Our client is a 'family type' business where the owners still work on the shop floor, great pride is taken in the work they do.
Since 1991 when they opened their first office in Ash Vale whose philosophy has been to provide the best service through hard work and empathy. They now boast 8 offices in 6 locations across West Surrey and Hampshire and are dedicated to providing convenience to their ever growing number of clients.
They are looking for a Business Operations and HQ Executive to join their team in Aldershot!
This is not a junior or entry level role and they envisage the right person will have a mixture of operational, management and or administrative experience perhaps in an operations or office manager role at present. Perhaps the ideal candidate is not currently in a management position but believes they are capable and has no where to grow in their current employment. The HQ department is in the process of evolving and streamlining its processes so we are looking for someone that can add value and challenge existing processes to help them achieve their goals.
Skills and Attributes:
- Strong communicator at all levels internally and externally – building a maintaining a good rapport with our partners and suppliers as well as the team, including their board of Directors.
- Organised, logical and a clear thinker.
- Able to use initiative, manage workload and priorities efficiently – including the ability to demonstrate workflow and report on outstanding tasks.
- Structured and process focused with an aptitude to improve on existing processes and systems.
- ‘Can do’ attitude, motivated.
- Strong problem solver – able to think beyond short term fixes and instead to long term sustainable solutions.
- Able to manage multi-facetted tasks and consider ‘knock-on’ impacts.
- Responsible and committed.
Example of Tasks:
- Tracking, anticipating compliance and regulation renewals. Maintaining records and action points. Investigating alternatives to recommend to Directors.
- Tracking and monitoring contract terms, leases, re-occurring costs and maintaining records and spreadsheets, collating data from multiple sources.
- Consider and analyse alternative options prior to renewal of contracts or leases.
- Organising and giving clear instructions on their IT and telecoms configuration to our technical partners.
- Obtaining quotes as needed for software and hardware options. Managing hardware across the company.
- Assist with collation of key information in relation to complaints and or GDPR requests.
- On-going development and execution of efficient processes and systems.