Reference Number: 1400

Date: 30/08/2019

A leading European retail equipment business is looking for a Senior Sales Manager for their UK operation

This is a long-term career opportunity. The current Managing Director is retiring in five years time. The Senior Sales Manager will be their successor, moving up to the position of Sales & Marketing Director within 1-2 years, and subsequently to MD in 4-5 years time, ready to take over the overall running of the UK business

The immediate requirement is for an established sales manager to join the business, with the key objective to manage existing clients, and introduce new clients, to gradually grow the sales turnover and the business overall

The key criteria for the role are as follows: -

• reporting directly to the UK MD
• strong understanding of retail
• background and experience in retail display equipment
• good technical knowledge
• strong sales skills, with successful track-record in new business development
• record of achievement in client account development and growth
• evidence of leadership ability
• capable of moving up to Sales Director within 1-2 years, and subsequently to take on role of MD within 5 years
• someone who is ‘hands-on’, and able to work with a small, closely-knitted team
• able to travel freely and extensively within the UK, and occasionally to the main head office in Europe
• ideally living within commuting distance of office at in Yorkshire
• package to consist of basic salary £60k - £65k, company car, private health, 25 days holiday (moving up to 29 days pro-rata 1 day per year)

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Reference Number: 1403

Date: 30/08/2019

A well-established, successful, and growing POS/POP agency is looking for a talented Creative 3D Designer

The award-winning design team has an excellent reputation for the creative quality of their work

The individual should be absolutely passionate about design, with high levels of creativity, imagination and flair

Key criteria for the role include: -

• strong conceptual and creative flair
• able to sketch and evolve ideas on paper, often in front of clients
• experienced working with 3D StudioMax
• 3-5 years experience of POS/POP
• strong knowledge of retail, consumer and brand marketing, with a sound grasp of the "shopper journey"
• independent thinker
• team player with good relationship building skills
• good communication skills
• able to interface with clients and present ideas and proposals
• able to mentor and advise other colleagues
• curious and ambitious to actively seek new design challenges and improve overall skills

Salary range is £35,000 to £40,000

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Reference Number: 1404

Date: 30/08/2019

A leading retail design and display business is looking to recruit a Junior Technical Designer

The key criteria are as follows: -

Main Duties:

• Working with the conceptual designer to realise the chosen design.
• Develop solutions to design/assembly/manufacturing problems.
• Take approved visuals/concepts and produce prototype and manufacturing drawings.
• Work closely with your colleagues in the supply department to ensure the right supply chain solutions for the project are selected. Liaise as necessary with factories to resolve and questions and problems.
• Manage construction and completion of the Team prototypes. Evaluate and redesign prototypes as necessary to ensure that the delivered unit performs satisfactorily.
• Visit factories as needed to verify display construction, specifications and quality.
• Ensure required project documentation adheres to company defined processes - detailed 2D Drawings, Parts Lists, QC guidelines, Technical Specification Sheets and Assembly Diagrams.
• Highly motivated, with good interpersonal skills to benefit the team particularly during pressured periods.

 Experience and Qualifications:

• Degree or similar level qualification in product design engineering or related discipline.
• 0-2 years’ experience of working in POP/ fixture design industry
• Working understanding and experience in designing for manufacturing displays in

1. Metal:      sheet, wire tubular fabrication, welding and finishing.
2. Plastic:    sheet fabrication, vacuum forming, injection moulding, extrusion
3. Wood:     fabrication and finishing

• Self-motivated -  not needing constant supervision to stay productive
• Experienced user 3D parametric CAD, Solidworks preferred
• Sketching ability
• Positive approach to problem solving / lateral thinking.
• Design development and project process awareness
• Good attention to detail
• Good interpersonal skills—works well in a team environment
• Ability to work flexible hours, available to travel

Salary  -  to £25,000

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Reference Number: 1405

Date: 30/08/2019

A leading retail design and display business is looking to recruit a Technical Designer

The key criteria for the role are as follows: -

Key Function

• Working as part of the cross-functional team you will transform visualised concepts into manufacturing-ready drawings.
• You may be required to receive project briefings direct from the client.
• You will be responsible for checking prototypes and factory first-off production units, presenting them to clients as appropriate to advance the project, travelling both within the UK and overseas as needed.
• You are responsible for meeting deadlines, working with your colleagues to design displays that can be manufactured to client expectations. You will need to manage your own time effectively and communicate clearly with all your team members to ensure all are on track.
• You will be the design champion for your team’s projects, owning the design and making it your responsibility to deliver it to the best quality possible.

 Main Duties

• Working with the team Concept Designer and external design agencies to realise the chosen concept.
• Sketch solutions to assembly/manufacturing problems or for estimation purposes.
• Take approved visuals/concepts and produce 3D models and manufacturing drawings using SolidWorks.
• Ensure projects are designed to budget, actively looking for and promoting cost-saving opportunities during design development.
• Work closely with Project Buyers to develop the appropriate combination of design and supplier, ensuring that designs meet the manufacturing capabilities of the supply base. Be conscious of varying regional supply capabilities and designing for the right market.
• Manage the build and completion of your prototypes, ensuring the unit is presented to the client on time.
• Visit factories as needed to verify display construction, specifications and quality.
• Ensure project documentation adheres to company defined processes - detailed Parts Lists, first off report, QC guide lines and assembly diagrams.
• Ensure designs are fit for purpose, adhering to any client requirements or health & safety needs.
• Managing your time and projects to meet agreed deadlines
• Maintain excellent communication across all departments ensuring all relevant project information is circulated to all parties
• Highly motivated you can bring a sense of humour and good interpersonal skills to benefit during pressured periods.

Experience and Qualifications

• 3+ years’ experience of working in POP and Retail design industry
• An understanding and ideally experience with designing for manufacturing processes;

• Steel fabrication - sheet metal, wire, tube, finishing
• Plastic - injection moulding, sheet fabrication, vacuum forming, extrusions
• Wood fabrication - sheet (MDF/chipboard), timber, wood by-products,

• Good electronics knowledge, particularly with LED lighting.
• Self-motivated
• A good communicator, able to get ideas across and manage expectations in a non-confrontational manner
• User of SolidWorks (or similar 3D modeller)
• Positive approach to problem solving / lateral thinking
• Process discipline – good attention to detail, ensuring compliance and correct completion of all processes
• Good time management, working in an organised fashion
• Good interpersonal skills – working well in a team environment
• Ability to work flexible hours when necessary
• Available to travel.
• Sketching ability is an advantage

 Education

• 3D Design degree or mechanical engineering degree

 Salary  -  to £40,000

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Reference Number: 1406

Date: 30/08/2019

A leading retail, design and display consultancy are looking for a Retail Project Manager to provide maternity cover

The key criteria for the role are as follows: -

Objective

To co-ordinate and facilitate the flow of projects through the business in the most efficient and effective manner ensuring margin opportunities are maximised at all times.

Key Function

Responsible for the execution of display and merchandising projects. Working closely with functional partners, facilitate all aspects of project development from receipt of brief through to approval of first off article and then through support of admin team, to client delivery. Work directly with clients, external agencies and internal team associates as key contact to obtain all relevant project data and deliverables on time. Serve as client advocate (client champion) in resolving issues and bringing projects to completion. 

Key Duties

• Review project briefs with the Account Manager prior to distribution to fully understand the client requirements, to ensure all correct details are included and all information is complete and ensuring budgets & time lines are achievable. (particularly between design and supply).  Communicate these through to the various team members.

• Call and lead project kick-off and handover meetings between concept design, technical design and supply. Agree timelines and milestones.

• Create, manage and monitor the overall project time plan with the individual stakeholders to ensure delivery on plan

• Monitor budget compliance through the life of a project, drive for improvements, escalate cost increases.

• Verify cost estimates are correct, and where they need to be prior to passing to sales person.

• Review and establish team priorities and communicate change to Account Managers / Directors.

• Act as the facilitator working with the team to break through issues or logjams which occur during a project lifecycle.   Ensure team members meet deadlines with correct and on-brief deliverables

• Up-issue project briefs and orders due to internal decisions, artwork requirements, assembly guides etc

• Call and lead team meetings

• Serve as liaison to client contacts, coordinating client needs and requests with the company and other third party agency needs. Report implications and outcomes of project change (pre and post order) to client and across the company's partners.

• Work proactively on methods to drive efficiency and reduce cost in all areas throughout the business.

• Analyse and review project performance with the team to ensure continuous improvement.

 KPI’s

• Manage a project to ensure delivery within the agreed timeframe.

• Monitor and report on budget compliance throughout the project lifespan.

• Schedule and lead kick-off and handover meetings in order to quickly establish a project timeline.

• Accurate reporting on projects to the client / sales / directors to ensure that all relevant parties are kept informed of and project related deviations, delay or other issues.

Experience, Qualifications & Skills

• 3+ years experience of working in PM role preferably within POP, Store Fixture or Retail sector or equivalent.
• Strong track record of successful customer management with bespoke projects, preferably in permanent materials such as wood, plastics and steel.  Prefer experience working directly with global brands or directly with retailers
• Experience of Microsoft Office, including strong excel skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Good interpersonal and motivational skills.
• Highly numerate and able to analyse and add value to information
• Attention to detail and well developed organisational skills, able to multi-task on simultaneous projects
• Able to ‘think out of the box’
• Ability to work flexible hours, available to travel

Salary range  -  £45,000 to £50,000

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Reference Number: 1401

Date: 23/08/2019

Our client is renowned for being supply chain experts, working with retailers and brands on a global basis

Due to sustained growth, they want to recruit a talented Project Engineer to their team

Location is flexible; ideally between London and Leicester. The role would be based from home, but includes regular travel to meet colleagues, clients and suppliers

The key criteria for the role are as follows: -

The Company
A young and rapidly growing company with a transparent supply chain solution to deliver lowest global cost for retail fixtures and point of purchase displays (POP). They work with blue-chip names and well-known brands and retailers in different continents.

Their team members work from a virtual office online, no commuting!... That’s because they hire on skills, not on location; and that’s just one part of their uniqueness.

Person Description
You have a good solid knowledge on steel, wood and plastic fabrications, and with good understanding of engineering drawings. Your position will develop into project engineering running exciting manufacturing projects in China, Eastern Europe and the Americas, whilst keeping close contact with key customers around the world. Lots of room to progress on a unique experience that can forge a promising career.

Responsibilities

• To pick up manufacturing briefs and/or purchase orders and convert them into clear and concise instructions for the team to process
• Plan and execute project work, evaluate, improve and implement new product/process concepts within a manufacturing environment
• Work in close co-operation with Operations, Sales and Production Management as well as external suppliers and customers within a global environment
• Manage projects in a timely manner, according to a structured development process

Skills

• Good time and tasks management capabilities
• Proficient in manufacturing processes
• Understanding of logistics and shipping
• Understanding of 3D CAD software and Excel.
• Good IT skills
• Lots of initiative
• Great organisational skills
• The ability to explain design ideas and plans clearly
• Confident decision-making ability
• Excellent communication skills
• The ability to work within budgets and to deadlines
• Good team-leading skills

Salary - in the range of £30k to £35k according to experience and ability

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Reference Number: 1402

Date: 03/09/2019

Our client is renowned for being supply chain experts, working with retailers and brands on a global basis

Due to sustained growth, they want to recruit a talented Project Engineer to their team

Location is flexible; ideally between London and Leicester. The role would be based from home, but includes regular travel to meet colleagues, clients and suppliers

The key criteria for the role are as follows: -

The Company
A young and rapidly growing company with a transparent supply chain solution to deliver lowest global cost for retail fixtures and point of purchase displays (POP). They work with blue-chip names and well-known brands and retailers in different continents.

Their team members work from a virtual office online, no commuting!... That’s because they hire on skills, not on location; and that’s just one part of their uniqueness.

Person Description

You will become a bridge between sales and production, running manufacturing projects in China, Eastern Europe and the Americas, whislt keeping close contact with customers in the UK and other regions across the world

Responsibilities

• to pick up manufacturing briefs and / or purchase orders and convert them into clear and concise instructions for the team to process
• plan and execute project work, evaluate, improve and implement new product / process concepts within a manufacturing environment
• work in close co-operations with Operstaions, Sales and Production Management as well as external suppliers and customers within a global environment
• manage projects in a timely manner, according to a structured development process

Key Requirements

• strong knowledge of a wide variety of materials - metal, wood, plastics, acrylics
• sound knowledge and familiarity with manufacturing and production processes for all the above materials
• affinity and experience of technical design drawings
• strong purchasing background
• experience of working with global suppliers, especially in south-east Asia
• strong client-facing skills
• good communicator
• strong team player
• excellent attention to detail
• 'can do' attitude; able to work alone and on own initiative

Salary   £40,000 plus bonus

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Reference Number: 1407

Date: 03/09/2019

Our client is an established POP agency

Due to growth, they are looking to recruit an Account Manager

The individual will take responsibility for a key client account within the sport / sports fashion sector

Key requirements

• experience of POS / POP sector (ideally 3 years+)
• excellent communication and client-facing skills
• able to take a client design brief, and accurately communicate this to the in-house design team
• proven ability to manage and grow / develop client accounts
• willing to travel throughout UK and occasionally in Europe
• team player

Salary / Package

• £40,000 basic salary; £5,000 car allowance; bonus

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