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Branch Manager - Edinburgh (Lead, Motivate, Inspire) Who We Are We’re the UK’s largest builders’ merchant! With over 500 branches, we provide everything from timber and bricks to kitchens, tools, and equipment. We’re a supportive team offering great career opportunities and the chance to develop new skills. Whether you're in the office, on the shop floor, or handling deliveries, there’s a place here for you to grow. Join us today and see why we’re the trusted choice for builders! What You’ll Be Doing As the go-to person at our Edinburgh branch, you’ll lead a fantastic team, build strong relationships with customers, and ensure the branch stays profitable and runs like clockwork. This fast-paced, rewarding role has you working with a team of 18 people, 5 vehicles, full tool hire, and a Benchmarx kitchen crew. You’ll be right in the action with plenty of customer interaction, keeping everything buzzing and running smoothly. You’ll drive our success by smashing sales targets, boosting profit, and ensuring the team delivers top-notch service with safety at the heart of everything! You’ll also work closely with the Benchmarx/Tool Hire RD to coordinate sales, purchasing, distribution, warehousing, yard operations, safety, and drive overall branch efficiency. What’s In It For You? Joining the UK’s largest builders’ merchant means endless growth opportunities. You’ll be part of a supportive team where your skills truly matter. With over 500 branches nationwide, there’s always room to learn, progress, and make a real impact. We offer: Competitive salary with performance-based bonuses Save-as-you-earn & Buy-as-you-earn schemes for smart financial growth Generous pension scheme Exclusive discounts across various businesses (including 20% off at Toolstation) Wellbeing support to help you feel your best MyPerks discounts at top retailers, restaurants, and more! Working hours: Monday-Friday, 7:30 am - 5:00 pm, with two Saturdays every 4 weeks (8:00 am - 12:00 pm). Enjoy your weekends off! What You’ll Be Responsible For Leading a High-Performing Team: Inspire, coach, and develop your team to achieve targets and deliver exceptional service. Customer-First Approach: Build strong, lasting relationships with customers and suppliers to create an excellent experience every time. Driving Sales & Operational Excellence: Lead sales strategies that boost revenue while managing stock, deliveries, and day-to-day operations. Safety & Compliance: Maintain top health and safety standards and ensure a safe, efficient working environment. Team Growth & Development: Recruit, train, and mentor your team, focusing on career progression and creating a positive work culture. Who You Are You’ll need to be: A Strong Leader: You know how to motivate, delegate, and develop your team, empowering them to take ownership of key areas. A Delegator: You trust your team to take responsibility and lead independently. Collaborative & Open to Learning: You embrace leadership and are always seeking ways to improve and learn from others. A Skilled Communicator: You build strong relationships with both customers and colleagues. Customer-Focused: You always put the customer first, maximizing sales opportunities across the branch. Organized & Efficient: You can plan and prioritize to manage your workload and your team’s. Financially Literate: You use financial and statistical data to make informed decisions. A Culture Builder: You create an inclusive and positive environment that motivates the team and keeps customers coming back. Commercial Decision-Maker: You make business decisions that benefit both the customer and the branch. Competitively Aware: You stay informed about competitors and use that knowledge to drive success. Business-Minded: You treat the branch like your own business, striving for continuous improvement. Compliance-Focused: You ensure the branch meets all legal requirements and keeps up with market trends. How to Apply Ready to be part of something big? Apply now and join a company that values its people. We can’t wait to hear from you! We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to building a diverse team. No matter your background, we believe in giving everyone the chance to succeed. If you're offered the role, it will be a conditional offer, subject to a few background checks. These include a criminal record check (basic DBS), adverse financial check, media search & occupational history review. We do this to ensure we’re keeping both our business and customers safe, and we appreciate your understanding. #TP/BM/3

More About The Role As a Store Manager, your role as ‘shopkeeper’ means you run your own store with an entrepreneurial spirit, with your customers, colleagues and local communities being your number one priority. You’ll lead your team to ensure the store is a great place for people to work and shop! Reporting to the Area Manager you will be responsible for: Leading a team to create a culture where our customer experience is the best in the market, in line with the Morrisons brand. Always challenging and thinking of new ways to serve our customers better. Working hard to get the best out of your store’s commercial performance, treating it as if it was your own business, always thinking of new ways to improve your offering Leading on all people activities including recruitment, induction, training and development, ensuring you build an inclusive culture where everyone is empowered to deliver great customer service. Building and managing relationships, understanding the important role your store plays in supporting the local community. About You Our Store Managers typically have prior experience in fast paced, service focused environments such as retail, convenience or the hospitality sector. This isn’t a must have but you’ll definitely need experience in the following. A passion for spotting and developing talent. Ability to coach, motivate and insp...

A leading UK lifestyle brand is seeking a Part-Time Sales Advisor for their Eastbourne shop. You will deliver exceptional customer service, drive sales, and assist the Store Manager in achieving store goals. The ideal candidate should possess excellent communication skills, resilience, and a passion

Marketing Manager - FreshWipes Location: Hybrid (Eastbourne, East Sussex + WFH) Salary: DOE Contract: Full-time / Permanent Why FreshWipes? FreshWipes is a fast-growing, purpose-led hygiene brand making waves in the FMCG world. Our rinse-free, biodegradable wipes and wash-free body care products are helping thousands stay fresh and confident, no shower required. We’ve been featured in the Daily Mail, stocked online with Superdrug, secured nationwide pharmacy and hospital shop distribution AND we have just signed with a major retailer. We’re looking for a strategic, data-driven, and brilliantly creative Marketing Manager to help us scale up and show the UK what a proper hygiene revolution looks like. If you're equal parts Klaviyo wizard and brand guardian, with a knack for retail-ready marketing, this one’s for you. The role? You’ll be our marketing MVP planning, creating, analysing and evolving campaigns across DTC, retail and beyond. Your fingerprints will be on every touchpoint of our brand, from the shelves of WHSmith to inboxes and Instagram. What you’ll be doing: Strategy & Insight * Shape brand positioning, tone, and go-to-market strategies as we expand into retail * Turn consumer and market insights into smart marketing moves (no guesswork here) * Lead the charge on new product launches and innovation rollouts * Track competitors, trends and industry shifts to keep us ahead of the game Digital Marketing & ECommerce * Own Klaviyo: flows, campaigns, A/B testing, reporting – you’ll know your open rates from your revenue per recipient * Manage our Shopify site: merchandising, apps, CRO, pop-ups, and bundles * Collaborate with our web team to improve UX and keep everything looking sharp and on-brand * Plan and deliver newsletter campaigns, supporting sales and storytelling with every send Creative & Content * Design and brief creative assets in Canva (or with freelance designers) * Write engaging product descriptions, landing page copy and POS material * Bring brand stories to life across digital, retail and PR * Brief and collaborate with our social team to keep content fresh, aligned, and strategic Retail, Trade & Offline Marketing * Plan and create POS for stores (think shelf wobblers, FSDUs, staff packs and planograms) * Support our sales team with trade marketing materials and launch kits * Liaise with retailers on brand visibility, shopper marketing and seasonal activations * Help manage press, TV, and radio campaigns from creative to airtime Analytics, Reporting & Budgets * Own the marketing budget and track campaign ROI * Regularly report on key metrics - website traffic, email performance, CAC, retention etc and recommend adjustments based on performance and testing Collaboration & Cross-Functional Work * Work closely with our founder (she’s fast-paced, strategic, and partial to a bad pun) * Liaise with sales, operations, product development and customer service to keep everything joined up * Manage agencies and freelancers with confidence What we’re looking for: * 3 years + marketing experience in FMCG, Health or beauty * Proven Klaviyo skills (flows, segmentation, reports - we’ll ask for examples) * Strong Shopify experience (and comfort using apps like Rebuy, Recharge, Judge.me etc) * Solid experience creating or managing campaigns across press, radio or TV * Canva confidence and a great eye for design, even if you’re not a full graphic designer * Experience managing agencies, budgets and freelancers * Further to this you will be analytical, proactive and have a passion for building brands with purpose, personality and a bit of cheek Why you’ll love it here: + Hybrid working – we’re based in Eastbourne, and you’ll need to be in the office regularly but we have flexibility to work from home after successful training is completed. + Private Health care + 25 days Annual Leave + Bank holidays + The chance to grow with a scaling brand that’s making a real impact + A seat at the table to shape our future (we’re small enough for your ideas to matter) + Staff discount, free wipes, and the occasional product testing session you probably didn’t expect to enjoy so much + A founder who’s been through the start-up trenches and still thinks this is just the beginning If you’re looking to join a genuinely exciting, scaling business where your opinions truly matter, this could be the opportunity for you. We’re seeking a skilled marketer with experience in Shopify, Canva and Klaviyo ideally within the Health, Beauty or FMCG space. If this is you, we would love to hear from you