Materials Assistant

**The World of Laings**

Laings is a prestigious family-run jewellers with a legacy spanning over 180 years. Established in 1840 and now safely in the hands of the sixth generation of the Laing family, Laings is one of the largest independent jewellery businesses in the UK.

With six showrooms across Glasgow, Edinburgh, Southampton and Cardiff, Laings offers an expertly curated selection of fine jewellery and luxury watches from some of the world’s most prestigious brands. We also proudly present jewellery design and services by our artisan team of watchmakers, goldsmiths and jewellery designers from our state-of-the-art workshops.

Despite an everchanging landscape, Laings continues to invest in its future. Over the coming years, the company will embark on a journey of evolution to challenge jewellery and watch retail experiences - bringing innovation to different touchpoints of the business, while never forgetting the deep-rooted heritage that anchors the Laings story.

**A Career as Unique as You Are**

With our continuing expansion plans, we have an additional requirement for a pro-active Materials Assistant to join our broader Services team. Assisting in this key integral and interfacing role, you will be responsible for the smooth day to day activities within the Materials division. Offering a wide variety of tasks, this position primarily aims to ensure all materials, components and parts are available to our artisans, including Watchmakers and Goldsmiths.

Reporting directly to Materials Manager you will strive to uphold our Laings brand high-quality service standards. _Our Glasgow, Head Office team assist 37.5 hours per week._
- **Here is How We See Your Role**:_
- Ensure new materials arriving are stocked appropriately, in a timely manner and issued to our stores and artisans in each of our workshops.
- Perform a wide variety of activities including inventory control, materials ordering and handling along with associated administration tasks.
- Assist with material stock takes.
- Source costings, all relevant information required for all enquiries which come from all our Stores and Workshops in relation to materials and place orders, when necessary, all in a timely manner.
- Pick and allocate materials to all service orders in a timely manner, working closely with the design team, watchmakers, goldsmiths and service teams on upcoming and proceeded service jobs.
- Confidently liaise with suppliers and follow through on enquiries from internal and external stakeholders.
- Interact effectively with all areas of our business.
- Commit to continuous learning through our internal and external training programs to widen knowledge and pursue personal development.
- Responsibility of material stock holding in our Head Office and ensure no discrepancies.
- Ensure the Materials Manager is advised of any significant issues.
- **The Perfect Person We are Looking For**:_
- Positive outlook and approach to all tasks.
- A pro-active and contributing team member with the ability to communicate confidently with colleagues and suppliers.
- High degree of attention to detail, organisation and be able to use own initiative.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with strong customer service skills.
- Ability to adapt to changes in the work environment or scope.
- Consistently assist with accuracy and thoroughness, adopting a flexible approach.

**Why Laings?**

We are focused on creating an inclusive culture that nurtures individuality, personal and professional growth, contributing to driving our proud legacy of Laings. Our principles of culture are based on mutual respect, honesty, and trust, to foster an environment ensuring that our passionate employees feel inspired every day.

From unrivalled industry training to discounts on some of the UK leading retailers, Laings has built our approach to benefits around our employees to ensure their happiness, health, and wellbeing. Our benefits are also flexible, meaning that employees can choose benefits to match their individual needs through our bespoke benefits platform.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £22,450.00-£24,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Gym membership
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- Private dental insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme

Work Location: In person