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Supply Chain Business Adviser – Suffolk Chamber of Commerce is seeking a Supply Chain Business Adviser to support local businesses in the nuclear sector by navigating supply chain opportunities while contributing to the economic development of the beautiful county of Suffolk in this full-time, fixed-term 1 year contract with opportunities for extension. This role offers flexible working options, including occasional remote working.

Suffolk Chamber is a leading business organisation with a strong and influential voice on behalf of its members. Our strategic priorities include devolution, infrastructure, skills, climate adaptation, and driving sustainable economic growth. As part of this work, Suffolk Chamber of Commerce manages the local and regional Supply Chain Engagement team, for the Sizewell C project - and we are now seeking a dynamic and versatile Supply Chain Business Adviser to join this exciting programme.

What You’ll Do:

• Act as a primary contact for businesses and Sizewell C regarding supply chain opportunities, offering guidance and identifying solutions to facilitate their engagement.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of strategies that increase awareness and participation among local businesses in the Sizewell C supply chain programme.
• Assess business needs through one-on-one meetings and events, diagnosing barriers and crafting actionable plans for improvement.
• Deliver business improvement initiatives to equip suppliers with the skills and knowledge needed to successfully bid for contracts at Sizewell C.
• Maintain productive relationships with contractors and stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and support tailored to their needs.

What We’re Looking For:

• Proven track record in business development, advice, and engagement, achieving measurable business growth and increased engagement.
• Strong knowledge of supply chain and procurement opportunities, with experience supporting SMEs and large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, confident in engaging diverse business audiences one-to-one and one-to-many.
• Solid IT proficiency, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Results-driven, adaptable, and resilient professional, committed to making a lasting impact within the Suffolk business community.

At Suffolk Chamber of Commerce, we are committed to creating a positive and supportive workplace culture - one that values our people just as much as the organisations we represent. We offer a comprehensive range of benefits, including health and wellbeing support, 23 days of annual leave (plus additional time off during the festive period), paid sick leave, and flexible working arrangements available from your very first day.

As a Supply Chain Business Adviser you are a results-driven professional with a passion for supporting local businesses and building strong relationships. With experience in business development and supply chain processes, you understand the challenges SMEs face. Skilled in communication, analysis, and problem-solving, you are adaptable, resilient, and committed to making a lasting impact in the Suffolk business community.

To apply for the Supply Chain Business Adviser position please send us your CV, including an opening paragraph outlining why you think you would be the right candidate for the role.

There is no closing date for applications, and the listing will be closed as soon as sufficient applicants have been received so candidates are advised to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

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Additional key words: Business Adviser, Advisor, Supply Chain, Consultant, Sizewell C, Business Development, Engagement Manager, Infrastructure, Supplier engagement, Procurement, Data analysis.

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ESS Business Advisor

6 Month Contract (Initial)

London or Warwick

Hybrid Working

Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive.

We are happy to be recruiting for one of our high-profile Utilities clients. They are currently looking for an ESS Business Advisor to join them for an initial 6-month contract. However, there may be scope for extension.

Role Purpose/Overview:

Engineering Support Services (ESS) provides highly skilled engineering support with diverse technical, project and analytics skill via an outsource model with our delivery partner. We partner with business units (BUs) at each step through ideation, transformation and delivery covering five main key service lines; System Modelling and Early Development, Work Management Support, Asset Management Support, Project Controls and Data Management Support.

This role will lead end-to-end delivery of ESS services building relationships between ESS, business units and our delivery partner; with goals to deliver value adding propositions and enabling the company to be at the heart of a clean, fair, and affordable energy future. The role will oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and seamless execution. You will lead activities from identifying business needs, engaging stakeholders, developing proposals, and formalising agreements, to delivering solutions that drive impactful outcomes. This role requires a strong strategic mindset, exceptional leadership skills, and a focus on operational excellence.

Key Accountabilities:

Business Identification & Engagement

• Technical know-how of at least one of the key service lines that ESS has to offer with ability to grow and improve performance of all other key service lines.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with Business Units (BUs) to identify opportunities where ESS can add value.
• Facilitate initial discussions to understand business needs, challenges, and transformation goals.
• Act as a trusted advisor to BUs, ensuring alignment of ESS services with their strategic priorities.

Proposal Development:

• Collaborate with the Delivery Partner and stakeholders to design tailored solutions that address business requirements.
• Lead the development of proposals, ensuring clarity, feasibility, and alignment with business objectives.
• Present proposals to stakeholders and secure buy-in.

Statement of Work (SoW) Development:

• Oversee the drafting and refinement of SoWs, ensuring all deliverables, timelines, and costs are clearly articulated.
• Work closely with legal and procurement teams to finalise agreements.
• Obtain necessary approvals and sign-offs from all parties.

Blueprinting & Planning:

• Lead blueprinting sessions to define project objectives, scope, milestones, and success criteria.
• Ensure robust project plans are developed, incorporating risk management and resource allocation with support from our delivery partner.
• Align delivery plans with the overarching BUs strategies.

Delivery Oversight:

• Oversee the execution of projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality.
• Monitor progress against milestones and proactively address any challenges or roadblocks.
• Ensure strong governance, transparency, and stakeholder communication throughout the delivery phase.

Collaboration & Team Leadership:

• Lead and inspire the delivery team, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and excellence.
• Promote cross-functional collaboration to optimise project outcomes and operational efficiency.
• Ensure continuous professional development of the delivery team.

Knowledge, Experience & Technical Know How:

• Proven experience in end-to-end project delivery within a complex regulatory environment
• Demonstrable background in cultivating relationships at all levels within a complex organisation.
• Strong strategic and operational leadership.
• Demonstrable experience of stakeholder management, problem solving, making progress in a complex and ambiguous environment with dynamic priorities and at pace,
• Knowledge of utilities and engineering experience would be an advantage.
• Proven quantitative, analytical, problem-solving, and conceptual thinking skills.
• Technical knowledge of any of the ESS key service lines, change and project management approaches.
• Excellent stakeholder interaction skills, collaborative work style and strong interpersonal and team skills.
• Ability to lead teams, motivate others and work collaboratively with customers and colleagues.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly, with excellent written and oral presentation and communication skills.
• Excellent facilitation skills.
• Demonstrated commerciality, analytical skills, stakeholder management and professionalism, working in a fluid and fast paced environment.

Location:

This is a hybrid working role, with a requirement to work from either the clients Warwick or London office at least 2 days a week

Working hours:

Standard working hours with some flex where required.

If you feel that this is a role that would suit you then please apply today.

If you do not hear from us within 48 hours of your application, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Pontoon Solutions are an equal opportunities company

ESS Business Advisor

6 Month Contract (Initial)

London or Warwick

Hybrid Working

Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive.

We are happy to be recruiting for one of our high-profile Utilities clients. They are currently looking for an ESS Business Advisor to join them for an initial 6-month contract. However, there may be scope for extension.

Role Purpose/Overview:

Engineering Support Services (ESS) provides highly skilled engineering support with diverse technical, project and analytics skill via an outsource model with our delivery partner. We partner with business units (BUs) at each step through ideation, transformation and delivery covering five main key service lines; System Modelling and Early Development, Work Management Support, Asset Management Support, Project Controls and Data Management Support.

This role will lead end-to-end delivery of ESS services building relationships between ESS, business units and our delivery partner; with goals to deliver value adding propositions and enabling the company to be at the heart of a clean, fair, and affordable energy future. The role will oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and seamless execution. You will lead activities from identifying business needs, engaging stakeholders, developing proposals, and formalising agreements, to delivering solutions that drive impactful outcomes. This role requires a strong strategic mindset, exceptional leadership skills, and a focus on operational excellence.

Key Accountabilities:

Business Identification & Engagement

• Technical know-how of at least one of the key service lines that ESS has to offer with ability to grow and improve performance of all other key service lines.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with Business Units (BUs) to identify opportunities where ESS can add value.
• Facilitate initial discussions to understand business needs, challenges, and transformation goals.
• Act as a trusted advisor to BUs, ensuring alignment of ESS services with their strategic priorities.

Proposal Development:

• Collaborate with the Delivery Partner and stakeholders to design tailored solutions that address business requirements.
• Lead the development of proposals, ensuring clarity, feasibility, and alignment with business objectives.
• Present proposals to stakeholders and secure buy-in.

Statement of Work (SoW) Development:

• Oversee the drafting and refinement of SoWs, ensuring all deliverables, timelines, and costs are clearly articulated.
• Work closely with legal and procurement teams to finalise agreements.
• Obtain necessary approvals and sign-offs from all parties.

Blueprinting & Planning:

• Lead blueprinting sessions to define project objectives, scope, milestones, and success criteria.
• Ensure robust project plans are developed, incorporating risk management and resource allocation with support from our delivery partner.
• Align delivery plans with the overarching BUs strategies.

Delivery Oversight:

• Oversee the execution of projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality.
• Monitor progress against milestones and proactively address any challenges or roadblocks.
• Ensure strong governance, transparency, and stakeholder communication throughout the delivery phase.

Collaboration & Team Leadership:

• Lead and inspire the delivery team, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and excellence.
• Promote cross-functional collaboration to optimise project outcomes and operational efficiency.
• Ensure continuous professional development of the delivery team.

Knowledge, Experience & Technical Know How:

• Proven experience in end-to-end project delivery within a complex regulatory environment
• Demonstrable background in cultivating relationships at all levels within a complex organisation.
• Strong strategic and operational leadership.
• Demonstrable experience of stakeholder management, problem solving, making progress in a complex and ambiguous environment with dynamic priorities and at pace,
• Knowledge of utilities and engineering experience would be an advantage.
• Proven quantitative, analytical, problem-solving, and conceptual thinking skills.
• Technical knowledge of any of the ESS key service lines, change and project management approaches.
• Excellent stakeholder interaction skills, collaborative work style and strong interpersonal and team skills.
• Ability to lead teams, motivate others and work collaboratively with customers and colleagues.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly, with excellent written and oral presentation and communication skills.
• Excellent facilitation skills.
• Demonstrated commerciality, analytical skills, stakeholder management and professionalism, working in a fluid and fast paced environment.

Location:

This is a hybrid working role, with a requirement to work from either the clients Warwick or London office at least 2 days a week

Working hours:

Standard working hours with some flex where required.

If you feel that this is a role that would suit you then please apply today.

If you do not hear from us within 48 hours of your application, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Pontoon Solutions are an equal opportunities company

Are you ready to take your first step into a fast-paced, rewarding career in business development and employer engagement? We're looking for an energetic, proactive individual to join our growing team as a Business Development and Sales Advisor.

This is a fixed term until 31/12/2026

In this exciting and varied role, you ll play a key part in generating new employer partnerships both locally and nationally. You ll work across multiple sectors, supporting the development of impactful relationships that create valuable opportunities for our students and programmes.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone looking to build their skills and experience in sales, networking, and relationship management. You'll lead on prospecting activity across the team, contribute fresh ideas, and be part of a collaborative and supportive environment where your growth matters.

As part of our Ofsted Outstanding organisation, you will join a Business Growth department that is both friendly and fast-paced, recognised as one of the most successful further education business development teams in the country. We are passionate about supporting our employer partners and wider communities, and we are looking for someone who can seize opportunities to make a meaningful impact. With no two days the same, this role offers variety, challenge, and the chance to make a real difference.

• Be the first point of contact for brokers - handling incoming calls, LiveChat queries, and emails through our Business Development inboxes.
• Support brokers with product information, new mortgage submissions, and system navigation.
• Process new broker registrations within 24 hours to ensure a smooth onboarding journey.
• Guide brokers through my clients Brokers website, making sure they can easily access the information they need.
• Promote my client's products and services to strengthen relationships and grow our market presence.
• Encourage quality submissions by fostering a "right first time" culture among brokers.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving and time management abilities.
• Confident decision-making and the ability to identify opportunities.
• A collaborative mindset with the ability to build and manage relationships effectively.

• Experience in customer service or business development (financial services experience is desirable).
• Understanding of the mortgage broker sector and the UK mortgage regulatory framework is an advantage.
• A genuine passion for delivering exceptional customer outcomes.

• Be the first point of contact for brokers - handling incoming calls, LiveChat queries, and emails through our Business Development inboxes.
• Support brokers with product information, new mortgage submissions, and system navigation.
• Process new broker registrations within 24 hours to ensure a smooth onboarding journey.
• Guide brokers through my clients Brokers website, making sure they can easily access the information they need.
• Promote my client's products and services to strengthen relationships and grow our market presence.
• Encourage quality submissions by fostering a "right first time" culture among brokers.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving and time management abilities.
• Confident decision-making and the ability to identify opportunities.
• A collaborative mindset with the ability to build and manage relationships effectively.

• Experience in customer service or business development (financial services experience is desirable).
• Understanding of the mortgage broker sector and the UK mortgage regulatory framework is an advantage.
• A genuine passion for delivering exceptional customer outcomes.

Who are we?

We’re MoneyPlus. We help people live better. Life isn’t always simple, that’s why we do what we do. Our services help to make life less complicated – and expensive. We offer advice and financial services that help our customers overcome their troubles with debt once and for all. We’re people who take care of people. We’ll be there to help with things that can easily be forgotten about, answer any complicated questions and help our customers to plan for their future and reach their financial goals.

Tough problems and challenges are no match for us. We’re a team of quick thinkers and relentless doers, with lots of ideas and plenty of passion to help improve the lives of others. If you share our passion for improving the lives of others through simple, affordable, jargon-free services, then you may have what it takes to join our team.

Why do we need you?

We’re looking for New Business Debt Advisors to join our dynamic Debt Advice team to support and advise our customers around the best solution to manage their debt effectively and enable their financial goals. Responsible for new customer acquisition and onboarding customer management, we’re looking for the best.

What’s in it for you?

We believe our people truly are our greatest asset, that’s why we make sure our MoneyPlus People have the best experience, right from our first interaction all the way through their career with us. There’s way too many to list, but here are a few of the best reasons to join the MoneyPlus team:

• Family Friendly – Having a healthy work life balance is important to us. We offer a minimum of 23 days holiday allowance per year.
• Discounts – Is there anything better than a few freebies? Join our team and you’ll have access to Perkbox, which has tons of deals for you to choose from, as well as free healthy breakfast in our on-site café, tea and coffee, and fresh fruit.
• Social – We value the relationships our employees have with one another, encouraging them to come together. Whether it’s a catch up in our café, a team trip out, or letting their hair down at one of our free annual events.
• Café – We want our people to be happy and healthy, which is why we provide an award winning subsidised café that serves free healthy breakfast every morning and discounted meals throughout the day.
• Doing our bit – We show support in every way we can to our clients, people, and company charity. We have regular fundraising activity, organised by our very own Social and Fundraising Committee.
• Wellbeing –We provide a free cashback healthcare plan, as well as discounted gym and fitness deals. We also have a cycle to work scheme to encourage our people to make healthy life changes and an on site free to access Wellbeing Counsellor to support mindset and mental health counselling.
• Training – We want our people to be the best. We care about your development, which is why we provide professional training opportunities, so that you can be the best possible you.

Visit our website to find out more about our company culture

What do we need you to do?

• Process new customer applications and set up accounts.
• Perform KYC checks.
• Verify identity and documentation.
• Input data accurately into internal systems.
• Communicate onboarding progress to customers.
• Liaise with support teams as required.
• Have a passion for helping people in need of assistance.

What skills and experience do we need you to have?

• High attention to detail.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements.
• Strong administrative skills.
• Good judgment and decision-making.
• Clear communication.
• Ability to work in a deadline-driven environment.
• Reliability and consistency.

Are you ready to join us?

At MoneyPlus we want to create a work environment that inspires you to excel. Through our combination of support, working as a team and our ambition to be better, we want to help you achieve and create a future with us. Sound good? Apply now!

• Develop and execute outbound sales activity to identify and win new business opportunities
• Manage the full sales cycle with a consultative, solutions-focused approach
• Build and grow a pipeline of high-quality prospects using CRM (Salesforce)
• Deliver engaging presentations and proposals tailored to client needs
• Identify upsell and cross-sell opportunities within the existing client base
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure seamless client onboarding and delivery
• Maintain accurate pipeline and forecasting records in CRM, reporting regularly to the Sales Director
• Contribute to go-to-market messaging, campaigns and sales strategies

• Proven track record in print, mail fulfilment, or postage sales
• Experience managing full sales cycles and consistently exceeding targets
• Strong commercial awareness, negotiation and objection-handling skills
• CRM proficiency (Salesforce or equivalent)
• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
• Consultative, solution-led approach to selling

• Highly motivated, financially driven and target-focused
• Professional and personable, with strong relationship-building skills
• Resilient and tenacious, thriving in a fast-paced environment
• Organised and diligent, with excellent time management
• Positive team player with an ownership mindset

• Identify and engage new business opportunities
• Create and deliver digital marketing campaigns
• Manage CRM and lead tracking
• Support client retention and upselling
• Represent the firm at events and networking sessions

• Experience in business development or marketing (professional services a plus)
• Strong research, content creation, and digital skills
• Confident communicator with a commercial mindset
• Results-driven, hands-on, and great with people