Business Admin Manager

We are currently recruiting for a **Business Admin Manager** to join our team in **Jewson Reading** (**RG2 0QQ)**. This a varied role providing key support to the Business Unit Director to ensure that all the branches within the territory are operating effectively and have what they need to run smoothly.

**Hours of Work**: The working hours of this role can be flexible; we are open to full time applicants as well as part time. This can be discussed during screening with our recruitment team

This role is working with **Jewson Reading** part of the STARK Group. We are a leading building materials distributor in Northern Europe. We connect suppliers of heavy building materials with the professional craftsmen who build, renovate, andmaintain the cities of tomorrow.

At STARK Group, we have a strong culture that is built on passionate and dedicated people who thrive in taking responsibility and challenging status quo. We are convinced that our continued success relies on the diverse skills, experiences, and backgroundsthat our employees bring to their everyday work.

The value of equal opportunity is embedded in the way we do business and retain talent groupwide. In our commitment to diversity, we welcome everyone with respect and an open mind

**Is this role right for me?**

We are looking for the right person to fit in with our culture, but we know this needs to be right for you too. Although we do require someone that is experienced in a similar role, a positive attitude and a commitment to your learning and development aremost important.

This role will see you supporting the business unit in delivering on agreed operational targets and objectives by proactively coordinating and managing the collation and sharing of relevant information and supporting and coaching managers in identifyingand addressing areas for improvement. You will oversee and facilitate the effectiveness of administrative tasks within the business unit.

**What will I be doing?**

Key elements of the role will be coaching and guiding Jewson location managers to achieve great branch results through the correct use of systems and data for effective decision making, relating to stock and customer satisfaction. You will be analysing andunderstanding data across the region for continuous improvement, to identify trends and support loss prevention in the stock profile. Acting as a key support to the Regional Director and the branch network you will support the improvement of branch performanceby becoming a system, process and data expert, translating data and trends into manager coaching and support where required. You will need to be a skilled influencer, great at building relationships and savvy with software and data.
- Support and coach managers and colleagues with admin tasks and reporting within the business unit, including ensuring an understanding of and effective utilisation of all business unit reporting
- Proactively support the Business Unit in investigating shrink and producing plans to address areas of concern, reviewing progress against these plans and working with Branch Managers to identify any mitigating actions
- Proactive provision of relevant information and reports to support and coach Branch Manager's in maintaining/improving the branch risk grading
- Provide support to the Business Unit Director on managing costs within the business unit
- Monitor and collate compliance to all company EHS policies and procedures and effectively communicate to the Business Unit Director; supporting and coordinating any required activity
- Manage appropriate elements of colleague admin such as holidays, time recording, training, compliance, appraisal reporting
- Provide general support in branches and the business unit as and when required, including but not limited to, supporting the preparation of stock takes, serving customers, placing purchase orders, organising business meetings and managing allocations atbusiness unit level
- Deliver short-term / one-off projects and activities as required by and to the standards and outcomes agreed with the Business Unit Director.

**Are Jewson an inclusive employer?**
- We're working hard to be, and we're keen to hire talented people regardless of their background, abilities, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, taste in music, fashion sense or anything else that makes you, you
- We understand that a diverse workplace is not only a more enjoyable place to be, but also facilitates better decision making and innovation. So, whoever you are, and whichever Saint-Gobain business you join, you can be sure of a warm welcome with us.

**And what about flexibility?**

The world of work is changing, and at Stark Group we are open to new ways of working in order to attract talented people to our business. We understand that everyone has different needs and commitments. Therefore, we are very open to discuss any flexiblerequirement or need that you may have for this role (this could be flexible hours, a job share, part time, to name a few). We can't guarantee to meet all requests for flexibility when we are recruiting, but we promise to listen.

**We'd love to hear from you, hit apply And a member of our Internal Recruitment team will be in contact with you.