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  • Operations and Sales Administrator / PA
    Operations and Sales Administrator / PA
    19 days ago
    £1800 monthly
    Full-time
    London

    Personal Assistant / Operations Administrator Location: Office Based / Willesden NW10 (London) Salary: £450 per week Hours: Monday to Friday About Us We are a fast-growing group of businesses operating across the automotive, EV charging, and home services sectors. We are looking for a highly organised and proactive Personal Assistant / Operations Administrator to help support the day-to-day running of multiple businesses. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys variety, taking ownership of tasks, and helping a growing company stay organised and efficient. Key Responsibilities • Answer incoming phone calls and customer enquiries, • Manage email inboxes and respond to customer queries, • Schedule appointments, surveys, installations, and meetings, • Follow up customer quotations and leads, • Liaise with engineers, suppliers, and subcontractors, • Organise calendars and appointments, • Create invoices and maintain records, • Assist with recruitment and job advertisements, • Monitor and update CRM systems, • Support social media and marketing activities, • General administration and business support duties Requirements • Excellent communication skills, • Professional telephone manner, • Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, • Ability to multitask and prioritise workload, • Confident using Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and online systems, • Previous administration, PA, office management, or customer service experience preferred, • Positive attitude and willingness to learn What We Offer • £475 per week salary, • Monday to Friday working schedule, • Friendly and supportive working environment, • Opportunity to grow with the business, • Long-term career progression into Office Manager or Operations Manager roles, • Varied and interesting workload across multiple industries To Apply Please send your CV along with a short covering note explaining why you would be a good fit for the role and any relevant administration, customer service, or PA experience. We are looking for someone reliable, organised, proactive, and capable of becoming a key part of our growing team.

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  • Procurement Manager - Beauty/Health - Part-Time
    Procurement Manager - Beauty/Health - Part-Time
    2 months ago
    £18000 yearly
    Part-time
    London

    About us We're a UK-based Brand and online retailer selling beauty and health products. The business has grown quickly over the past few years and we now need someone to take ownership of our supplier relationships in China and our stock forrecasting/planning. What the job involves: It's a part-time, standalone role with no direct reports. You'll be the main contact between our Chinese suppliers and our UK and International operations. The work splits into two parts: managing the suppliers themselves, and forecasting demand so we hold the right amount of stock. Mandarin is essential. You'll be talking to Chinese factories every day, mostly through WeChat, and we need someone who can deal with them directly rather than going through a translator. Day-to-day responsibilities Supplier work: • Find, vet and onboard new suppliers across our product categories, • Negotiate on price, MOQs, payment terms and lead times, • Build long-term relationships with manufacturers and trading partners on Alibaba, 1688, Made-in-China and through direct contacts, • Run quality checks, factory verifications, sample reviews and product certifications (UKCA, CE, RoHS, cosmetics safety), • Sort out problems when they come up: late shipments, quality issues, commercial disputes Forecasting and stock planning: • Build SKU-level demand forecasts using sales history, seasonality and upcoming promotions, • Place purchase orders to keep stock at healthy levels without overbuying, • Monitor slow-moving and ageing stock, and act on it, • Work with sales, marketing and the warehouse team to keep supply and demand aligned, • Track forecast accuracy, sell-through, stock turn and on-time delivery What we're looking for Essential: • Fluent Mandarin, spoken and written, • At least 3 years in procurement or buying, including hands-on experience sourcing from China, • Practical experience in demand forecasting and inventory planning, • Strong negotiator with a commercial head, • Confident with Excel or Google Sheets (pivots, lookups, basic forecasting models), • Well-organised and comfortable managing several categories at once Useful but not essential: • Background in home beauty/health or electronics., • Familiarity with Shopify, Amazon or eBay, or with inventory tools like Linnworks, Cin7 or NetSuite, • Working knowledge of UK product compliance (UKCA, CE, cosmetics rules), • CIPS qualification, or studying towards one What we offer: • £18,000 per year., • Part-time hours - 9am - 2pm (Mon - Fri)., • Office in Wood Green, 5 minutes from the tube (Piccadilly line), • The chance to shape the function as the business grows Location: London, Wood Green (5 minutes from the tube) Salary: £18,000 per year (part-time) Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 2pm (25 hours per week) Languages: English and Mandarin, both fluent Reports to: [Head of Operations / Founder] How to apply: Email your CV • Your experience working with Chinese suppliers, • A forecasting or stock problem you've handled and how you handled it We review applications as they come in.

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