Role: Retail Ops Co-ordinator Location: Head Office, Havant, PO9 1QJ Working Arrangements: Hybrid Working (3 days per week office based) Contract: Full Time, Permanent Role Summary To support the Retail Operations Lead in setting out seasonal and weekly communication, policy, guidelines and projects to support retail channel. This position involves supporting all the operational aspects of the business, coordinating with various departments to ensure efficiency and effectiveness in processes. The Retail Operations Co-ordinator should manage their day-to-day tasks. They will be able to take care of multiple responsibilities, including scheduling and coordinating events, as well as managing resources. The Retail Operations Co-ordinator must have excellent time management skills, be able to prioritise tasks, and be able to work with others on a team. They must also possess excellent interpersonal skills, which allows them to build strong relationships with colleagues. Role Responsibilities
1. Support the Retail Operations Lead in pulling together all required documentation to be shared with stores
2. Fielding calls and emails into Retail Operations and responding to store queries
3. Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and organizational standards and practices.
4. Supporting the delivery of seasonal events for the field team including conference calls.
5. Maintaining, improving and developing central shared drive filing, working with IT to develop approaches which are efficient and effective and embracing opportunities through systems development. Maintain and update policy and best practice documentation
6. Act as a central point of contact in Head Office for information relating to retail operations
7. Support the Retail Operations Manager to ensure all legal and compliance audit information is completed timely and accurately.
Skills and Experience
8. Effective communicator both written and verbal across different departments
9. Excellent Customer Service skills to stores and HO functions
10. Strong administration, organisational and time management skills
11. Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise effectively
Role Competencies
12. Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Excel, Word and Powerpoint
13. Good understanding of Store/Retail Operations processes and procedures
14. Understanding of budgets
15. Willingness to learn, flexible
16. Strong administration skills
Key Contacts and Relationships:
17. Store Managers and their crews
18. HO functions ¿ HR, property, IT, DBMS
19. Liaison with suppliers ¿ data, information, consumables and event management
Accountable for Resources:
20. Shared filing and documentation
21. Audit trail of information; store databases accurate
22. Support Retail Operations Manager with centrally managed cost base