skills required for this Sales Negotiator role will include: Previous residential Estate Agency experience Excellent (proven) sales ability High level of customer service skills Superb telephone manner and positive attitude Well-presented, ambitious and self-motivated Knowledge of the local Worcester Park area helpful Full Driving Licence essential and own car essential A thoroughly professional approach to Estate Agency The Company: Our client is established independent Estate and Lettings Agency with offices in the Surrey area. Benefits: With this Sales Negotiator (Estate Agency) role include: Leading local company Career progression opportunities Contact Us: If you are interested in this role as a Sales Negotiatorplease contact the Property Recruitment Team at Worth Recruiting and please send us a copy of your CV. Worth Recruiting Property Industry Recruitment provides a bespoke recruitment service to the Property Industry including roles in Estate Agency, Lettings, Commercial Property, Surveying, Property Management and Financial Services. You are always welcome to call our office and talk, in complete confidence, to one of our recruitment experts. Call us today or visit our website: worthrecruiting.me. Please Note: Worth Recruiting are acting as a recruitment agency with regards to this position. By submitting your application, you are consenting to Worth Recruiting processing and storing your data only for the purposes of your job search. Feedback: We receive a great many applications for our vacancies and try to respond to as many as we can as quickly as possible. If you have not heard from a member of the Worth Recruiting team within 48 working hours, please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful, but please feel that you may apply for other roles we are advertising in the future. Confidentiality: All communications with staff at Worth Recruiting are completely confidential. We will always want to have a conversation with you before we are able to submit your CV to our client. Quote: job WR38111 Sales Negotiator
Foodbuy is a leading food procurement organisation based in the UK. With over £1bn of managed spend, we bring together the widest range of foodservice and hospitality clients on the planet to buy food, and everything associated with it. We work closely with our clients to deliver expert procurement services saving them both time and money and enabling them to focus on what really matters to their businesses. We are looking to hire a buyer to support the Category Manager on our Grocery Category. You will support with the development of the end-to-end procurement process assisting the category manager with planning, preparing for negotiation and writing contract renewals as well as supporting and scheduling supplier relationships. This is an exciting role within our procurement team giving you the opportunity to support the category manager in delivering short, medium and long-term category strategy. Commercially you will be expected to support our overarching Foodbuy strategy to drive volume growth, negotiate sustainable terms & provide value and benefit to our Compass and External clients. You will be key to supporting our CSR commitments. You will engage with our culinary teams and development chefs and support their client food strategies by providing products meeting their requirements.You will also work closely with your suppliers, engaging them on your category strategy and ensuring they are aligned. Responsibilities: You will support the Category team to execute a long-term vision to deliver sustainable improvements in terms of cost, quality, service, and innovation, in collaboration with the Foodbuy procurement team & other relevant business stakeholders. Identifying potential new suppliers, visiting, and meeting existing suppliers, build supplier relationships. You will support the category teams by submitting monthly insight on industry trends. Support upload of monthly price files for our external clients onto our procurement systems You will liaise with our supply chain team and report to category any concerns, SLA issues, distributor, and supplier challenges. Support contingency planning. Benchmark pricing and prepare for sourcing and tender activity. Work with cross functional teams to support the compliance tracking of CSR requirements, sourcing standards, Compass global CSR commitments, government buying standards, Natasha's law. Regularly review supplier performance to support category growth. Manage category related queries from internal and external stakeholders. Support our sales and bid teams with content. Key skills, knowledge and experience required: Already operating as a buyer's assistant or category buyer, looking to develop and progress your career at a more strategic level Results Oriented comfortable delivering against bold and stretching targets. Keen to develop your category knowledge and become a subject matter expert. Competent with procurement systems, ideally having used these in current/previous employment ability to develop credible business relationships. Competent with Excel and analysing data, with an ability to interpret data to support decision making. Passion for sustainability and responsible procurement. Some experience of influencing and negotiating with suppliers. Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. Responds positively to changing business priorities. Listens to others & values their contributions, receptive to new ideas, acts in an ethical & socially responsible manner. Keen attention to detail, energy and resilience. We ensure you're rewarded for all your hard work, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to: Contributory pension scheme Grow your career with our Career Pathways and MyLearning programmes Quick access for you and your immediate family to a Digital GP, and wider healthcare benefits Exclusive travel discounts with TUI, Expedia, Booking.com and many more Save money on your food shop with discounts on Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and many more Up to 44% off cinema tickets to enjoy your favourite blockbuster Receive cash rewards every time you spend and use them on a wide range of brands Un-wind with us with free wellness, mindfulness and exercise classes You can share all discounts and offers with your friends and families