Purchasing administrator jobs in United Kingdom

Purpose of the role Responsible for assisting the Health Club in the efficient running of the Health Club, ensuring a fun, safe and friendly environment for members and hotel guests. To maximise the sales of Health Club membership and spa treatments and products and ensure sales performance for the department To manage departmental sales and marketing administration and reports in according to company standards To ensure that the Health Club brand is perceived by our trade partners and customers alike as the leading, highly desirable place To work with the Membership Executive to ensure that the Leisure Club’s sales and marketing strategy is implemented successfully To promote a positive perception of the company at all times both internally and externally. Duties and responsibilities To support the Health Club in the effective running of the Health Club Prepares employees rosters in line with business requirements ensuring efficient service to our guests at all times Ensure compliance with all Spa SOPs and Hotel Standards. To adhere to the requirements of the Data Protection Act at all times. To check that all staff are correctly uniformed and that their personal presentation is to the hotel’s standards, and name badges are worn. To respond the telephone enquiries as per club procedures To carry out beauty treatments as booked by clients following Club procedures for pre and post administration including: Facials Back, neck, scalp, full body and deep tissue massage Body sculpting and other detox therapies Hand, nail and food grooming Eyebrow shape and tint Aromatherapy Manicure and pedicure Hair removal To undertake cleaning duties in the treatments room To report all disciplinary and grievance matters immediately to the Health Club Manager. To ensure customer supplies and accessories are replenished as required. To ensure that Lost property is reported inline with Hotel’s Policy To ensure that maintenance issues are communicated to a Duty Manager on duty. To attend training and departmental meetings as requested. To follow all health, safety and hygiene requirements when undertaking tasks throughout the Hotel To take care of all Hotel equipment required to carry out duties and to report defects immediately To report immediately any matters concerning the Security of the Hotel to a Duty Manager on duty. To ensure that all Health & Safety hazards found in Guest Areas (corridors, staircases etc.) are reported immediately to a Duty Manager To ensure that all accidents are reported to a Duty Manager on duty. To arrive for work at the time specified on the Rota, correctly dressed for duty, as per the laid down procedure. To ensure all provided work tools / equipments are well maintained and in proper functional order. To ensure safety and return of all keys, in his/her possession. To ensure that a job of the day is completed in every area daily. To minimise wastage at all opportunities. Sales & Marketing To actively promote the sale of beauty products in conjunction with beauty treatments Plan and achieve department retail sales targets on a monthly basis Monitor and review sales against target Analyse and review business performance for each treatment/product, identifying opportunities and development areas To promote the hotel and its facilities to in house and prospective guests and to liaise with the sales and marketing department To safeguard revenue by controlling allowances and discounts in accordance with the hotel procedures Customer Relations Demonstrate service attributes in accordance with industry expectations and company standards to include: Being attentive to guests Accurately and promptly fulfil guests requests Understand and anticipate guest needs Maintain a high level of knowledge which will enhance the guests experience Demonstrate a service attitude that exceeds expectations Take appropriate action to resolve guest complaints Administration and Reporting: Responsible for all payments made for beauty therapy treatments/products Record details of all treatments taken for each client To take responsibility for stock control accounting systems To take responsibility for cashing up To ensure that sales tracking data is completed on a daily, weekly and monthly basis KPIs such as return appointments, link selling and file cards are updated and results communicated to the Department To ensure that purchase orders are formulated and authorised correctly and in accordance with Company’s procedures Key performance indicators Attention to details Someone who is passionate about exceeding guest expectation Confident team player who can create and maintain a positive attitude with a CAN-DO mentality Team player Ability to work to strict timescales Comfortable to work in a high pressurised environment Ability to smile at all times This role requires an element of manual handling Benefits Meals on duty Staff uniform Company pension contribution after you passing your probation period Recommend a friend reward scheme 20 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays Dry cleaning of your uniform (if applicable) Recognition Programme Seasonal annual parties Staff rate with IHG hotels globally

About the job The Ascott Limited UK Corporate Office is seeking a qualified, experienced and capable Procurement Manager to become part of our Procurement team, supporting our properties. Reporting to the Procurement Director, being responsible for the purchase of goods and services to ensure that the Group's European lodging sites operational needs are met. As the Procurement Manager, you will be responsible for: Purchasing goods, materials, components and/or services in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets Identifying and evaluating potential suppliers, developing strategies, and negotiating contracts to secure the best possible prices and terms Creating long-term plans for specific categories of goods and services Preparing reports on procurement activities, analysing data to identify trend Collaborating with various departments within our properties to understand their procurement needs and ensure those needs are met Sourcing environmentally friendly products and services Ensuring contracts are properly managed and adhered to, including renewals and performance monitoring Managing inventory levels to optimize stock turnover and minimize holding costs Staying informed about market trends, new products, and potential suppliers to identify opportunities for improvement and innovation Conducting cost analysis, setting benchmarks, and identifying opportunities to reduce costs without compromising on quality Building and maintaining strong relationships with key suppliers, ensuring timely delivery of goods and services, and resolving any issues that may arise Assess tenders and quotations from potential suppliers Prepare required documents in line with final negotiations with selected suppliers and in line with organizational targets and requirements. To be successful in the role of Procurement Management, we require: Bachelor's degree in a related field (e.g., supply chain management, business administration and/or finance) Proven experience in Procurement and Strategic sourcing, preferably within the hospitality industry Strong negotiation, communication, and relationship management skills Proficiency in relevant software and tools, such as procurement systems and Microsoft Office Suite Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills Strong communication (written/spoken) English & French at business level Ability to work independently and as part of a team Minimum 5 years of experience of relevant working experience in purchasing Background and or experience within technical services purchasing (vendor management, contractor’s, hard services) Certification from Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS) a plus Experience in integration activities and change management. This is your opportunity to be part of our team as a Procurement Manager. We focus on your professional and personal development, and we offer: Genuine career opportunities within our business Valuable on the job training, along with access to our digital online learning platform and numerous other learning and development opportunities A travel allowance for every day you work to contribute to your commuting cost A PERKBOX subscription with benefits, retail discounts and savings available from your first day Employee Assistance Programme Recruitment Referral Incentive Employee Recognition Awards Ceremony and company team parties Once you pass your probation, a special staff rate when staying in our European properties (If relocating) 30 days of relocation accommodation within one of our properties, whilst you find permanent lodging About Us At The Ascott Limited, we embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion, welcoming applicants of all backgrounds to create a supportive and thriving workplace where everyone can contribute their unique perspectives. A trusted hospitality company, Ascott’s presence extends across Asia Pacific, Central Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the USA. Its diversified accommodation offerings span serviced residences, coliving properties, hotels and independent senior living apartments. Ascott's award-winning hospitality brands include Ascott, Citadines, lyf, Oakwood, Somerset, The Crest Collection, The Unlimited Collection, Fox, Harris, POP!, Preference, Quest, Vertu and Yello. Through Ascott Star Rewards (ASR), Ascott’s loyalty programme, members enjoy exclusive privileges and offers at participating properties. Required skills: Multilingual, Negotiating skills, Organisation Skills, Attention to Detail, Problem Solving Discussed at venue Department: Purchasing Language required: English. The company At The Ascott Limited, we believe that our guests can be anywhere in the world, and still feel right at home. With a suite of accommodation options that spans serviced apartments & hotels, coliving properties, as well as independent senior living apartments, our guests can count on us for that sense of comfort and familiarity, be it for a short stopover or a new space to call their home. A trusted hospitality company, Ascott’s presence extends across Asia Pacific, Central Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the USA. Its diversified accommodation offerings span serviced residences, coliving properties, hotels and independent senior living apartments. Ascott's award-winning hospitality brands include Ascott, Citadines, lyf, Oakwood, Somerset, The Crest Collection, The Unlimited Collection, Fox, Harris, POP!, Preference, Quest, Vertu and Yello. Through Ascott Star Rewards (ASR), Ascott’s loyalty programme, members enjoy exclusive privileges and offers at participating properties. This year, Ascott marks 40 years in hospitality service. Growing from strength to strength, powering up through new alliances and transforming challenges into triumphs, Ascott is trailblazing tomorrow and charting a new future of growth. Hear from Ascott’s past and present leaders as they share about their experiences in this tribute video, having witnessed Ascott’s growth to become truly Unlimited.

Our 9-bed residential care home in Mitcham is seeking a new registered manager! The ideal candidate for this position will succeed in this role if they have both knowledge and experience in the social care sector, specifically Learning Disability. The registered manager will need to register with the CQC and passing the probation stage of the role will be dependent on the CQC approving their registration. Our Learning Disability residential home is seeking a new manager to support up to 9 service users who live with Learning Disabilities, physical disabilities, Autism, and/or complex behaviours. In addition to managing the residential care home, the candidate will manage the growing Domcare aspect of the business. Responsibilities Ensuring the safety and well-being of the service users within the home · All service users will be safe, provided with person-centred care, and indicating that they are happy via feedback mechanisms · Holding responsibility for all areas of the care provided Following CQC regulations and ensuring the home is compliant · Maintaining CQC compliance, regularly auditing and improving, and preparing for CQC inspection. Maintaining ‘Good’ CQC report for the home ·* Managing a team of staff * · Organising the staff rota, conducting supervisions for the staff, ensuring that staff follow policies and procedures, pushing the professional development of the staff members, hosting regular staff meetings, dealing with disciplinary actions ·* Liaising with professionals and stakeholders* · Ensuring MDT members, stakeholders, family members and other outside bodies are kept updated · Collecting feedback from stakeholders and making improvements as needed · Maintaining relationships with stakeholders and making positive links for the organisation ·* Upholding and improving the organisation’s reputation * · Maintaining CQC report of ‘Good’ and working towards improving to ‘Outstanding’ · Representing the organisation when liaising with outside bodies · Seeking continual improvement and pushing new initiatives ·* Ensuring the home is at capacity* · Assessing potential service users, submitting proposals, liaising with professionals, ensuring all beds are filled in a timely manner ·* Holding responsibility for administration tasks* · Auditing, writing care plans and risk assessments, completing provider information requests, following policies and procedures and completing all administration tasks required · Delegating tasks as required and ensuring completion ·* Managing the finances of the home* · Ensuring financial viability of the home including managing purchasing, keeping track of resident funds, recording financial transactions and auditing the home’s finances Qualifications Essential Willing to register with CQC Mandatory social care trainings including medication administration Care Certificate Desirable Level 5 NVQ in Health and Social Care Nursing degree PBS qualifications BSc in a relevant area such as social work, nursing etc Personal attributes/abilities Essential Compassion Resilience Organisation Good leader Ability to take initiative Willing to learn and improve An Enhanced DBS on the update service will be required. Job Types: Full-time, Permanent Pay: £30,000.00-£40,000.00 per year Benefits: Company events On-site parking Experience: Learning Disability: 3 years (required) Language: English (required) Licence/Certification: Enhanced DBS (preferred) Work Location: In person

Key Responsibilities: Client Support/Customer Service – Issue product quotations, answering calls, dealing with queries for both Cleaning & Washroom Clients. Manage new sales leads. Route planning- daily schedules and reactive jobs for the operatives. Office Support – Answering telephones, Stock control & orders – all products are neatly stored away and notify members of staff of product delivery. Schedule Planning – Lead Support for the operatives. Daily schedules and reactive jobs for the operatives. Contracts Management System – Updating of tasks on contracts, supplier orders, attaching documentation to contracts. Assist Directors and Office Manager with any adhoc requests. Area Manager Support – Provide quotations, update folders on server, collating communication & signing in books, co-ordinate the implementation of new contracts on time by ensuring adequate and correct stock is available and adequate teams are mobilised effectively. Accounts Support – Cross check sales & purchase invoices. Liaise with Health & Safety to make sure all RAMS and procedures for Services are up to date. Attend Operations meetings at Head Office with the Office Manager and subcontractors. Establish and manage new supplier leads. Key Skills & requirements: Have excellent attention to detail Have sound administration and organisational skills Be computer literate (minimum of word/excel) Have the ability to communicate with people at all levels Be ambitious to learn, develop and succeed Be customer focused.

Post Title: Customer Success Support Specialist Business Unit: Customer Success Accountable to: Customer Success Support Manager Salary: £26,250 per annum Hours: 37.5 per week (Monday to Friday) Fully Remote Role within the UK Company Overview My Money Matters was founded in 2018 and started life providing UK public sector employers with an innovative pensions solution. We have been on an exponential growth journey ever since. We are now a financial wellbeing platform serving both the public and private sectors. Our mission is to become the category leader in helping employers improve the financial wellbeing of their people. To date, My Money Matters has grown to hundreds of thousands of users across the UK. We help people to improve their financial wellbeing through our retirement, learning, coaching, webinars, will writing and many other offerings. My Money Matters is a remote-first business that’s focused on being an employer of choice where people thrive. We are an award-winning team of 75 and the youngest business to win ‘Employer of the Year’ at the ‘Investors in People’ awards in 2023. We are also a Disability Confident Employer. Purpose To support the Customer Success team and Partners with administration to ensure processes run smoothly for all company products. ​ Principal accountabilities and responsibilities to include • Working alongside the Customer Success team to achieve our strategic and operational priorities., • Developing and maintaining the administration processes and proactively suggest and introduce improvements to ensure efficiencies., • Support the Implementation Team with the preparation and management of the Partner transition list and processing in accordance with the required timelines., • Reporting and managing Partner and employee queries or issues associated with Providers and liaise directly with the Providers to address or resolve., • Preparation and management of the monthly new joiners’ files, in accordance with specific guidelines, maintaining attention to detail and ensuring deadlines are met., • Liaising with partners and external providers, developing and maintaining relationships to ensure a professional service is provided., • Processing and management of the monthly opt-in/opt-out process and listing schedule procedures within agreed timescales., • Monitor and report Partner statistics and invitation file performance and complete analytical requests as and when required., • Assist with the management and delivery of Payroll Reporting process, identifying and addressing discrepancies and coordinating amended reports., • Contributing to a safe and enjoyable environment where colleagues feel motivated and engaged to perform at their highest level., • Support the maintenance and updating of the CRM system with all contact notes to enable effective customer management and reporting. Skills and Requirements • Knowledge of the current Local Government Pension Scheme legislation, including Additional Voluntary Contributions., • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Strong team player with a willingness to collaborate to achieve solutions., • Ability to prepare and format reports, daily records and process data., • Organised with a high attention to detail. Self-motivated and ability to prioritise busy workload in a fast-paced environment., • Good team player with a willingness to collaborate to achieve solutions. Flexible and willing to develop skills across different operational activities., • Competent computer skills including MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. Qualifications and Experience • A Level standard or equivalent experience Benefits This a role that offers true satisfaction with the chance to help other people. We value each of our colleagues’ contribution and we offer benefits that cater to our colleagues’ mental, physical, and financial wellbeing. We know that we all want different things so there’s something for everyone. Here’s just a few things we offer: • £200 allowance to get your home office set up, • A generous holiday allowance of 25 days plus the day off for your birthday, • Contributory pension scheme (4% Employer, 5% Employee), with the option to top up your pension, • Affordable salary sacrifice benefits such as Cycle to Work, Home and Electronics, Gym Memberships Travel & Leisure, Lease Cars and much more, • Discounts and savings on shopping, travel, entertainment and more, • Access to our outstanding Employee Assistance Programme, • Access to Your Care and our own Wellbeing Hub, • Enhanced Family Friendly Pay, • Peer to Peer Recognition, • Quarterly socials and team events, • Significant training and development opportunities, • Volunteer day, • Annual leave purchase, • Health Cash Plan, • Enhanced Company Sick Pay, • Long Service Awards, • Group Life Insurance As we are a remote company, all of our interviews are being conducted online via Microsoft Teams. Please contact us on here if you require any adjustments within the application process. If you require any reasonable adjustments at the interview stage you will have an opportunity to inform us, if we invite you to interview. You’ll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose – improving financial lives for all workers in the UK.​ This is an outstanding opportunity for an ambitious and talented individual to make a significant, long-lasting contribution to a high-profile business, at a key point in its development. So why wait?

Job Title: Accounts Payable Assistant Contract Type: Fixed-Term Contract (6 months) Team: Finance Reports to: Finance Director Location: Office-based About White Cube White Cube was set up by Jay Jopling in 1993 as a project room for contemporary art. The gallery has since grown into one of the most influential commercial galleries in the world, representing internationally renowned artists such as Georg Baselitz, Tracey Emin, Antony Gormley, Mona Hatoum, Anselm Kiefer, Liu Wei, Park Seo Bo, Doris Salcedo and Jeff Wall. White Cube’s exhibition programme extends across locations in London, Hong Kong, Paris, New York, Seoul and online. Since its inception in 1993, the gallery has exhibited the work of many of the world’s most highly acclaimed contemporary artists. Role Overview We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled Accounts Payable Assistant to join the Finance team. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the day-to-day accounts payable processes, ensuring timely and accurate management of invoices, expenses, and supplier payments. The role requires someone who can manage a high-volume workload efficiently while maintaining accuracy and strong attention to detail. You will play a key role in the finance team ensuring that supplier relationships remain strong and that financial records are well-maintained for compliance and reporting across the gallery and company. Key Responsibilities • Utilise essential finance systems such as Concur, Compleat, and Sage to receive, review, and process supplier invoices and employee expenses within the gallery, • Demonstrate effective time-keeping and organisational skills to ensure invoices are correctly coded, authorised, and entered into our accounting system., • Exhibit excellent attention to detail when matching invoices to purchase orders where applicable, • Liaise with the sales team to verify inventory details for artwork related invoices, check for missing information (such as references) and ensure costs are accurately posted., • Prepare weekly payment runs and ensure all payments are made accurately and on time., • Implement problem solving skills to resolve discrepancies when reconciling supplier statements, • Demonstrate excellent communication skills while maintaining positive relationships with suppliers and responding professionally to queries., • Approve and process invoices under set thresholds in a timely manner, • Review and process employee expense claims, ensuring they align with company policies and travel guidelines, and ensure all receipts are itemised and correctly coded before final approval, • Assist in maintaining and improving the expense management system (Concur)., • Perform weekly reconciliations for bank accounts across multiple entities and currencies., • Cross-check that payments and receipts are correctly posted in the system., • Provide administrative management of data, including ensuring supplier and expense data is up to date, currency exchange rates for relevant accounts are up to date, adding suppliers and maintaining codes in financial systems, and maintaining complete records for audit and compliance purposes, • Reconcile VAT statements with paid invoices and support international VAT reporting requirements., • Monitor the finance email inbox, ensuring all queries are addressed or allocated promptly., • Provide overall support to the wider Finance team as required, including opportunity to assist with training staff on processes. Skills and Experience • Previous experience in an Accounts Payable role is essential., • Proficiency with financial systems such as Concur, Compleat, and Sage., • Excellent attention to detail with a high level of accuracy., • Strong organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise workload and manage tight deadlines., • Demonstrated ability to process a high volume of transactions efficiently and effectively., • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, for liaising with internal teams and external suppliers., • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel., • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team., • Experience in handling international VAT and multi-currency accounts is a plus.