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Ecommerce Assistant

Permanent | Full-time | London | Hybrid

I'm currently recruiting for an Ecommerce Assistant on behalf of my client, a rapidly growing and successful retail business with an extensive store network across the UK.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced Dropship Buying team, supporting the wider Buying function across a broad range of operational, administrative and commercial activities.

The Role

I'm looking for a highly organised, proactive and commercially minded Ecommerce Assistant who enjoys working with data, spreadsheets and multiple priorities.

You'll provide day-to-day support to the Buying team, helping to ensure that product, cost, retail price, margin and supplier information is maintained accurately and efficiently.

This is a hybrid role, with a minimum of two days per week in the London office.

The role would suit someone looking to develop their career within Buying, Merchandising, Commercial or Ecommerce, while gaining valuable exposure to a fast-moving retail environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day administrative and operational support to the Dropship Buying team.
• Maintain accurate product, cost, retail, margin and supplier information across relevant systems, trackers and internal documents.
• Support the Buying team with the administration and processing of new lines, commercial changes and product amendments.
• Identify discrepancies and take appropriate action, escalating where required.
• Support supplier administration, including invoice queries, account queries, sales reporting and general supplier communications.
• Assist Buyers with ad hoc requests, reporting, analysis and administrative tasks to support day-to-day trading activity.
• Ensure key trackers, working documents and reports are accurate, up to date and completed within agreed timescales.
• Work collaboratively with Buyers, suppliers and wider internal teams to resolve queries and ensure information is processed efficiently.
• Use initiative to identify issues, investigate problems and find practical solutions.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, reduce manual administration and increase efficiency across the Buying team.
• Take ownership of assigned tasks and ensure actions are followed through to completion.
• Provide flexible support across the wider Buying function and assist with other duties or projects as required.

What I'm Looking For

You'll be highly organised, detail-focused and comfortable working with data in a fast-paced environment.

Essential skills and experience:

• Strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritise effectively.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills.
• Confidence working with Excel and spreadsheets.
• Ability to work accurately with large volumes of data.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• A proactive approach and the ability to use initiative.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a willingness to investigate issues and find solutions.
• Ability to work independently while contributing effectively to a wider team.
• Comfortable working to deadlines and adapting to changing priorities.

Desirable experience:

• Previous experience within Buying, Merchandising, Ecommerce, Commercial, Retail or a similar administrative role.
• Experience working within a retail or dropship environment.
• Experience using Power BI or similar reporting tools.
• Experience working with product, cost, retail or margin data.
• Understanding of supplier management and/or invoice processes.
• Experience using internal product or ecommerce systems.
• Advanced Excel skills, including formulas, lookups and data manipulation. xwwtmva

£30000 - £31000 / year

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As our Fitness Experience & Delivery Manager, you'll play a key role in shaping the future of fitness environments across Places Leisure. You'll lead the development and delivery of fitness investment projects, ensuring our gyms, studios and group cycle spaces provide exceptional customer experiences while delivering strong commercial performance.

Working closely with colleagues across Product, Commercial, Operations, Finance, Procurement and Customer Experience, you'll use customer insight, market trends and operational data to influence investment decisions and optimise fitness environments across the estate. You'll oversee capital investment programmes, manage fitness asset performance and lifecycle planning, and evaluate projects using participation, retention, customer satisfaction and commercial measures. You'll also build strong supplier partnerships, drive continuous improvement and act as a subject matter expert for fitness environments and investment planning.

This is a national role with travel required on an ad hoc basis. You'll be aligned to your nearest Places Leisure centre, which will act as your designated base location.

Essential Criteria

• Proven experience leading multi-site fitness, leisure, hospitality or customer environment projects.
• Experience managing capital investment programmes, asset management activities or facilities development projects.
• Demonstrable experience evaluating investment performance, commercial outcomes and return on investment (ROI).
• Experience managing supplier relationships, contracts and service level agreements.
• Ability to analyse customer, operational and financial data to support business decisions and investment planning.

More about you

You'll have a track record of successfully delivering projects across multi-site environments and be confident managing investment programmes from planning through to implementation. You enjoy using data and insight to make informed decisions and can balance customer needs with commercial objectives.

You'll be highly organised, proactive and solutions focused, with experience working with suppliers and stakeholders to deliver positive outcomes. Knowledge of asset management, lifecycle planning or procurement processes would be beneficial, as would experience within the leisure, fitness or hospitality sectors. Most importantly, you'll be passionate about creating outstanding customer experiences and driving continuous improvement.

What you'll get We know rewarding work deserves rewarding benefits. That's why, alongside a competitive salary, you'll have access to a package designed to support you at work and beyond. You'll receive: • Pension with matched contributions up to 7%

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• Bonus scheme for colleagues at 2%
• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) with the option to buy or sell days
• Healthcare cashback plan for everyday medical costs, with private GP and health support services available
• Comprehensive wellbeing support including counselling, flu jabs, our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and access to our Wellbeing Hub, supporting your mental, physical and financial wellbeing
• Access to Our Place Rewards, offering discounts and savings on groceries, travel, shopping, home products and other lifestyle purchases
• Ongoing training, professional qualifications, internal development programmes and career progression opportunities
• Recognition programmes including Star Awards and Colleague Awards, celebrating achievements and recognising great work
• Strong focus on inclusion, wellbeing and colleague engagement
• Free membership to Places Gyms
• Life Assurance to provide financial security for your loved ones, alongside access to will writing services to help you plan for the future with confidence

What's next?

If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then click apply. You will be redirected to our careers site where you can discover more about the role, read a full job description and apply directly to us.

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided they meet the essential criteria for the role. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in your application. We are dedicated to creating a supportive and accessible recruitment process for all.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview experience, please let us know. We're happy to work with you to ensure you have the opportunity to perform at your best.

If you are a Places for People customer and you're looking for support with your application, please contact our skills and employment team on .

We understand the importance of a supportive and inclusive work culture so please talk to us at interview about flexibility you may need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we promise not to judge you for asking. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times or compressed hours.

If you are a recruitment agency please note we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls

Safeguarding

At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect.

We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. xwwtmva Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment.

By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities

Ready to make your application Please do read through the description at least once before clicking on Apply.

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More about PfP

Many organisations offer interesting work. Few offer the opportunity to improve lives at scale. At Places for People, we're creating thriving communities, providing homes, support, and opportunities that help people live healthier, happier, and more successful lives. For those who want their work to deliver meaningful impact beyond commercial outcomes, this is a chance to combine professional excellence with genuine social purpose.

More about the team

The Data and Platform Engineering team are the foundation for the Data Office function. Responsible for designing, building, and maintaining PfP's data platform we extract data from source, transform it into a usable format, load it into consumer models and martsand build and manage the infrastructure to do all this work.

Data Engineering are transforming the way PfP consumes data. Having transitioned from On Premise to Google Cloud we are in the process of building a leading-edge Data Mesh platform. This is an exciting time to join a growing business function, with the opportunity to make your mark defining the architecture of the data platform and the continued development of the data engineering function.

The Role of the Data Architect

The Data Architect occupies a pivotal position within our data engineering team, driving both strategic and enabling initiatives. This individual is instrumental in ensuring that our data platform supports decentralisation, in line with data mesh principles. Furthermore, the Data Architect guarantees that our data products are interoperable, well-governed, and consistently aligned with both enterprise standards and the overarching data platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Data Platform Architecture Design: Overseeing the comprehensive design of the data platform's architecture, ensuring it meets current and future needs.
• Architectural Documentation: Producing clear, detailed architectural documentation and diagrams to facilitate understanding and implementation.
• Domain-Oriented Ownership: Embedding a domain-oriented ownership model and fostering a Data as a Product (DaP) mindset across all development efforts.
• Tool and Service Evaluation: Assessing and recommending the most suitable tools, infrastructure, and services to enhance the platform.
• Architectural Standards: Establishing and maintaining architectural standards, reference architectures, and best practices throughout the team.
• Governance: Designing solutions that uphold governance, security, and quality requirements.
• Data Product Design Standards: Ensuring that data products are discoverable, interoperable, and trustworthy, adhering to high standards.
• Data Pipeline Design: Designing robust data pipelines, including batch, event-driven, and streaming architectures.
• Operational Considerations: Addressing operational concerns such as security, scalability, performance, observability, and user experience.

Collaboration and Advisory Functions

The Data Architect works closely and collaboratively with the Principal Data Platform Engineer and the Principal Data Engineer to architect and develop the data platform. In this capacity, the Data Architect acts as a trusted advisor on data strategy and platform direction, providing valuable input on data capabilities and trade-offs, and making significant contributions to the development of the data roadmap.

In addition, the Data Architect partners with domain squads, assisting them in designing robust data products and providing architectural designs and technical guidance. The role also encompasses the mentorship of engineers and analysts in areas such as data modelling, integration, and design best practices, thus strengthening the overall technical capability of the team.

At Places for People, we are committed to a safe working environment so a basic DBS check is mandatory.

Profile Overview

As an experienced and talented Data Solutions Architect, you possess a proven track record alongside hands-on cloud platform expertise spanning Google Cloud Platform, Azure, or AWS. Your innovative approach is characterised by a commitment to researching emerging technologies, ensuring the most effective solutions are identified for any given challenge. When faced with problems, you demonstrate logical thinking, systematically breaking them down into actionable outcomes and documenting your proposals comprehensively.

Ownership and Leadership

You are recognised for taking ownership and responsibility, proactively advancing the data platform while maintaining a vigilant stance to minimise risks consistent with business appetite. Your strong understanding of building robust data mesh architectures is complemented by thorough knowledge of data security and GDPR requirements.

Collaboration and Communication

Your engagement with the broader data community enables you to gain valuable insights into their needs, fostering trusted relationships across IT and throughout the business. Your ability to communicate clearly and concisely with non-technical stakeholders ensures they fully understand the objectives, rationale, and methodology behind proposed solutions.

Drive and Mentorship

Self-motivated and equipped with excellent leadership skills, you consistently drive innovation and actively mentor team members, further enhancing the capabilities and cohesion of your team.

Experience & Skills

• Experience as aDataSolutions Architect or similar role with strong track record.
• Good understanding of Google's Big Query platform.
• Expertise in data platform architecture, configuration, and optimisation with a focus on MPP databases like Google BigQuery.
• Strong knowledge of data mesh principles, database design, data warehousing concepts, and ETL/ELT processes.
• Exceptional problem solving and analytical skills with an eye for identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal with the ability to explain in detail technical solutions to engineers and at high level to non-technical executives

We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.

We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:

• Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly
• Pension?with matched contributions up to 7%
• Excellent holiday package – 35 days annual leave?with the option to buy or sell leave
• Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year
• A bonus scheme for all colleagues at 2%
• Training and?development
• Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much?more.

What's next?

If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then click apply. You will be redirected to our careers site where you can discover more about the role, read a full job description and apply directly to us.

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided they meet the essential criteria for the role. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in your application. We are dedicated to creating a supportive and accessible recruitment process for all.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview experience, please let us know. We're happy to work with you to ensure you have the opportunity to perform at your best.

If you are a Places for People customer and you're looking for support with your application, please contact our skills and employment team on .

We understand the importance of a supportive and inclusive work culture so please talk to us at interview about flexibility you may need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we promise not to judge you for asking. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times or compressed hours.

If you are a recruitment agency please note we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls

Safeguarding

At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect.

We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. xwwtmva Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment.

By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities

Find out if this opportunity is a good fit by reading all of the information that follows below.

This is a varied role that will suit someone who enjoys working independently, travelling to sites, and producing high-quality, accurate reports. If is essential that you already hold a Level 3 Domestic Energy Assessor (DEA) qualification to be considered for this role

Where will I be working?

This is a field-based role covering all areas of and the surroundings of London, you'll be convenient based to cover your portfolio in these locations and surrounding areas

What you'll be doing

• Carrying out fire asset checks in line with internal procedures, accurately identifying and reporting any risks or defects
• Undertaking on-site property inspections including essential checks of fire doors, emergency lighting, fire alarms, sprinkler systems within communal and demised areas, capturing clear evidence and escalating issues where required
• Completing full domestic EPC assessments, including measurements, data capture, photographic evidence and lodgement
• Supporting additional inspection types as the service develops
• Maintaining accurate, high-quality inspection records and submitting findings within agreed timescales
• Working flexibly across locations and, where required, adjusting working hours (including occasional evenings or weekends) to meet service needs
• Representing Osterna and RMG professionally at all times when interacting with residents, clients and colleagues

What we're looking for

Essential:

• Level 3 Domestic Energy Assessor (DEA) qualification
• Full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to produce high-quality assessment reports
• Confidence using IT systems, including Microsoft Office and web-based platforms
• Excellent organisation and time-management skills
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with a professional and approachable manner
• Ability to undertake regular site visits, including walking and stair use

Desirable:

• Experience working in residential or social housing environments
• Previous experience of property inspections, fire asset checks or compliance-related roles

What does RMG have to offer you?

• A competitive salary and benefits package
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising with service
• Option to buy or sell annual leave
• Flexible and agile working where role allows
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and employee assistance programmes
• Life assurance and enhanced pension scheme
• Access to learning, development and professional qualifications
• The opportunity to work for a market-leading organisation with a strong focus on people, safety and service excellence

What's next?

If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then click apply. You will be redirected to our careers site where you can discover more about the role, read a full job description and apply directly to us.

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided they meet the essential criteria for the role. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in your application. We are dedicated to creating a supportive and accessible recruitment process for all.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview experience, please let us know. We're happy to work with you to ensure you have the opportunity to perform at your best.

If you are a Places for People customer and you're looking for support with your application, please contact our skills and employment team on .

We understand the importance of a supportive and inclusive work culture so please talk to us at interview about flexibility you may need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we promise not to judge you for asking. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times or compressed hours.

If you are a recruitment agency please note we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls

Safeguarding

At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect.

We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. xwwtmva Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment.

By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities

Candidates should take the time to read all the elements of this job advert carefully Please make your application promptly.

Alongside this, a strong focus on employee wellbeing ensures that individuals feel supported, engaged, and able to perform at their best. This holistic approach not only enhances personal and professional potential but also enables the business to deliver exceptional service and tailored solutions to its customers.

Through this commitment, our client consistently exceeds expectations and continues to set new standards of excellence within the industry.

They are now seeking a Business Manager for their API's and Drug Delivery

Systems Division. This position will be home based. The geographical territory is UK and Ireland with regular visits to customers and occasional visits to their HQ office in the Midlands. This position is a full-time permanent role and will report to the Division Manager.

The candidate can be based anywhere in Ireland or the UK (Travel to Ireland would be approx. 2 / 3 times a month and the rest is travel weekly across UK)

Job Purpose

• To create and maintain a profitable and sustainable Business Unit, specifically for Custom Synthesis in Ireland.
• The Business Manager will develop long-term business relationships with Key Customers
• The role holder will create unique and compelling sales propositions for the client's custom synthesis platform, APIs and drug delivery systems.
• The Business Manager will drive business growth, interrogating tools available to develop new opportunities. They will engage with the substantial technical, commercial and manufacturing support available to ensure growth.

Key Responsibilities

Customer Sales

• Develop c50 Key accounts
• Build an opportunity bank of 100 opportunities
• Develop 30 – 50 active sales projects
• Manage an existing account portfolio for growth
• Establish strong, long-term client relationships
• Communicate the clients value proposition to major customers on a regular basis and uncover unmet needs
• Suggest solutions and innovative ideas with the technical team to meet customer needs
• Act as the liaison between key customers and internal teams
• Identify and approach new potential strategic customers

Manufacturer Relationships

• Develop relationships with suppliers of all key product groups
• Obtain marketing information using substantial resources available
• Ensure adequate stock
• Communicate with supplier partners (reports, sales figures, market information, product development
• Cultivate new supplier partners.

Qualifications and Experience

• Educated to BSc level (or equivalent) in a relevant scientific discipline
• Experience of the Irish pharmaceutical pipeline in API's and drug delivery systems
• Sales success in a B2B environment
• Proven experience as a Business Manager/Account Manager in the Life Science Industry
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Business acumen to attract and develop new supplier partners
• Experience of using CRM software and MS Office
• Solution seeking attitude
• Demonstrates Drive, a Growth Mindset and a Team player approach
• Excellent analytical and organisation skills
• Determination, energy, tenacity, enthusiasm, loyalty. xwwtmva
• Hold a full driving License

In return, our client is offering a package including a competitive basic salary of around £55,000 per annum (salary is very negotiable and dependent on experience), plus benefits which include bonus, an expensed company car, five weeks holiday, pension and healthcare.

To apply for the above position, please send your C.V to Louise - Director at Atom Scientific Recruitment Ltd.