General Administration:
Manage incoming calls, emails, and correspondence, ensuring prompt responses and accurate message handling
Maintain accurate records, databases, and filing systems (digital and paper-based)
Prepare reports, presentations, and departmental documentation as required
Support compliance with company policies, health and safety regulations, and industry standards
Sales & Customer Service Support:
Process hire enquiries, quotations, and bookings in line with company procedures
Liaise with customers to confirm requirements, ensuring excellent service delivery
Support the sales team with order processing, client documentation, and aftercare follow-ups
Operations & Logistics:
Assist in scheduling equipment hire, delivery, and collection in coordination with logistics staff
Monitor stock availability and update records of hired assets
Process delivery and collection notes, ensuring all paperwork is accurate and up to date
Finance & Reporting:
Support finance with invoicing, purchase orders, and credit control administration
Track departmental budgets and highlight variances to management
Assist with expense processing and reconciliation of accounts
Cross-Departmental Support:
Provide administrative support to HR, including onboarding documents and training records
Coordinate internal communication between departments to ensure efficient workflow
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across business operations
Training:
Business Administrator Level 3
Off the job training will take place one day a week at Oldham College
Training Outcome:Full-time position for the right candidate.Employer Description:Think Hire is the UK’s premier off-grid Energy-as-a-Service provider.
Offering relocatable renewable energy solutions and cutting-edge solar hybrid power generation, we're not just a company; we're architects of a greener tomorrow.
Pioneers of the Solartainer Versatile range, the world's first adaptable solar hybrid generators, Think Hire is at the forefront of driving positive change in the energy sector, with a focus on reducing carbon emissions and enhancing operational efficiency through an Energy-as-a-service proposition.
Why choose Think Hire as your renewable energy partner?
We are committed to reduce your onsite carbon emissions and operating costs.
All of our assets include remote management and reporting as standard, so you can see your carbon reductions in real-time.
We offer you the most carbon-efficient products and set-ups no matter the project at hand.Working Hours :Monday to Friday
between 9.00 am - 5.00 pmSkills: Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Problem solving skills,Administrative skills,Team working,Initiative....Read more...
Specifically for this role (backed up by the other Product Development Assistant:
Input DD packaging selections for B2C and Mail Order into the system at the point of photography completion of an item & maintain the organisation of the DD packaging library § Develop & maintain effective relationships with Licensor partners to ensure all information communicated is done so in a clear, concise & polite manner internally and externally.
Input and validate physical product specifications on every product before it is passed to the VM team to prepare for sale, including dimensions, weight, packaging info, raw materials and others as needed.
Working with all the licenced product designers to input and administer approval of all licenced samples for Disney and Warner Brothers initially (others later), feeding back changes to the design team and ensuring that the product is not released when not correct and that images and details are updated with approval information.
Positive & proactive engagement with the whole product development & design team to create & sustain a positive & collaborative working environment e.g. Design Meetings. Update the team on important findings to share product development & design knowledge.
Communicate & update photography, VM & marketing teams when necessary to ensure the correct product is on display in the showroom or on the website, particularly for licenced products.
Liaise with the VM team once product enrichment has been completed and checked to brief our showroom style guides, ensuring the vision & initial concept is carried through into commercial display of the product.
Attend UK tradeshows, assisting with set up/break down & display as needed.
Maintain the organisation of the labelling & photography area. Ensure they are clean, tidy & organised well & all rubbish cleared & sent down to the DC.
Assist with packing & unpacking in the showroom during busy periods. In supporting the other Product Development Assistant, this role will include: § Morning check of all supplier communication and liaising with them promptly to arrange the on-time shipment of all samples.
Morning check of all logistics/ freight company communication to ensure the on-time shipment, delivery, clearance and arrival of samples and progression through unpacking, requesting support where possible to ensure all unpacked within 2 days of arrival.
Review and report on all products loaded but not ordered for upcoming seasons and validate their status with BDMs each week.
Supporting the PD team with the administration of range plans and product information ahead of all sign-offs.
Supporting BDMs in managing and preparing the sign-off suite for all sign-off activity, moving, managing and preparing samples.
Unpack the weekly console within 2 days § Unpack Express parcels on the same day as received in order to process them/pass on quickly.
Process all samples throughout the business, ensuring they are booked into the system, labelled, weighed & measured in line with the critical path.
Pass samples received onto the relevant people/teams such as the NAMS & Designers, as quickly as possible, to ensure timely approvals can be made with factories, customers & licences.
Pass Shipment samples over to the correct team member as soon as they arrive & store any spares in the designated area in the PD & D room.
Make sure all samples are tidied away into their correct designated areas ready for selections or sample processing.
Ensure all product holding areas ready for selections are labelled with the most up-to-date signage for the season ahead.
Training:Attend Oldham College one day per week.Training Outcome:To secure employment within the company.Employer Description:We are one of the leading wholesale suppliers of giftware in the UK. We pride ourselves on providing unparalleled levels of customer service and aim to get your goods onto your shop floor as quickly and efficiently as possible from the moment you place an order. We have 12 regional representatives operating across the UK and Ireland and export worldwide to over 75 countries. We also have a dedicated sales team to provide you with any assistance you need by phone. With an in-house design team designing exclusive gifts, as well the procurement of the very best licences, we have a wide range of over 7000 products across more than 30 brands for you to select from.Working Hours :Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 4.30pm or 8.30am - 5.00pm, 30 minutes for lunch.Skills: Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Problem solving skills,Presentation skills,Administrative skills,Number skills,Analytical skills,Logical,Team working,Creative,Initiative,Non judgemental,Patience....Read more...
Greeting and assisting visitors, parents, and pupils.
Answering and directing phone calls and emails.
Supporting administrative tasks such as filing, data entry, and record keeping.
Assisting with attendance and school information systems.
Maintaining confidentiality and safeguarding protocol.
Training:All training will take place in the workplace, with your work based tutor visiting you to do progress reivews and observations. Training Outcome:Potential for a permanent postition within the department.Employer Description:Bare Trees Primary School is a three form entry primary school, with over 670 pupils. We are a large, happy and very busy school.
Our school drivers and acronym underpin our school ethos and all staff work hard to ensure pupils academic and holistic development are at the heart of everything we do. We are very fortunate with our school grounds to be able to take our learning outside of the classroom and this is something the children love to do!Working Hours :Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 4.10pm, term time only plus one week.Skills: Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Problem solving skills,Administrative skills,Team working,Initiative,Non judgemental,Patience....Read more...
