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Regional Manager- South Wales Region Field based - Wonderfield Group Contract: Full Time
Salary: 48,000- 50,000
Contracted Hours: 40

The Wonderfield Group has recently been purchased by Zensho Holdings, the leading food service company in Japan with a market cap of $5.5b and whose aim is to become the worlds largest food company, a position from which we can eradicate hunger and poverty from around the globe. We operate restaurants, factories, and thousands of sushi kiosks and have recently built a successful cut fruit business, Snowfruit. Combining this with the three businesses previously owned by Zensho, AFC, Sushi Circle and Sushi Take, results in annual sales of $.5b and Ebitda in excess of 140m a year with an ambitious growth trajectory.

knowledge and experience of working with franchise models
·Previous experience in a multi-site role within Operations, having preferably worked in hospitality or retail
· Ability to utilise available data to inform decision making and drive performance
· Experience of remote leadership at scale – leading and line managing across multiple sites/spans of control
· Confident in ability to influence their team, the Wondefield Support team and our retail partners
· Demonstrable organisation skills and ability to plan for the short, mid and long term
· Ability to implement successfully new business initiatives thoroughly and successfully
· Fully confident with financials and systems with an ability to demonstrate a thorough commercial understanding of multi-site management.
· Experience in developing talent and succession

Key Accountabilities:
This role will require travel across all sites therefore we are looking for candidates with a valid driving licence and vehicle and live within the locations advertised.

Place of Work: Field Based/Remote (Covering South Wales , Swansea, Cardiff , Newport and surrounding areas  )

To lead a Region of circa 25 franchised kiosks to deliver exceptional standards against our key business metrics consisting of People, Customer, Sales and Profit. The RM will ensure the effective development and implementation of the Regional strategic business plan, supporting the Company vision and purpose through effective execution of the Wonderfield Retail Operating Model. The region will comprise of a blend of corporately owned and franchised sites, and you will be responsible for driving the financial performance of both.
· Inspirational leader to a team of Kiosk Managers and franchisees creating a unified, Snowfox values led culture which sets the region up for success
· Through their leadership, creates a culture that’s forward looking, planned and pragmatic and enables direct reports and team members to thrive and support the delivery of our Retail Operating Model
· Build and nurture a Regional culture that ensures team members are motivated, listened to and engaged
· Full accountability for the recruitment and retention of the very best talent in our corporately owned sites
· Accountable for the skills training and development plans of our KM population, and ensure the KS/TMs receive thorough training as our future KMs
· Creates personal development objectives that provide stretch and challenge and acts as a coach to their team
· Development of robust Regional Talent and People Plan to support succe

Protection Specialist Claims Assessor
Salary - competitive

Are you someone who thrives on helping others and has experience in assessing protection claims?

Do you enjoy working in a supportive team where empathy and attention to detail matter?

We’re looking for experienced Life Claims Assessors to join our brilliant team.

We settle 98.3% of all individual protection policies and paid over £1 billion in claims last year – and we’d love your help to keep that going.

A bit about the job

You’ll assess life, terminal illness and critical illness claims – from investigation to outcome – while supporting customers with empathy, including delivering difficult news sensitively.

From start to finish, you’ll guide customers through their claims journey with care and clarity, and refer complex cases to specialists when needed.

You’ll manage a portfolio of claims across multiple systems, suggest improvements, and adapt to new technologies. Communication is key, when working with brokers and third parties, as well as customers.

You’ll also be a key contact for technical queries and help coach others. This role is all about delivering great service and making a real difference.

Skills and experience we’re looking for

• Experience assessing life-related products (e.g., life insurance, terminal illness, critical illness, income protection).

• Knowledge of legal aspects like probate and CIDRA rules.

• Experience managing claims end-to-end, including signing out claim’s decisions independently.

• Strong communication skills, including supporting vulnerable customers, with customer-first mindset with great attention to detail.

• Confidence in making decisions and adapting quickly to change.

What you’ll get for this role

• Competitive salary (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)

• Bonus opportunity – up to 8% of annual salary. Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.

• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in

• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days

• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it

• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products , and other retailer discounts

• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme

• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave

• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work

• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others

• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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