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Role: Retail Operations Manager
Location: Brighton & Hove
Hours: 40 hours per week
Pay: 50,000-55,000 per annum

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Retail & Operations Manager to join one of our longstanding clients, an exciting and growing business within the home improvement and services industry with worldwide locations.

Benefits:

• Competitive base salary with performance-related bonuses
• Comprehensive training and support provided
• Clear progression pathway to business ownership

The Requirements:

• Previous experience in a management role is desirable
• Strong leadership and organisational capabilities
• Sales-focused with commercial acumen and excellent interpersonal skills
• Financial understanding including P&L and reporting
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and CRM systems
• Valid UK driving licence

The Role:

• Oversee daily operations of a local showroom, ensuring a professional, organised, and brand-aligned environment
• Lead and support a small team including sales consultants and operational staff
• Manage the customer journey from initial enquiry to post-sale follow-up, ensuring an exceptional client experience
• Deliver expert consultations on kitchen transformations, offering tailored advice on doors, worktops, appliances, lighting, and more
• Prepare in-home quotations and close sales effectively, following up with potential customers as needed
• Liaise with installers, suppliers, and customers to ensure timely and high-quality project delivery
• Maintain showroom presentation to reflect the latest design trends and product innovations
• Organise local marketing initiatives including events and community engagement
• Act as a keyholder and manage opening and closing duties
• Engage with internal stakeholders including finance, business development, marketing, and HR
• Receive comprehensive training in preparation for potential future franchise ownership

If you're keen to join an exceptional team who can offer clear career progression, a supportive environment, and the opportunity to take ownership of a proven business model, then please apply to this Retail & Operations Manager role below or call Jamie Watson on (phone number removed) between 9.00am - 5.30pm.

Role: Retail Operations Manager
Location: Brighton & Hove
Hours: 40 hours per week
Pay: 50,000-55,000 per annum

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Retail & Operations Manager to join one of our longstanding clients, an exciting and growing business within the home improvement and services industry with worldwide locations.

Benefits:

• Competitive base salary with performance-related bonuses
• Comprehensive training and support provided
• Clear progression pathway to business ownership

The Requirements:

• Previous experience in a management role is desirable
• Strong leadership and organisational capabilities
• Sales-focused with commercial acumen and excellent interpersonal skills
• Financial understanding including P&L and reporting
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and CRM systems
• Valid UK driving licence

The Role:

• Oversee daily operations of a local showroom, ensuring a professional, organised, and brand-aligned environment
• Lead and support a small team including sales consultants and operational staff
• Manage the customer journey from initial enquiry to post-sale follow-up, ensuring an exceptional client experience
• Deliver expert consultations on kitchen transformations, offering tailored advice on doors, worktops, appliances, lighting, and more
• Prepare in-home quotations and close sales effectively, following up with potential customers as needed
• Liaise with installers, suppliers, and customers to ensure timely and high-quality project delivery
• Maintain showroom presentation to reflect the latest design trends and product innovations
• Organise local marketing initiatives including events and community engagement
• Act as a keyholder and manage opening and closing duties
• Engage with internal stakeholders including finance, business development, marketing, and HR
• Receive comprehensive training in preparation for potential future franchise ownership

If you're keen to join an exceptional team who can offer clear career progression, a supportive environment, and the opportunity to take ownership of a proven business model, then please apply to this Retail & Operations Manager role below or call Jamie Watson on (phone number removed) between 9.00am - 5.30pm.

Fixed-Term Assignment 12 month FTC
In a nutshell:
Joining Sainsbury's Tech means becoming part of a dynamic and innovative organisation that powers the UK's leading multi-channel, multi-brand retailer. Our Product teams are made up of inspired and multi-discipline individuals who are empowered to solve hard problems in ways our customers and colleagues love and which serve the evolving needs of our business.
Heads of Product (HoP) play a critical leadership role at Sainsburys and are expected to create, drive and deliver their vision for their relevant product domain to support our overall business strategy. The Head of Product for Retail Operations will be relentlessly focussed on improving the day-to-day experience for our colleagues across Store Operations and Property domains through development of new and/or better tools to complete task, primarily driving colleague ESAT, productivity and efficiency outcomes. Today our colleagues have to navigate over 40 systems/applications to complete their job you will be pivotal in improving the experience of our c.150,000 colleagues every single day and, ultimately, better-supported and productive colleagues will unlock better shopping experiences for customers in our stores.
Who you are:
You are an expert in stakeholder management and story-telling, experienced in using outcome-based thinking and data to prioritise roadmaps and empower and support your team. You are commercially astute and can balance ROI against desirability, viability, feasibility and longevity of a product. You understand the importance of simplification and scaling. You are very comfortable working at the pace a retail business requires.
You will be an experienced people leader, who loves to coach and develop your team, setting stretching goals and giving open, honest and supportive feedback to colleagues to help them realise their full potential. You thrive on delivering through your wider team.
What I need to do:
Ongoing development of the Product vision and strategy for Retail Operations, bringing together multiple products into a single coherent view that supports delivery of Next Level Sainsburys and beyond
Manage the Retail Ops roadmap and backlog which balances the development of new features, with activity to improve service stability and security, reduce tactical solutions and technical debt and decommission legacy tech
Lead and coach your wider team to deliver the vision of their Products and deliver value that contributes towards our strategic business goals
Ensure teams are leveraging common thinking and technologies, enabling continual opportunity exploitation and market comparison
Set and define outcomes and metrics for their principal area/s
Keep abreast of opportunities in the market within your domain and work closely with teams across Transformation and Retail to maintain a future horizon view of opportunities
Refine and optimise within defined capital and request support on priority or capacity contention
Work across divisions to shape dependent roadmaps and features, escalating where prioritisation trade offs are needed across teams
Build strong relationships up to DD level to engage on the visions/roadmaps for their principal product areas
Contribute and coach better product across the division using product competency and internal frameworks
Take the lead to trial and embed new practices, principles and tools
Nurture talent in your team and foster a high-performing, high-trust culture
Cultivate, develop and maintain 3rd party supplier relationships where relevant
How I will succeed:
Be the champion for product area, determining the right level or type of material to communicate the experience, benefits and long-term vision across a variety of audiences including development teams, stakeholders at all levels, partners and external parties
Be the arbitration and escalation point for prioritisation and trade offs within their product area to deliver the maximum value and return on capital.
Maintain a good level of awareness, interest and understanding of the existing and future end-to-end technology stacks/interfaces, including communicating clearly and coaching others on where and how to develop these technologies so they work seamlessly for customers and colleagues
Ensure that the team maintains a realistic 90-day roadmap, as well as a prioritised and estimated full year backlog, regularly communicating progress and proactively managing risks/issues to remove blockers. Support the team in understanding future risks to mitigate.
Support communication and resolution of live product incidents and effectively prioritise, coordinate and communicate the resolution of production issues
Maintain a highly collaborative relationship with engineering, support at all levels for teams to understand and work together to solve problems for our customers and the business
Collaborate with the Director of Product, Senior Head of Product and other Heads of Product to ensure consistency, drive overall strategic business outcomes/shared objectives, and continuously improve product management across the division
Develop a strong team of Product Managers, building thecompetency and enhancing the craft within the community. This includes developing a culture of learning, empowerment, experimentation and collaboration
Drive the team and their products towards the future organisation aspirations, through constructive challenge and thought leadership, fostering a culture where our customer ambition inspires the team to aim high and deliver at pace
Contribute and lead within the Product Community of Practice
What I need to know:
Knowledge and understanding of a retail business and the technology landscape
Knowledge and understanding of operational retail systems and the challenges that face large organisations with hundreds of stores, thousands of colleagues and millions of customers
Understanding of Agile delivery and modern engineering team practices
Knowledge of technical product development principles and methodologies
What I need to show:
Commercial acumen, including understanding of the commercial drivers that determine the viability and longevity of a product, the ability to determine return on investment and use this insight to inform prioritisation, taking market context into consideration
Customer focus, including a relentless focus on understanding, anticipating and exceeding their customers' needs and the ability to collaborate effectively with customers and stakeholders
Data driven, including a drive for the use of product metrics to prioritise a roadmap effectively and the ability to use data and insight appropriately to make informed decisions whilst mitigating for any possible limitations and/or risks of misinterpretation
Product processes, including the ability to adapt behaviour to all stages of the Product Lifecycle, a deep understanding of delivery approaches and when to use them, a focus on prioritisation of outcomes over outputs, the ability to motivate teams working within constraints and a drive to continually improve ways of working
Strategic vision, including the ability to create, drive and champion a long-term product vision in line with a business strategy, the capability to anticipate the implications of how a product vision could interplay with a wide range of teams and the ability to drive collaboration with others to deliver effectively
Technical curiosity, including the ability to translate between customer requirements and technology delivery, the desire to engage in technical discussions and challenge teams, the ability to use of a variety of techniques to develop understanding of the tech landscape and customer expectations of technology as relevant to a product or industry
Creative problem solving, enthusiasm for delivering change through people and technology
Ability to switch between strategic visioning and getting into the detail, being the authority in all aspects of the product area
Creating a positive and consistent impact with internal and external audiences; excellent stakeholder management skills, ensuring senior stakeholder advocacy for your product families
Demonstrable experience of leading and developing teams, directly and cross-functionally
Strong communication and influencing skills across the organisation at all levels
Success in delivering in multiple product teams across different stages of the customer journey
Resources available to me:
Team of up to 12 Product Managers (C4 & C5 grades)
Multi-million capex budget
Product Community of Practice
Large team of dedicated and matrixed resources
Learning and development within Sainsburys
Internal product expertise and co-learning opportunities within a highly collaborative environment
What decisions I can make:
All decisions related to delivering the roadmap for your area of products
Product Manager resourcing across your product area
Prioritisation and value return across the product family with multi-million capital budget
Other benefits:
We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer, so youll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, theres always the chance to try something new - whether thats as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. When you join our team, well also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them:
Colleague discount across our multi-brands Sainsburys, Argos and Habitat you'll be able to get 10% off at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat after 4 weeks. This increases to 15% off at Sainsburys every Friday and Saturday and 15% off at Argos every pay day
Holiday allowance, with option to buy additional holiday
Performance-related Bonus scheme
Pension plan
Company car cash allowance
Other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers
Work-life balance is important to us, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role. We trust them to decide how, where and when they work, combining remote and collaborative working with a flexible approach to hours, giving them plenty of time and space for life outside of work whilst delivering against our business goals.
We are committed to making Sainsburys Tech a place where people love to work where diverse and engaged team make a purposeful contribution. Sainsburys is committed to being the most inclusive retailer, and flexible working including job sharing is welcomed wherever possible. In Tech we welcome such conversations and are proud to champion a diverse and inclusive culture.
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Job Description
**WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?**
Our purpose is to unite the world through sport to create a healthy planet, active communities, and an equal playing field for all. To stay at the top of our game, we're looking for passionate and driven Athletes who can help provide the kind of above-and-beyond service that inspires Nike fans for life!
As a **Lead (Supervisor)** dedication and commitment are as fundamental as any previous work history you bring with you. This critical role supports with managing the store within the back-of-house functions, working with the team to deliver all logistical requirements and to ensure the Sales team has a full range of product on offer to sell.
**WHAT WILL YOU WORK ON?**
- Support with managing our daily re-stocking of product/stock maintenance
- Ensuring execution of timely product turnaround from back-of-house to the sales floor
- Assist Logistics team, ensuring that they meet performance expectations
- Delivering financial results - driving the execution of logistics processes to enable Sales targets to be achieved
- supporting leadership team with Workplace Health & Safety & ensuring that safe practices are followed at all times
**WHAT YOU BRING TO NIKE?**
- Previous relevant operations experience and good knowledge of warehousing systems
- Outstanding communication skills, both written & verbal
- Experience managing a team
- Solid organisation skills
- Attention to detail, reading & understanding reports
- A passion for the NIKE brand
- A natural sense of urgency and an energetic demeanor
**WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?**
- At Nike we believe in human potential. We will invest in you as a Leader and focus on your development
- Competitive salary, generous product discounts and yearly bonus
- Full uniform provided twice per year
AVAILABILITY REQUIREMENTS
**The successful candidate will work on a rotating roster and must be available to work weekends, evenings across 7 fully flexible days**
NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, protected veteran status, or disability. NIKE is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call +1 and let us know the nature of your request, your location and your contact information.

Excellent opportunity for an Operations Manager to work client side at a shopping centre in North Lincolnshire.

Client Details

This opportunity is with a large organisation in the property sector, renowned for its commitment to delivering high-quality facilities management. The company operates across multiple locations, offering a stable and structured work environment with a focus on operational efficiency.

Description

Reporting into the Centre Director you will be responsible for a single multi-tenanted site in the North East. You will oversee operations across the site including FM (hard/soft services), grounds, car parks, tenant liason, management of 3rd party suppliers.

Roles & Responsibilities

* Liaise with central operations teams where changes to policies and procedures are required to be implemented across the portfolio.

* Ensuring property team administration / documentation is up to date and correct.

* Ensure open communication and flow of information on operational issues.

* Be familiar with and progressively update the company operational Key Service Commitments where necessary.

* Provide operational support to the Management teams as required.

* Be familiar with and be actively involved in the review and update of Property Management Guidelines.

* Co-ordinate property team forums and agendas.

* Assist in service tenders as required.

* Maintain an overview of compliance systems and report regularly on compliance.

* Produce monthly KPI report

Profile

• Experience working for a managing agent or landlord side for a multi tenanted site (commercial / retail)
• Excellent communication skills - highly articulate both orally and in written work
• Excellent health & safety knowledge (IOSH managing safely minimum)
• Strong leadership and motivational skills
• Energy & Environmental knowledge
• Operational Management -3rd Party service provider/Supplier Management
• Computer literate - Microsoft software packages to intermediate level

Job Offer

• A competitive salary of 55,000 - 60,000
• Performance-based bonus to reward excellence.
• 25 days holiday
• Company pension contribution
• Hybrid / flexible working

Excellent opportunity for an Operations Manager to work client side at a shopping centre in North Lincolnshire.

Client Details

This opportunity is with a large organisation in the property sector, renowned for its commitment to delivering high-quality facilities management. The company operates across multiple locations, offering a stable and structured work environment with a focus on operational efficiency.

Description

Reporting into the Centre Director you will be responsible for a single multi-tenanted site in the North East. You will oversee operations across the site including FM (hard/soft services), grounds, car parks, tenant liason, management of 3rd party suppliers.

Roles & Responsibilities

* Liaise with central operations teams where changes to policies and procedures are required to be implemented across the portfolio.

* Ensuring property team administration / documentation is up to date and correct.

* Ensure open communication and flow of information on operational issues.

* Be familiar with and progressively update the company operational Key Service Commitments where necessary.

* Provide operational support to the Management teams as required.

* Be familiar with and be actively involved in the review and update of Property Management Guidelines.

* Co-ordinate property team forums and agendas.

* Assist in service tenders as required.

* Maintain an overview of compliance systems and report regularly on compliance.

* Produce monthly KPI report

Profile

• Experience working for a managing agent or landlord side for a multi tenanted site (commercial / retail)
• Excellent communication skills - highly articulate both orally and in written work
• Excellent health & safety knowledge (IOSH managing safely minimum)
• Strong leadership and motivational skills
• Energy & Environmental knowledge
• Operational Management -3rd Party service provider/Supplier Management
• Computer literate - Microsoft software packages to intermediate level

Job Offer

• A competitive salary of 55,000 - 60,000
• Performance-based bonus to reward excellence.
• 25 days holiday
• Company pension contribution
• Hybrid / flexible working

Are you interested in working for a World Class Multi award-winning field marketing agency, who currently hold the title of Agency of the Year?

Join Tactical Solutions and be part of an exciting business working with some of the UK's biggest and best-loved brands, including Kellogg's, Mars, Birdseye, and Arla.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Territory Sales Manager to join our fantastic company!

This is a Full Time role working 40 hours per week (Monday - Friday)

• Are you passionate and motivated?
• Do you thrive on building great relationships?
• Do you want to work with a diverse range of brands and retailers?

About us:

As part of the Dee Set group, Tactical Solutions are an energetic team consisting of dedicated and passionate people delivering unrivalled results and return on investment for some of the biggest brands in Fast Moving Consumer Goods.

What will I be doing?

• Visiting a mix of convenience stores (independent and symbol group) and grocery retailers, working to a defined call file focusing on developing strong relationships with key decision-makers to be recognised as adding value to the store. This may include occasional overnight stays and involve higher than normal mileage when required.
• Negotiating with key decision-makers to ensure and increase distribution and maximum availability through actively selling the Client's products into convenience and working in the grocery retailers to ensure distribution and maximum availability for various brands to increase sales and to gain extra space where possible
• Managing cash taken from convenience retailers and reconciling stock at cash and carry on a weekly basis.
• Be the "eyes and ears" of Tactical Solutions and its clients in-store by identifying problems, opportunities and competitor intelligence.
• Strive to "Make a Difference" for our clients by following Tactical Solutions' proven processes. Deliver a professional, efficient and effective set of calls within every sales outlet.
• Accurately record and complete all information on our bespoke tablets using our latest Drive software system.

We'd love you to join our team if you:

• Have experience in sales or have a background in convenience or retail.
• Thrive working unaided and as part of a team.
• Are a great communicator who loves to build credible relationships in stores.
• Have passion to build brand awareness to the highest standard and to be motivated by results.

What's in it for you?

• Company Car + Fuel Card
• Tablet, phone
• Incentive scheme
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• 30 days holiday
• Healthshield Care Plan.

If you are passionate and motivated, thrive on building great relationships in store and love to deliver results in a pacy environment, making a difference every day, this is the job for you

Are you interested in working for a World Class Multi award-winning field marketing agency, who currently hold the title of Agency of the Year?

Join Tactical Solutions and be part of an exciting business working with some of the UK's biggest and best-loved brands, including Kellogg's, Mars, Birdseye, and Arla.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Territory Sales Manager to join our fantastic company!

This is a Full Time role working 40 hours per week (Monday - Friday)

• Are you passionate and motivated?
• Do you thrive on building great relationships?
• Do you want to work with a diverse range of brands and retailers?

About us:

As part of the Dee Set group, Tactical Solutions are an energetic team consisting of dedicated and passionate people delivering unrivalled results and return on investment for some of the biggest brands in Fast Moving Consumer Goods.

What will I be doing?

• Visiting a mix of convenience stores (independent and symbol group) and grocery retailers, working to a defined call file focusing on developing strong relationships with key decision-makers to be recognised as adding value to the store. This may include occasional overnight stays and involve higher than normal mileage when required.
• Negotiating with key decision-makers to ensure and increase distribution and maximum availability through actively selling the Client's products into convenience and working in the grocery retailers to ensure distribution and maximum availability for various brands to increase sales and to gain extra space where possible
• Managing cash taken from convenience retailers and reconciling stock at cash and carry on a weekly basis.
• Be the "eyes and ears" of Tactical Solutions and its clients in-store by identifying problems, opportunities and competitor intelligence.
• Strive to "Make a Difference" for our clients by following Tactical Solutions' proven processes. Deliver a professional, efficient and effective set of calls within every sales outlet.
• Accurately record and complete all information on our bespoke tablets using our latest Drive software system.

We'd love you to join our team if you:

• Have experience in sales or have a background in convenience or retail.
• Thrive working unaided and as part of a team.
• Are a great communicator who loves to build credible relationships in stores.
• Have passion to build brand awareness to the highest standard and to be motivated by results.

What's in it for you?

• Company Car + Fuel Card
• Tablet, phone
• Incentive scheme
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• 30 days holiday
• Healthshield Care Plan.

If you are passionate and motivated, thrive on building great relationships in store and love to deliver results in a pacy environment, making a difference every day, this is the job for you

An opportunity has arisen for an Sales Manager /  Outreach Manager to join a fast-growing, forward-thinking cleaning and facilities solutions provider offering tailored services designed to deliver operational ease and cleanliness across the UK.

As an Sales Manager /  Outreach Manager , you will be responsible for identifying, engaging, and securing new commercial cleaning contracts through direct outreach and relationship building.

This is a self-employed role with 15% commission for the period of 3 months transitioning to a salaried role (£30k) plus bonus, commission and also back pay bonus if targets are met.

They are looking for multiple candidates with regional networks and experience in B2B sales within the cleaning or facilities management sectors.

You will be responsible for:

• Generating new business leads within commercial sectors including offices, educational settings, estate management, and facilities management providers
• Conducting targeted outreach via phone, email, and LinkedIn
• Managing and nurturing a live pipeline of prospects using Google-based CRM tools
• Collaborating with internal bid and ops teams to ensure seamless service delivery
• Positioning MBT Group as an agile, hassle-free operational partner, not just another cleaning supplier

What we’re looking for:

• Previously worked as an Business Development Manager, Account manager, Sales Manager, Commercial Manager, New Business Manager, Sales Development Manager, Outreach Manager, Business Development Executive, Sales Develplment Execituve, Business Development Consultant, Sales Development Consultant or in a similar role.
• Proven success in business development, ideally in cleaning, facilities management, housing associations, or council contracts
• A strong existing network of UK-based decision-makers (such as FM managers, estate teams, or procurement leads)
• Confident communicator across phone, email, and LinkedIn outreach
• Able to thrive in a commission-only structure for the 3-month trial period

What’s on offer:

• Commission of 15% on confirmed contract (£,000 - ,000 average contract value)
• Flexible, remote-first working arrangement
• Full digital onboarding pack (scripts, email, daily check-ins, capability deck)
• If performance targets are met ( 0K+ contracts closed in trial), transition to a salaried role with backpay bonus
• No travel requirement, outreach is conducted remotely

Trial Period & Progression:

• Initial 3-month self-employed commission-only trial
• Successful candidates securing 0K+ in signed deals will be offered a permanent salaried or retainer position
• If the target is not met, it will end the contract with no obligation

The client reserves the right to terminate the engagement

Apply now and join a supportive, ambitious team that values autonomy, performance, and results.

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