Office Manager / Business Support Services Manager

We are recruiting for an office manager for a large, global product development and manufacturing business. The highly regarded organisation is one of the world’s fastest growing manufacturing businesses within their sector. Our client’s UK business is rapidly expanding and is one of the organisation’s most successful and profitable operations.

The Role

This new and exciting appointment will have accountability for leadership and management of the business support, administration and back office functions.

Responsibilities

Leadership and management of the areas of responsibility including for administration, office, facilities and business support teams totalling 20 individuals.
• Identify and implement business and process improvement opportunities within office and administration functions.
• Ensure the smooth running of office and administration centres.
• Source and make available IT and telecommunication systems required by the business.
• Ensure site facilities and services meet requirement and arrange / source alternative suppliers to meet the demands of the site and business.

Skills and Experience
• Extensive experience business support services, administration or office management
• Team/ people management experience
• IT Literate
• Business function budgetary management

Personal Characteristics
• Someone who is able to challenge, improve and develop existing practices
• Strong people management skills
• Numerate, with awareness
• High degree of integrity
• An enthusiastic outlook, charismatic and with a good sense of humour

Our client is well recognised as a market leading, successful and well respected. The company benefits from significant resources and experiences offered by being a well established business.

This is an exciting and challenging new Office Management appointment. The role will enjoy significant levels of autonomy as well as significant staff and functional management responsibilities. The successful appointee will work with Directors, Managers and staff within the business to ensure the smooth running of the support and administration services