Group Services Team Leader - Bensons for Beds : Job Details

Do you have experience in facilities or office management? Are you helpful with financial awareness and a willingness to go above and beyond?

Bensons for Beds is looking for a new and experienced Group Services Team Leader to join our Support centre, with responsibility of leading the Group services team across our network.

Reporting to the Head of Commercial finance, this role will be responsible for leading the Group Services team and function to control the day to day running of the department. You will offer support on category plans and projects and ensuring the department is ahead of any requests.

So, what will you do?

Along with providing guidance and support to the Services Coordinator, you will own the retail facilities category and work on cost saving projects and initiatives. You will also manage the preferred suppliers and handle any performance related issues both day-to day and through annual review.

You will also:

• Work with Retail teams to support with ordering of materials, equipment, new store openings and agree delivery times according to the set schedule.
• Support the business with small and large event planning.
• Work with the internal comms team, and the company intranet, to communicate campaigns to improve store and wider business behaviour.
• Arrange new starter equipment, including but not limited to; Access passes, parking and uniform ordering.
• Check invoices for supplied services and products and approve where appropriate.
• Sense checks all supplier invoices
• Manage Group Services credit card use sorting receipts
• Own the company travel policy, supporting travellers and any ad-hoc requirements
• Booking of internal travel across the business.
• Work with Executive Assistant to accommodate when required

What will you get?

In return for your contribution to the teams performance, we offer a competitive base salary, along with a host of benefits. Including…

• Employee discount scheme for Bensons products
• *Medicash - cashback options for Health and Wellbeing services (dental, optical, virtual GP, other healthcare services and more)
• Unum Income Protection - for peace of mind if you’re off work long term due to illness
• *Pension scheme – provided by Legal & General
• *Discounted Gym membership
• *Cycle to Work scheme
• 33 days Annual Leave as standard plus the option to buy & sell annual leave – you can top up your holiday entitlement or sell unused days to suit you
• *Enhanced maternity and adoption leave
• Access to Retail Trust services (guidance and support on retail issues, mental health, wellbeing & financial topics)
• Learning and development programmes to gain new knowledge and skills
• Career progression – access to internal opportunities to build your career within Bensons for Beds
• *Long service awards and ‘Love to Shop’ voucher rewards to spend as you like

Who do we want?

We are looking for an experienced Group Services professional, with experience of managing a small team, commercial travel who is financially aware, and most importantly, a willingness to go above and beyond. We also want:

• Someone with experience of using Office 365, with a strong skillset around Excel
• Some experience of arranging company events both big and small.
• Someone with knowledge of timebound documents
• A person with experience or the ability to work cross functionally, to influence and communicate at all levels.
• Strong analytical and financial awareness will be important to have.
• Someone Friendly, approachable, hardworking and passionate about delivery a great service.