NJR Recruitment

Buying Assistant Home Textiles Oldham - Hybrid Would suit a Buying Assistant or Buying Administrator Due to their ever-expanding growth our client, a supplier of beautiful home textiles now has an excellent opportunity for a Category Buying Assistant to join their fast paced team Job Purpose: Responsible for preparing and analysing commercial data and market trends to support profitable sales growth of our customer and ourselves. Support the Category Manager to deliver a pipeline of new product for customer selection. Maintain required administration accurately and completely. Responsibilities Market / Competitor Understanding Understand what the competition are selling / pricing structures / marketing for given product areas. Product Development Spot and development new products sales opportunities. Create development diaries and track and push internally and externally with the factories any developments. Samples management required for customer meetings. Pricing Costing for new factory designs Cross Costing Current designs Updating current and new prices on JDE price list Critical Path Management - New Ranges Setting up critical paths with factories for selected products ensuring we can meet the required shipment dates to meet launch. Creating and sending out internally packaging forms and photography forms Responsible for weekly Intake sheets being updated and sent to our Customer giving overview of approvals and what is outstanding. Escalating and tracking any products at risk and agreeing an action plan. Work with the Technical team to highlight any potential issues. Track these through development to resolve. Communicate across various departments to ensure we are hitting key dates on critical path. Creating and sending out internally packaging forms and photography forms Range Management Ensuring all our live lines costing sheets is correct and up to date and corresponds with TB JDE system. Each Season adding new and removing discontinued lines ready for the following seasons negotiations. Updating development documents Customer Meetings Creating initial PowerPoints to send out to internally/ customers Requirements: Advanced excel skills required and ability to work with mass data. Ability to communicate with Customers and Suppliers on Teams calls and face to face meetings. Ability and the confidence to produce and present Power points internally and externally. Attention to detail is critical as dealing with large amounts of data. Understand the specification of the product in more detail to give you greater understanding on developing right products for the customer. Able to work on own initiative. Enjoys working as part of a wider team and likes to get stuck in. Apply online or for further information contact one of our specialist consultants quoting reference number: NJR16318

Client Service Administrator - Financial Planning Location: Central Manchester Salary: £26,700 - £30,000 Full-Time Permanent NJR Recruitment is excited to be representing a well-established, independent financial planning firm in their search for a Client Service Co-ordinator. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with financial planning admin experience who's passionate about delivering exceptional service to clients and working closely with financial advisers and paraplanners. Benefits: days holiday + bank holidays 2. Private Medical Insurance 3. Life Assurance 4. Income Protection 5. Company Pension Key Responsibilities: 1. Liaise with clients and providers via phone, email, and video 2. Support Financial Planners with day-to-day tasks and client file management 3. Book appointments, manage diaries, and prepare detailed meeting packs 4. Submit instructions to platforms and providers 5. Maintain client records and ensure all data is accurately updated in back-office systems (Intelligent Office) 6. Collaborate with paraplanners and key stakeholders to ensure the smooth delivery of the Financial Planning Service What We're Looking For: 1. Previous experience in a financial planning admin or support role 2. Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, Teams, SharePoint) 3. Familiarity with Intelligent Office (IO) 4. Excellent organisational and communication skills 5. A proactive, team-oriented individual with strong attention to detail If this sounds like you apply directly or for further information speak to one of our specialist consultants quoting reference NJR 16690

CLIENT SUPPORT - PENSIONS & INVESTMENTS WILMSLOW UP TO 30,000 Our Client is an established and well known firm of Independent Financial Advisers based in a beautiful location of South Cheshire. Led by professionally qualified team, they provide comprehensive Corporate & Personal Financial Planning that includes; Employee Benefits, Investments, Retirement Planning and Tax advice. Due to internal promotion, an experienced Administrator is now required to support an highly technical Partner in the business. This will be a very busy and demanding role, and daily duties will consist of; To provide a first class administration service, together with a dedicated Paraplanner, to a group of Consultants Ensure that new business is processed in a timely fashion Issuing client Letters of Authority to providers, collating information and the use of the Client Management system Organising quotes, online or via telephone, then putting full package together for adviser - ensuring correct proposal & KFD Processing on basic products such as Bonds, Personal Pensions and Group Schemes, using Client Management Valuing client portfolios - obtaining data from providers Checking policy documents Issuing policy documentation to client using professional letters Scanning documents and filing these electronically on the Client Management system Distribution of incoming post Candidates applying must have a strong and proven background working for a firm of Financial Planners. You will be conversant with whole of the market products and ideally be used to processing business on IRESS / 1st software. If you are an experienced individual who is looking to provide an excellent level of administrative support to a Partner, then this is an excellent opportunity. REF: NJR16687

IFA Administrator Sutton Coldfield Salary up to 28,000 Free Parking Private Health Insurance 4 x Death in Service Our client are a very well-respected and long standing Independent Financial Planning firm who are looking for an experienced IFA Administrator to join their vibrant and growing practice in the Sutton Coldfield area. The business provides in-depth advice across all areas of personal finance including Pensions, Investments, Protection and Inheritance Tax and prides itself on the breadth of its collective knowledge and high levels of customer service. Our Client offer a friendly and family oriented working environment where development is encouraged and full exam funding is available. This exciting position focuses on supporting advisers to deliver a first-class service through timely generation of compliant and accurate supporting documents and valuations. This role would suit an experienced administrator who enjoys working as a team in a fast-paced environment and who is proficient in obtaining valuations, processing new business and Annual Reviews, liaising with product providers, and interfacing with clients. Responsibilities " Experience of working within an IFA firm in an administrative role supporting financial advisers " CF1, R01, or equivalent desirable. " Personable, confident professional who is comfortable dealing with clients and colleagues by telephone and face to face. " Proficiency in Intelligent Office and Microsoft Office. " An understanding and working knowledge around pensions and investments " Outstanding organisational skills " New business processing " Getting quotes, inputting data, liaising with pension/investment companies, dealing with clients and advisers " Managing data on Intelligent Office " Experience of using Intelligent Office is desirable " Managing investments on wrap platforms. We predominantly use Standard Life but also Old Mutual, Transact, Novia, Ascentric and AJ Bell " In return our client offers a competitive salary and will fully support the applicant through exams so that they attain Certificate level and beyond to Diploma Level. For further information please contact one of our specialist consultants quoting REF: NJR16688

IFA Administrator/ Trainee Paraplanner Grantham Salary up to 28,000 Development into Paraplanning Exam support and Funding Candidates who come from a transferable financial background OR who hold Industry related qualifications will be considered. NJR Recruitment are working in partnership with growing Firm of Financial Planners who are going through a period of growth and have an exciting opportunity for a talented Financial Planning Administrator to join their practice based in the Grantham area. The role will involve providing administrative support to a team of Paraplanners and Financial Planners, ensuring the Client journey remains seamless. The role will offer varied mixed of administration and telephone-based tasks. This role would suit someone who is looking to join a well-structured business who offer clear career development and on-going support. You will benefit from working as part of a friendly team who operate a family culture and provide ongoing training and development. Responsibilities " Administration Support to the Financial Advisers " All aspects of support including LOA responsibility, chasing outstanding case information, client review preparation and general office duties " Processing of new business applications for Pensions, Life Assurance and Investments with all providers from inception to completion " Liaising with clients in relation to various queries " Maintaining an electronic record of all new business applications in order to keep consultants up to date " Preparing meeting documentation " Updating the back-office system The successful candidate will need to have previous experience working within a Financial Planning/IFA environment OR someone from Banking / a Provider. You will have solid communication and articulation skills as well as the ability to multi-task. Our client is looking for a self-motivated, career minded, enthusiastic and positive but meticulous individual, who can work as part of a team and have a flexible approach. For more information, please contact one of specialist consultant quoting REF: NJR15787

Graduate IT Support Engineer Excellent salary plus Bonus and Benefits We are working with Protector Insurance to recruit a Graduate IT Support Engineer to join their growing Manchester IT team. This is a fantastic opportunity for a recent graduate with a passion for technology, strong problem-solving skills, and an interest in using AI to improve systems and workflows click apply for full job details

Financial Adviser Hull £60,000 - £80,000 Our Client is a highly successful and innovative National IFA firm with a reputation for providing unique financial solutions to High Net Worth individuals and businesses across the whole of the UK. Due to their ongoing growth are now looking to recruit an experienced Financial Adviser to join their Hull based team. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to join a thriving and successful company and become part of an ambitious team. This role is ideal for a candidate looking to further their career within Financial Services with a growing business committed to providing independent face to face advise to clients. What's in it for you? " Great basic salary " Generous bonus structure " Full admin and paraplanning support " Clients provided " 25 days annual leave & Bank Holidays " Additional day off for your birthday " Contributory pension scheme " Private Healthcare " Life assurance " Health insurance " Charity volunteer days " Excellent Training and Development As an experienced Wealth Planner, you will acquire new clients, through referrals and by pro-actively presenting the service to potential clients and to introducers such as lawyers and other professional advisers, as well as servicing an existing client base. Duties will include: " Speaking to clients in person, through video calls and telephone " Conduct thorough fact finds " Present financial options to clients " Work with the paraplanning and compliance teams " Conduct annual reviews What we need from you: " Minimum 5 years of previous experience as a financial planner preferably from an independent setting " A strong knowledge of a range of pensions, investments and more complex financial products including VCTs etc " Minimum of Level 4 Diploma Qualified, although those working toward Chartered would be of most interest " Excellent communication skills " Driving licence and own vehicle Please note that this is a Regulated role and the successful candidate will need to pass a credit check, DBS check and provide a regulated reference If you are looking to take your career to the next level and join a thriving IFA firm, then apply now or contact NJR Recruitment quoting NJR16068