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Location Hybrid working with 1-3 days per week in our Support Centre 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 someone 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 in helping people unleash their creativity, find new passions, hobbies, or rekindle fond memories. The unseen possibilities are limitless, and it all starts with you. Become a Buying Assistant Are you passionate about retail and progressing your career in buying? Then look no further because we are always on the lookout for talented individuals who want to start or develop their buying career. You will be working in a fast-paced, rewarding environment with a dynamic & talented team. If we stock it, we buy it!? We responsibly source and buy great quality products that allow us to give our customers the best offers, range, quality and price.? ..The amazing part of this? You'll play a really important role in making sure we do this well. Your Mission Helping your manager keep tabs on supplier performance, finding new potential suppliers, and nurturing long-term relationships with them. Checking out our stores and website regularly, keeping an eye on what customers are into, trends, and what our competitors are up to. This helps us figure out what products we need to stock in the future. Putting together reports and conducting market analysis. Pitching in to come up with awesome new products and ranges based on what we know about our customers and the market. Haggling with suppliers to get the best deals possible for our products, all in line with what our customers want and our overall strategy, with some guidance from your manager. Helping out with planning and running trade, promotions, and events. Handling samples; getting them from suppliers, to storing them and then getting rid of them when we're done. Working with suppliers and quality teams to make sure our products are top-notch. Making sure new products and suppliers get set up properly and on time. Keeping all the systems and trackers in your department up to date, like setting up new product lines and making sure everything launches on time. Team up with the merchandisers, to make sure we're making the most of sales opportunities and getting products out to our customers when we say we will. Assisting your buyer with putting together internal communications and presentations. Skills/Behaviours That Will Set You Apart A passion for fast moving retail Influencing, stakeholder management & negotiation skills Able to analyse data Product Development/Sourcing experience is desirable but not essential ?? 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. ?? Holiday Purchase - Purchase an additional 5 days ? Can-Do Academy - Grow your skills and career with instant access to further training and development in areas that interest you. ?? Wagestream - Claim early access to 50% of your wages as you earn them for when life' happens! ? Share Scheme - Unleash your inner Mono poly 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 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 Apply ing 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 disabilities, carers & members of the LGBTQ community (including those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, non-binary, or use another term). We are open to discussing part-time and flexible working and, where possible, will try to support this. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply for this role, please contact and we'll be happy to help! #LIHybrid
Location Hybrid working with 1-3 days per week in our Support Centre 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 someone 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 in helping people unleash their creativity, find new passions, hobbies, or rekindle fond memories. The unseen possibilities are limitless, and it all starts with you. Become a Buying Assistant Are you passionate about retail and progressing your career in buying? Then look no further because we are always on the lookout for talented individuals who want to start or develop their buying career. You will be working in a fast-paced, rewarding environment with a dynamic & talented team. If we stock it, we buy it!? We responsibly source and buy great quality products that allow us to give our customers the best offers, range, quality and price.? ..The amazing part of this? You'll play a really important role in making sure we do this well. Your Mission Helping your manager keep tabs on supplier performance, finding new potential suppliers, and nurturing long-term relationships with them. Checking out our stores and website regularly, keeping an eye on what customers are into, trends, and what our competitors are up to. This helps us figure out what products we need to stock in the future. Putting together reports and conducting market analysis. Pitching in to come up with awesome new products and ranges based on what we know about our customers and the market. Haggling with suppliers to get the best deals possible for our products, all in line with what our customers want and our overall strategy, with some guidance from your manager. Helping out with planning and running trade, promotions, and events. Handling samples; getting them from suppliers, to storing them and then getting rid of them when we're done. Working with suppliers and quality teams to make sure our products are top-notch. Making sure new products and suppliers get set up properly and on time. Keeping all the systems and trackers in your department up to date, like setting up new product lines and making sure everything launches on time. Team up with the merchandisers, to make sure we're making the most of sales opportunities and getting products out to our customers when we say we will. Assisting your buyer with putting together internal communications and presentations. Skills/Behaviours That Will Set You Apart A passion for fast moving retail Influencing, stakeholder management & negotiation skills Able to analyse data Product Development/Sourcing experience is desirable but not essential 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. Holiday Purchase - Purchase an additional 5 days Can-Do Academy - Grow your skills and career with instant access to further training and development in areas that interest you. Wagestream - Claim early access to 50% of your wages as you earn them - for when 'life' happens! Share Scheme - Unleash your inner Mono poly 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 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 Apply ing 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 disabilities, carers & members of the LGBTQ community (including those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, non-binary, or use another term). We are open to discussing part-time and flexible working and, where possible, will try to support this. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us and we'll be happy to help!
Location On site at our Support Centre in Coleshill. 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 someone 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 in helping people unleash their creativity, find new passions, hobbies, or rekindle fond memories. The unseen possibilities are limitless, and it all starts with you. Become a Distribution Team Leader We're looking for a Shift Team Leader to work with our Distribution Centre. You'll be the one accountable for running day to day operations on the floor, supporting your functions with their learning and development needs. Your Mission Stock control, ensure that stock pots are within SLA and investigation completed for anything aged Roll call, Planning and capability. Deliver Shift Briefs updating colleagues on Health and Safety, Volumes, Site updates, deployments. Attendance management, Conduct RTW's, Payroll updates. Ensure pre shift checks are completed, accident reporting, near misses, site is clear of any hazards. HR, investigations, right to work checks, performance management, daily site audits. Hourly site updates, ensure short interval control is sent out and on track for daily outputs. Training and development, site training documents are reviewed, and colleagues are signed off on completed tasks. Document compliance, Supplier, and delivery manifests. Asset management, equipment is logged and maintained, any damages logged and reported. Carrying out accuracy audits. Skills/Behaviours That Will Set You Apart Leadership, able to set a positive example and bring our values to life. Experience in delivering training to ensure all colleagues are trained and signed off on processes required. Health and Safety driven, to be able to create and maintain a safe culture ensuring site standards remain high. Clear and effective communication skills to convey information, instructions, and feedback to retail employees at all levels, ensuring understanding and engagement. Ability to adapt quickly within a fast-paced distribution operation. Collaborative to be able to work alongside various stakeholders in the retail business, building strong working relationships. Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines effectively, Being a great leader As a great leader with wonderful people skills, you'll create a team that's more than just co-workers it's a team. Inspire and motivate your team in line with our employer brand, values, behaviours and purpose. Work cross-functionally and collaboratively with other departments. 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 their performance to their wildest career aspirations. 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. ?? Holiday Purchase - Purchase an additional 5 days ? Can-Do Academy - Grow your skills and career with instant access to further training and development in areas that interest you. ?? Wagestream - Claim early access to 50% of your wages as you earn them for when life' happens! ? 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 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 disabilities, carers & members of the LGBTQ community (including those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, non-binary, or use another term). We are open to discussing part-time and flexible working and, where possible, will try to support this. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply for this role, please contact and we'll be happy to help!
Location Hybrid: 1-2 days in the office/Support Centre on Hams Hall Distribution Park, Coleshill. 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 someone 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 in helping people unleash their creativity, find new passions, hobbies, or rekindle fond memories. The unseen possibilities are limitless, and it all starts with you. Become a Merchandiser With a newly expanded Merchandising function, this role is an incredible opportunity to really help to shape our future buying and merchandising structure and the way we deal with our stock. Reporting to the Merchandising Manager, you will play a key role in our Supply Chain function. Your Mission Oversee timely delivery of stock into the warehouse, to maximise availability in line with agreed KPI's and timelines for all channels. Ensure on-time delivery through supporting the achievement of merchandising milestones within the critical path, ensuring any issues are resolved or raised where appropriate, and negotiating confidently with suppliers accordingly. Work within stock budgets to ensure stock is maintained throughout the year at the correct levels, particularly through peak periods including new product range launches, Christmas, promotion periods. Accountable for order management in line with agreed parameters and critical path. Own and manage category/range & SKU level forecasts to ensure sales, stock holding, margin and availability is optimised. Able to maintain and update the WSSI and line card management and will have had exposure to OTB and budget management. Plan and present product ranges alongside Buyer (with support of Senior merchandiser), with considerations of budget, space, ranking, buy quantities and intake phasing. Review attribute analysis to support range reviews and promotional analysis providing clear recommendations. Review weekly trading performance to identify issues and opportunities, providing clear actions to maximise profitability. Deliver the sales in line with budget and agreed strategy. Coach and develop of direct reports to potentialise performance. Skills/Behaviours That Will Set You Apart Strong numerical skills and ability to analyse and interpret data with recommendations. Experience of working in a fast-paced trading environment Currently a Merchandiser, or a Junior Merchandiser looking for your next challenge, able to demonstrate experience of forecasting and updating a WSSI. Evidence of developing and training in your current role Demonstrate commercial and financial awareness Be a team-player and be able to work equally as well on your own 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. Holiday Purchase - Purchase an additional 5 days Can-Do Academy - Grow your skills and career with instant access to further training and development in areas that interest you. Wagestream - Claim early access to 50% of your wages as you earn them - for when 'life' happens! 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 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 disabilities, carers & members of the LGBTQ community (including those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, non-binary, or use another term). We are open to discussing part-time and flexible working and, where possible, will try to support this. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us and we'll be happy to help!
Location Hybrid < 1-2 days in the office/Support Centre on Hams Hall Distribution Park, Coleshill. 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 someone 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 in helping people unleash their creativity, find new passions, hobbies, or rekindle fond memories. The unseen possibilities are limitless, and it all starts with you. Become a Seasonal Buyer Reporting to the Buying Manager, you will be part of the Stationary and Seasonal Team focusing on Strategy, Briefing, Selection, Critical Path Management and Trade. Developing and executing strategies for sourcing products, leveraging market data to identify trends and find opportunities for growth. Lead new product development initiatives by seeking unique offerings whilst collaborating with creative teams to ensure alignment with internal trends. You will curate the best product range balancing private label and branded items and implementing clear change plans for exiting lines. Manage the critical path to launch ranges on time, overseeing junior buyers and assistants. Drive sales and profit through proactive trade actions, including promotions, clearance, pricing strategies and seasonal space optimisation in collaboration with marketing. Financial accountability for circa £7m with accountability for all seasonal events including Easter, Halloween, and Christmas. Your Mission You will be responsible for setting your department budget for sales, margin and margin % and held accountable to the delivery of these key business metrics. Helping your manager keep tabs on supplier performance, finding new potential suppliers, and nurturing long-term relationships with them. Checking out our stores and website regularly, keeping an eye on what customers are into, trends, and what our competitors are up to. Working with suppliers and quality teams to make sure our products are top-notch. Managing the critical path to ensure QA team and involved at the key times and working with them to always ensure product and ethical compliance. Keeping all the systems and trackers in your department up to date, including sales performance, Sell through trackers, critical path management tools and KVI price tracking. Team up with the merchandisers, to make sure we're making the most of sales opportunities and getting products out to our customers when we say we will. Work with them to manage cost of markdown and be in regular WSSI meetings to agree any changes to budget and OTB spend accordingly. Putting together internal communications and presentations. Presenting to Board members your ranges for their sign off, completing all required sign off packs consistently Skills/Behaviours That Will Set You Apart Able to thrive in a fast-paced trading environment. Product development & sourcing experience Ability to work with a broad supplier base and develop own brand product. Commercial experience of 18 months/2 years essential, can demonstrate strong commercial acumen. Proven analytical, influencing & presentation skills. Confident, decisive, innovative, and creative. Highly numerate with high level of accuracy. Adaptable approach to working and ability to remain calm under pressure. Influencing, stakeholder management & negotiation skills Leadership skills to manage a Junior Buyer and/or Buying Assistant Actively manage self-development programme to achieve Buyer potential (working objectives). Computer literacy to include working knowledge of Microsoft systems (Word, Excel, and Outlook). Ability to multitask and prioritise workload alongside good time management. Always represent The Works in a professional manner at relevant trade shows, supplier meetings and internal meetings. Full clean driving license/prepared to travel when required. 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. ?? Holiday Purchase - Purchase an additional 5 days ? Can-Do Academy - Grow your skills and career with instant access to further training and development in areas that interest you. ?? Wagestream - Claim early access to 50% of your wages as you earn them for when life' happens! ? 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 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 disabilities, carers & members of the LGBTQ community (including those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, non-binary, or use another term). We are open to discussing part-time and flexible working and, where possible, will try to support this. If you need reasonable