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We are pleased to be working with an established company based in Southampton which is looking to recruit a Sales Executive to join their friendly team.  This is an exciting opportunity to work in a busy office environment, to ensure client’s needs are met and anticipated, as well as establishing new sales opportunities.   Main duties of the Sales Executive:

• Promote the company’s services and build relationships with customers
• Respond to sales enquiries via telephone and email
• Proactively call out to current and potential new clients
• Proactively manage customer’s accounts
• Keep customers' records accurately updated
• Manage customers’ expectations
• Liaise with internal departments to full fill customer requirements

  Key competencies of the Sales Executive:

• Quick to learn and adapt
• Good IT capabilities (Outlook, Excel, Word)
• Good numeracy and literacy skills
• Polite, friendly with a professional telephone manner
• Self- motivated, punctual, and organised
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced thriving environment
• Ability to problem solve and to work off your own initiative
• Ability to build quick rapport with potential and existing customers

  As a Sales Executive you will be required to work Monday – Friday, 08:30 - 17:30 with 1 hr lunch break, along with a salary offering £27,040 per annum + uncapped commission based on a % of sales. You will be offered a great holiday allowance of 28 days (inclusive of BH), pension scheme and high end newly built purpose offices including on site canteen, free onsite parking, down-time rooms, onsite gym and more!   If you would like to join a constant growing family run business who value their team, please APPLY NOW.

We are working with a fast-paced entrepreneurial led company with over 25 years’ experience in manufacturing and supplying both ambient food and non-food consumer goods to retailers in the UK, South Africa & Australia. Offices are based in Christchurch, (Dorset), Hong Kong and Cape Town and they currently manufacture in both the UK and China. Due to business grows they are looking to strengthen the ambient food technical team with an experienced ambient food technical expert who has a positive attitude, excellent communication skills, experience in customer and ambient food manufacturing facing roles and has a solution driven approach. The role requires strong leadership, problem-solving, and deep knowledge of ambient food standards.   Job Description As a senior ambient food technical & quality manager you will oversee ambient food safety, quality, and legal compliance, and implement a robust Quality Management System (QMS). You will be expected to drive continuous improvement, handle customer audits, and together with regulatory experts ensure product legality for all ambient food products. You will function as a key link between production, customers, and internal stakeholders. You will provide technical guidance during the NPD process and will lead on any incident management requirements. The role is based in the UK, ideally office based in Christchurch but hybrid/remote working will be considered. There is an expectation that the role requires travel within the UK to retail customers and manufacturing sites, (once or twice per month) and travel to China to manufacturing sites, (once or twice per year). There may also be travel to customers in South Africa.   Key Responsibilities for the Food Technical & Quality Manager:

• Technical Leadership: Execute a technical strategy, promote a strong ambient food safety culture, and function as a senior company representative.
• Quality & Safety Systems: Maintain, and improve an ambient food QMS, ensuring customer & legal compliance.
• Auditing & Compliance: Manage internal/external audits (customers, regulatory bodies), ensuring exacting standards and ensuring manufacturing sites implement and close out corrective actions.
• Customer Liaison: Serve as a primary technical contact for major customers, advising on technical aspects of NPD and innovation, managing complaints, ensuring alignment, and fostering strong relationships.
• Technical Guidance: Provide expert advice on product labelling, innovative technologies, product development, and process improvements.
• Cross-Functional Support: Collaborate with New Product Development (NPD), production, and commercial team members to ensure ambient food safety and quality are integrated into all process changes and new product launches.
• Operational Integrity: Ensure all products meet customer specifications, legal requirements, and ambient food safety legislation.
• Incident Management: Lead investigations into any major incidents, serious complaints and/or recalls, conduct root cause analysis, and ensure manufacturing sites implement preventative measures.
• Reporting: Monitor and report technical performance, driving KPIs and continuous improvement.
• Supplier Management: Approve and manage suppliers based on risk.

  Key Requirements & Attributes for the Food Technical & Quality Manager:

• Education: Degree in Food Science or related field (essential).
• Knowledge: Deep understanding of HACCP, UK/EU Ambient Food law, GMP and Quality Management Systems.
• Experience: Proven senior role in ambient food manufacturing, FMCG, with auditing experience. Usually 5–6+ years in a senior technical or quality management role within the ambient food manufacturing industry, ideally with experience of collaborating with major retailers.
• Soft Skills: Decisive leadership, and the capacity to communicate complex technical data to non-technical stakeholders. Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building abilities. Logical, assertive, with strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.

  Desirable Requirements & Attributes for Food Technical & Quality Manager:

• Project management and coaching skills.
• Experience with specific customer standards (M&S, Tesco, ASDA).
• Experience with specific customer specification & compliance databases (M&S, Tesco, ASDA)
• Specialised knowledge with Food Vitamins & Supplements
• HACCP Level 4 or Advanced Diploma in Applied HACCP Principles.
• Lead Auditor qualification (e.G., BRCGS Lead Auditor).
• Level 4 Ambient Food Safety certification.

  Salary £60,000 - £70,000 per annum Remote / Hybrid available with travel as needed to Christchurch, Nottingham and London

The Work Shop are pleased to be working with a global supplier and designer of luxury packaging within the food gifting space.   If you are a creative and experienced Account Manager with previous FMCG experience then this could be a great opportunity for you to get involved with a creative, innovative, award winning Company to deal with some of the United State’s leading retailers and food manufacturers   Duties of Account Manager:-

• Working with our International Business Development Manager and our Directors on developing new business
• Building and developing relationships with key accounts
• Identifying opportunities, then pitching for and winning new business with existing and new customers, including many of the US major mass market retailers
• Contributing and overseeing relevant New Product Development to do so, including briefing the art team and managing customer design feedback
• Managing all commercials for each project, remaining competitive whilst ensuring profitability and margins are maintained
• Coordinating all customer requirements and ensure all deadlines are met, from point of order through to delivery, working together with a project manager
• Liaise with internal stakeholders including warehouse, logistics, marketing & finance teams, and submitting required information to progress projects
• Managing external suppliers during the course of projects

  A background in FMCG is essential for the Account Manager role and you will also require:-

• A proven background working with retailers to grow and develop business
• A great communication style with the ability to engage with customers
• Strong commercial outlook
• Great negotiation skills
• A creative flair would be beneficial with a passion for design

  This is a full time, office-based role and due to location a driving licence and car is essential Working hours are 09am to 5pm Monday to Friday although some flexibility may be required Generous starting salary dependent on experience

We are currently working with a well-established client based in Romsey who are looking for an experienced and detail-oriented Architectural Technician to join their Planning team. The successful Architectural Technician will contribute to the design and development of a wide range of housing projects at all stages of design from master-planning through to detailed design, combining architecture and urban design.   Key responsibilities of the Architectural Technician

• To work closely with architects and design team to create innovative and sustainable housing developments
• Provide input at various stages of the design process from feasibility layouts through to planning applications.
• Prepare full, outline and reserved matters planning application packs, including drawings, 3D visualisations and graphic outputs.
• Ensure that projects meet the needs of clients and the community.
• Develop over time and  provide increasing inputs to design and the project process

  Key attributes of the Architectural Technician

• Minimum of 2 years (UK based) experience working on residential/mixed-use projects for developer clients and national housebuilders
• A keen interest in residential design and placemaking
• Good visualisation and graphic skills (Adobe Creative Cloud, Sketch-Up)
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD and REVIT
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

  Package and benefits of the Architectural Technician

• £34K annual salary depending on experience
• Continuing Professional Development programme and opportunity for progression
• Hybrid work option is available
• 21 days holidays plus bank holidays and Christmas week
• Company pension scheme and modern offices
• Eyecare and employee retail discount scheme
• Regular social events
• Free on-site parking

  If you would like to further your career and make your mark in a fast-paced, dynamic and growing company, please APPLY NOW!

We are currently working with a well-established client based in Romsey who are looking for an experienced and detail-oriented Architectural Technician to join their technical team. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who has a keen interest and experience in producing working technical drawings for residential projects, utilising software tools such as REVIT and AutoCAD.   Key responsibilities of the Architectural Technician

• Production of working drawings and technical documents while complying to the latest legislation
• Interpret and fully understand client briefs and requirements
• Provide architectural support to different housing projects
• Oversee timescales and quality control while liaising with clients and external parties
• Develop over time and gain wider experience and knowledge, progressing within the technical team

  Key attributes of the Architectural Technician

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience (UK based) working on residential/mixed-use projects for developer clients and national housebuilders
• A good level of experience doing construction working drawings / technical drawings on national/regional housebuilder residential development projects
• Sound technical knowledge and understanding of building regulations
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD and REVIT
• Thorough knowledge of M4 (CAT 2 & 3) Nationally Described Space Standards (NDSS)
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

  Package and benefits of the Architectural Technician

• £35K - £44K annual salary depending on experience
• Continuing Professional Development programme and opportunity for progression
• Hybrid work option is available
• 21 days holidays plus bank holidays and Christmas week
• Company pension scheme and modern offices
• Eyecare and employee retail discount scheme
• Regular social events
• Free on-site parking

  If you would like to further your career and make your mark in a fast-paced, dynamic and growing company, please APPLY NOW!

We are currently working with a well established manufacturing and installations company who are looking to add an Accounts Assistant to their busy finance team.   Duties of Accounts Assistant:

• Raising and processing of sales invoices
• Processing the expenses claims
• Consolidating / reconciliation the factory payroll hours etc to be approved by the factory director
• Posting of factory timesheets summary into Sage 200 and weekly report to business of labour hours / efficiency etc
• Assisting with month end analysis and schedules
• Credit card expenses processing in Sage.
• Assisting of trend analysis in Q2 & Q3 forecasts and annual budget.
• Processing of subcontractor applications
• Scan and save subcontractor applications on server
• Run monthly subcontractor payment run for Commercial director approval
• Send self-bills and payment certificates with remittances to subcontractors
• Send CIS statements to subcontractors
• Monitor and update Approved subcontractor schedule for expired self bills and insurances
• Adhoc support to the commercial team (quantity surveyors) eg supplying data / documents on their projects

  Core hours are 08.30am to 5pm Mon to Thursday and 08.30am to 1pm on Friday Part Time hours can be accommodated £26,000 to £30,000 per annum

Our client is seeking a proactive and organised Marketing Assistant to join their Marketing Team on a part-time basis to provide maternity cover for an initial 3-month period, with the possibility of extension.   This is an excellent opportunity for a marketing professional looking for a flexible role within a collaborative and fast-paced environment.   Key Responsibilities of the Marketing Assistant 

• Support delivery of marketing campaigns across digital and offline channels
• Assist in creating and scheduling marketing content and communications
• Maintain and update marketing materials and website content
• Coordinate marketing activities and campaign timelines
• Monitor campaign performance and assist with reporting
• Support event and promotional activity planning and execution
• Work closely with internal teams to ensure consistent brand messaging

  Skills & Experience of the Marketing Assistant 

• Previous experience in a marketing or marketing support role
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience using social media and digital marketing platforms
• Good organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks
• Strong attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and marketing tools/systems
• Team player with a proactive and adaptable approach

  Contract: 3-month maternity cover (with potential for extension) Hours: 15 - 22.5 hours per week / 3 days per week Location: Romsey - Office Based Salary: £28,000 pro rata   If you are an experienced Marketing Assistant available for an immediate or short-notice start and are seeking a flexible, part-time marketing opportunity, we would love to hear from you.

Temporary to Perm Sales Advisor - £12.21 per hour + commission   We are pleased to be working with a friendly and established company based in Romsey which is looking for a Temp-Perm Sales Advisor depending on business demands. This role will involve providing customers with help. Full training and support will be provided and the hours will be 9-5.30 Monday to Friday.   Key Responsibilities of Inbound Sales Advisor:

• Upselling and cross selling on every opportunity presented in order to increase revenue
• Identify and maximise bookings opportunities through fact finding/service and vehicle detail checking and, where appropriate, use special promotions to secure returning customers bookings
• Use your high standards of service skills to influence customers to make bookings decisions in advance of dates required
• Support customers with all of their motor related needs by using in depth product knowledge to best present the services available and maximise different booking opportunities
• Place customer bookings and resolve all customer enquiries at first point of contact efficiently
• Record all customer contact details by telephone using a variety of client systems adhering to mandatory compliance regulations ensuring accuracy and attention to detail at all times
• Predominantly inbound calls but warm dialing to outbound customers is also a key part of the success of this role
• Embrace Company core values for respect and equality for all those we come in to contact with and provide world class service at all times
• Take ownership of personal development and performance
• Vital to work as a team in a fast paced target driven environment whilst also taking responsibility for your own self-management and work ethic

  Free parking is provided, and the company is a 5 minute walk from the Romsey train station. Person specification for Inbound Sales Advisor:

• Sales experience gained within a call centre environment or from other sales roles preferable but not essential
• Confident and able to communicate effectively
• Target and results driven and able to close a sale plus objection handling skills
• Work as part of a team, support colleagues and promote a positive team spirit
• Passion for people and customer service
• Good IT skills including use of e-mail and Microsoft products
• Punctual, flexible and reliable

  Development:

• Full support and ongoing training from our coaching and training teams
• Internal progression though our structured grades with continual development tailored to your needs by our coaching and training managers
• We actively promote from within, supporting staff to be our next team leaders, coaches and managers

  Hours:

• Full time 40 Hours a week - 5 days a week including Saturday working - flexible shifts to be discussed at interview.

Our client is an established and reputable property group with branches across the UK. Are you seeking a company committed to professionalism, client satisfaction and expertise in the UK property market? If you are looking to grow your career with a market leading company that offers progression this opportunity is for you.   We are looking for an extremely motivated, and career driven sales valuer with experience in the current sales market with a proven track record for securing new business and maximising branch profit.   Duties of the Sales Valuer will include:

• Identifying and maximising business opportunities
• Carrying out property valuations
• Advertise properties, deal with booking property viewings and registering applicants
• Delivering exceptions customer service over the phone and face to face
• Achieving personal and branch sales targets
• Introducing new business and building alliances within the local community through active networking.
• Being the stream of communication between client and vendor with sharing information
• Building strong relationships internally and externally
• Preparing accurate property details and ensuring accurate data entry
• Deal the sale of a property from viewing to close
• Supporting branch management with ad hoc tasks

  Skills required:

• At least 2 years’ experience as a residential sales agent and a proven track record in securing new business.
• Listing and or valuation experience.
• Excellent sales ability.
• High level of customer service skills.
• Good telephone manner and positive attitude.
• The ability to negotiate
• Tenacity and be a self-starter with the drive to succeed.
• Ability to build and nurture trusted relationships at all levels.

  Sales Valuer Dunstable LU6 Salary £25k OTE up to £50k Hours: Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5.30pm 1 in 3 Saturdays with a day off in lieu 9am - 4pm