Manufacturing
Key Tasks:
· Develop new products and product ranges (Top Line Growth)
· Re-source existing products for the group (Bottom/Top Line Growth)
· Identify existing products within the group with good sales and make available to all.
· Identify best sellers in the group and communicate it to other subsidiaries.
· Co-ordinate new products throughout the group where possible.
· Delete products that are no longer viable.
· With a total range of 16K part numbers, typically be handling between 50 – 200 products with an annual budget of £200K.
Abilities
Good interpersonal and negotiation skills
Buying experience
Work with people on all levels and cultures
Good IT skills, familiar with all major packages such as Microsoft Office, Windows XP, etc
Coordinate project from concept to market
Able to work independently and with a high degree of initiative.
Profile
Good sense of humour with the ability to fit in with new environment.
Well used to meeting deadlines, targets and budgets in a busy environment.
Planning and managing own time and efforts to ensure optimum effectiveness.
Highly organised and methodical with an eye for accuracy and detail.
Possess a willingness to learn
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Submitted by michele on Tue, 2008-04-29 23:00.
Reporting to the Marketing Manager, this role will be responsible for the delivery of high quality, creative communication to press, industry bodies and customers.
ROLE ACCOUNTABILITIES
Work with Marketing Manager to develop an external communication strategy which covers markets in the UK and overseas, press and trade publications.
Co-ordinate all PR activity in the UK and overseas, building the company profile and raising brand awareness
Prepare, type and check press releases, news articles and dealer communications, in accordance with the external communication strategy
Monitor the press cover received across the businesses, collate and provide monthly reports for the Board meeting, also update Sales Team with all PR activity
Fulfill all press and dealer enquiries / sample / image / copy requests professionally and promptly
In conjunction with the marketing team co-ordinate correspondence to the dealer network
Build good relationships with key media personnel, with the view to developing strong working partnerships and increasing company exposure
Represent the company externally and act as a spokesperson as and when required
Working with the marketing and new product development team, devise and implement PR support for all new product launches
The person needs to:
Proven track record of PR in a consumer environment, preferably within the retail industry
Proven track record of developing and implementing creative PR campaigns and solutions
Evidence of working to tight time scales and budgets
Proven track record of developing positive relationships with stake holders and media
Attention to detail, whilst maintaining a flexible, adaptable approach
Self starter with the ability work on own initiative, but within the confines of a departments resources and timescales
Ideally from a journalist background, or ability to demonstrate appropriate training
Affiliate membership of IPR or higher
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Submitted by michele on Tue, 2008-04-29 23:00.
Summary;
This is a unique opportunity for a bright, proactive individual to make a positive contribution to a progressive and highly successful Devon based Purchasing team.
Your key responsibilities will be to;
provide 'as required' support between buying and retail departments
liaise with suppliers to arrange commercial/ retail samples
monitor and order stock for retail outlets to agreed levels
resolve invoicing queries
ensure cost increases/ decreases are implemented
recommend products for deletion from the retail range
produce and maintain supplier information sheets
monitor the performance of new products to feed back to buyers
You will need to;
be educated to degree level or equivalent
have a meticulous approach to all aspects of your work whilst retaining the ability to make rapid commercial decisions
be a great communicator and get on well with colleagues
be a star on a PC - particularly Excel
In return our client will provide a competitive remuneration package, on-going training and a superb opportunity to progress within a successful Devon based organisation.
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Submitted by michele on Mon, 2008-04-21 23:00.
Reporting to the Group Finance Director, this role will be responsible for the delivery of routine maintenance and facility activities including the delivery of the business strategy on property.
ROLE ACCOUNTABILITIES
Purchasing
• Liaising with utility suppliers to provide quotations for the supply throughout the company.
• Responsible for the efficient consumption of company utilities, including publication of usage, recommendations for efficiencies and management of expenditure in line with company budgets.
• Responsible for obtaining quotes, establishing most appropriate suppliers, raising invoices and authorisation for payment for all consumables, building and maintenance work.
• Responsible for organising and negotiating appropriate maintenance contracts.
Maintenance
To manage the maintenance of all existing buildings.
To ensure all legislative inspections and tests are carried out within the specified time frames, with results and corrective action arranged and fully documented.
Responsible for maintaining full and robust records of statutory inspections as required by the Group’s insurance company and external agencies
Responsible for the service delivery of external contractors including cleaners, waste and security.
To organise and manage running repairs on all sites, as required.
To liaise with alarm companies to ensure that all buildings have full alarm cover, as required by the Group’s insurance company; that key holders are appointed and trained as appropriate.
This post holder will be the first port of call for the alarm company and will be responsible for appointing a designated senior person at each of the company’s premises
Health and Safety
• Assist Director’s and Managers to ensure the Company meets its statutory obligations in adopting safe systems of work through the preparation of clear, concise business standards.
• Accountable for pro actively identifying and resolving key safety risks.
• Develop, implement and review the (company) Health, Safety and Environmental Manual, ensuring the Company adheres to these standards and generic Safe Systems of Work are drawn up when appropriate.
• Responsible for ensuring the company’s health and safety standards are updated regularly, in line with statutory requirements, communicated and briefed to appropriate staff.
• To represent the company at Quarterly Group Health and Safety Meetings, including the collation and prioritising of all facilities action points
• To be the main point of contact with HSE, Environmental Health and any other legislative visits (i.e. Fire Brigade and Police)
• To maintain robust records of risk assessments, fire risk assessments, Health and Safety policy, fire Health and Safety policy and Permit to Work systems
• Responsible for the management of safe systems of work and control of contractors on site
• Responsible for the company fire plan and evacuation procedures
• Responsible for reporting monthly accident, near miss and health and safety concerns to the Board of Directors.
• Review accidents / incidents data to ensure root causes are identified and appropriate remedial actions are adopted.
• Oversee the Risk Management process/surveys for the Company.
Project Management
• To co-ordinate projects such as office expansions, show room developments to include the budget management, allocation of contractors, issuing of purchase orders, writing of specifications and the day-to-day management and co-ordination of the contractors on site.
• To research potential new sites for departments in line with company expansion plans.
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Submitted by michele on Tue, 2008-03-18 00:00.
Buyer Salary:DOE - Excellent Benefits /Ref. No. 747
Reporting directly to the Associate Purchasing Director, the purpose of this role is to establish and maintain timely and commercially viable supply chains for new product development and the existing portfolio of products.
MAIN DUTIES:
• To actively be involved with the New Product Program including creation of project briefs including all technical, aesthetical specifications and relevant test standards. Each project brief is to be directly supported with commercial briefs. The buyer should be able to carefully project manage the introduction of key agreed projects through to fruition within agreed timescales.
• Responsible for identifying, appraising and bringing to fruition key strategic partners who are capable of producing high quality products at a highly competitive price in direct support of the New Product Program as well as providing additional capacity supporting existing product ranges.
• Responsibility for handling at least two key strategic existing partners. This will need careful managing of stock and forward orders ensuring these are kept within agreed budgets, stock turn ratios, minimum stock outs and qualitative controls.
• In partnership with Sales Director you will be responsible for managing stock across all suppliers to ensure availability is achieved in line with sales forecasts.
• Ability to demonstrate strong negotiation skills and develop key partners with existing or new suppliers to including the management of any price increase requests and contract negotiation.
• To be able to write supplier specific commercial agreements that adhere to legal and company standards.
• Responsible for implementing key cost production programs identified with Associate Purchasing Director, this will include negotiation with suppliers.
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Submitted by michele on Wed, 2008-03-12 19:49.
