Office Operations Manager (Preston)

OFFICE / OPERATIONS MANAGER

36K TO 42K BASIC PLUS EXCELLENT BENEFITS

FLEXIBLE WORKING, WOULD WORK ACROSS THE CHORLEY AND MANCHESTER CITY CENTRE OFFICES - This would suit an individual that is based North Manchester or Lancashire area ideally

Our client is an exceptionally successful law firm with offices across the North West. Offering a superb working environment in beautiful offices, one even has its own champagne bar! This will be a really varied and rewarding role for someone as you will get to do all sorts of different things. It’s a brand-new role, the business is expanding rapidly and now they really need an individual to provide operations support across a myriad of projects and tasks from sourcing a venue for an event, organising IT system upgrades, to managing office moves and so much more, all whilst working alongside a brilliant bunch of people. They are incredible to work for, offering a flexible, support working environment and a fun exciting culture. They treat their staff incredibly well, even taking the team overseas for treats

Main Duties

· Providing essential operations support to the two Managing Directors – across two businesses

· Managing a variety of projects end to end, which will really vary from IT system upgrades to Events

· Overseeing ad hoc tasks such as office upgrades, sourcing new locations, organising moves where necessary

· Researching suppliers and information for projects and tasks

· Liaising with a myriad of suppliers to build effective relationships, managing costs and service delivery across projects

· Identifying areas for operational improvement to help support the business as it grows, from infrastructure to employee satisfaction

Main Skills and Experience

· Strong background in Operations with some Project Management experience

· Experience of organising company events, functions, offices would be beneficial

· Excellent level of IT literacy with an understanding of CRM systems

· Extremely well organised with a proactive ‘can do’ attitude

· Business minded and able to identify areas of improvement to help the business grow smoothly

· Process driven but also able to think outside the box to problem solve

· Possess excellent communication skills to be able to manage suppliers and contractors

· Used to working in a fast-paced environment

· Willing to undertake a myriad of tasks, with a flexible approach to work

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