Inspire Resourcing Ltd

Inspire Resourcing are currently recruiting an Installation Project Coordinator on behalf of our client in Chesterfield. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a market leading business with room for further career development. Main duties: Creating excellent working relationships with our customers, providing any information and associated documentation they may require in relation to their enquiry. Producing accurate quotations, by liaising with the sales and design departments. Planning the installation diary to fulfil all site survey requirements and upcoming room installations in liaison with our customers. Supporting the Installation Engineers with documentation, such as job sheets, risk assessments and method statements. Co-ordinating each installation project through to completion and maintaining accurate records throughout. Do you have what it takes? Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a polite, professional and friendly telephone manner. Exceptional customer service skills and strong ability to plan, organise and multi-task. Strong IT skills including MS Office suite. Ability to work efficiently under pressure and meet deadlines consistently. Capable of problem solving and identifying solutions independently.

Inspire Resourcing Ltd are recruiting an Assistant Buyer for their client in Chesterfield. Working as part of a small, friendly product development team, this role supports the buying function from initial product concept through to launch. It involves managing the critical path, maintaining strong communication with UK and International suppliers, analysing sales performance, and providing data-driven recommendations to optimise the range. Key Responsibilities Critical Path Management Develop and manage the critical path for all product launches across the company Track progress across all supply chain stages, maintaining clear communication between suppliers and internal teams. Monitor key milestones including gold seal approvals, packing sign-off, and customer range review samples. Create and complete specification files for all products, ensuring accuracy before passing to the QC team and updating all information within the critical path. Manage photography samples and track progress in line with studio timelines. Buying Strategy & Supplier Management Support the creation of costing sheets and customer quote packs, including product photography for the sales team. Assist the buyer with supplier communication, gathering pricing, lead times, and MOQs while ensuring quality and margin targets are met. Build and maintain strong working relationships with suppliers through daily communication. Product range Analysis & Sales Management Analyse sales data to produce meaningful reports covering sell-through, profitability, category mix, and SKU counts. Identify opportunities to optimise the range and prevent overstock or understock Work closely with the merchandising team to support accurate forecasting and replenishment planning. Manage clearance and discontinued lines, preparing costings and photography for the sales team. General Duties Prepare detailed PowerPoint presentations covering market trends, promotional lines, and trade fair insights. Support trade fair preparation, including sample organisation, ticketing, and pricing Prepare samples and presentations for customer meetings, both on-site and externally. Collate competitive shop reports and monitor wider market trends. Key Skills & Experience Experience in merchandising or buying Strong understanding of critical path management tools and processes. Analytical mindset with a passion for market research and trend analysis. Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with proven supplier management experience. Proficiency in Excel, PLM systems, and project management tools. High attention to detail and strong organisational skills. Passion for product and enthusiasm for working in a fast-paced, hands-on buying and merchandising environment. Hours of work: Mon -Thur 8am - 5pm / Fridays 8am - 4pm Salary 30-32K

Working as part of a small, friendly product development team, this role supports the buying function from initial product concept through to launch. It involves managing the critical path, maintaining strong communication with UK and Far East suppliers, analysing sales performance, and providing data-driven recommendations to optimise the range. Key Responsibilities 1. Critical Path Management Develop and manage the critical path for all product launches across the company range and own-label collections, ensuring timelines are met from concept to delivery. Track progress across all supply chain stages, maintaining clear communication between suppliers and internal teams. Monitor key milestones including gold seal approvals, packing sign-off, and customer range review samples. Create and complete specification files for all products, ensuring accuracy before passing to the QC team and updating all information within the critical path. Manage photography samples and track progress in line with studio timelines. 2. Buying Strategy & Supplier Management Support the creation of costing sheets and customer quote packs, including product photography for the sales team. Assist the buyer with supplier communication, gathering pricing, lead times, and MOQs while ensuring quality and margin targets are met. Build and maintain strong working relationships with suppliers through daily communication. 3. Range Analysis & Sales Management Analyse sales data to produce meaningful reports covering sell-through, profitability, category mix, and SKU counts. Identify opportunities to optimise the range and prevent overstock or understock Work closely with the merchandising team to support accurate forecasting and replenishment planning. Manage clearance and discontinued lines, preparing costings and photography for the sales team. 4. General Duties Prepare detailed PowerPoint presentations covering market trends, promotional lines, and trade fair insights. Support trade fair preparation, including sample organisation, ticketing, and pricing Prepare samples and presentations for customer meetings, both on-site and externally. Collate competitive shop reports and monitor wider market trends. Key Skills & Experience Experience in merchandising or buying Strong understanding of critical path management tools and processes. Analytical mindset with a passion for market research and trend analysis. Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with proven supplier management experience. Proficiency in Excel, PLM systems, and project management tools. High attention to detail and strong organisational skills. Passion for product and enthusiasm for working in a fast-paced, hands-on buying and merchandising environment.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities: Prepare, issue, and manage sales quotations for distributors and customers in line with agreed pricing structures and guidance from Territory Managers. Ensure quotations, revisions, and acknowledgements are issued accurately and in a timely manner. Maintain an accurate and up-to-date quotation and enquiry log to support sales tracking and forecasting. Follow up quotations with distributors and customers, providing status updates to Territory Managers as required. Support Territory Managers by coordinating distributor review calls and ensuring outcomes are accurately reflected in the CRM system. Act as a day-to-day point of contact for distributors on administrative and sales support matters. Proactively chase distributors for project updates, enquiry progress, and feedback on active quotations. Support the maintenance of positive and professional distributor relationships through responsive communication and reliable follow-up. Escalate commercial or technical queries to Territory Managers or relevant internal teams where appropriate. Ensure all enquiries, opportunities, quotations, and updates are accurately recorded and maintained within the CRM system. Support Territory Managers by keeping opportunity records current and highlighting stalled or at-risk enquiries. Assist with basic sales reporting and activity tracking as required by Sales Management. Liaise with internal departments including Sales, Projects, Manufacturing, and Finance to support order processing and customer requirements. Assist in ensuring customer and distributor requirements are clearly communicated and understood internally. Support the smooth handover of orders from quotation stage into order processing. Maintain accurate records of sales documentation, correspondence, and pricing information. Carry out all activities in line with company procedures, pricing policies, and ethical standards. Represent the company professionally in all communications with distributors, customers, and internal colleagues. Essential: Experience in a junior sales, sales support, account administration, or customer service role within a B2B environment. Strong organisational skills with attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple enquiries simultaneously. Clear and professional communication skills, both written and verbal. Comfortable working with CRM systems, databases, and Microsoft Office applications. Ability to work effectively as part of a sales team and support more senior commercial roles. Proactive and methodical approach to follow-up and task completion. Alignment with company values and professional standards. Desirable: Exposure to industrial, technical, or engineered products. Experience preparing quotations or supporting project-based sales. Knowledge of ERP or CRM systems (e.g. SAP or equivalent). Qualification to HND level or equivalent.

Production Supervisor Inspire Resourcing are recruiting a Production Supervisor on behalf of our client in Sheffield. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Production Supervisor, who is looking to join an established and friendly team. Duties: Apply lean manufacturing techniques and methods towards production processes. Read and interpret work orders, patterns and plan production processes in line with the business requirements to meet production targets. Supervise and coordinate the activities for production workers, reporting any concerns to the operations manager. Solve and review queries and concerns in the production areas with support from the operations manager. Troubleshooting equipment/process issues to minimise downtime. Ensure products are manufactured on time, within budget, and meet quality standards. Train, support and evaluate team members to improve performance and productivity. Maintain production records, prepare reports, and communicate progress to the operations manager. Identify areas for process improvement and implement best practices for efficiency. Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and industrial regulations following safety guidelines & enforce safety protocols. Work with other health and safety representatives, promoting positive changes. Collaborate with other departments to ensure smooth workflow. Undertake any training required & support the training matrix making sure all employees are appropriately trained. You will be responsible for initiating employee learning and new training methods as appropriate. Learn the production processes and initiate improvement methods, ensuring that production processes are in line with company and regulatory requirements. Support resources making sure assets are used efficiently and correctly. Organising materials, support material shortages, stock levels and stock controls. Control tools, equipment and machinery within production environments. Calculate and evaluate materials in support of booking out goods to maintain stock accuracy. Add and update the manufacturing planner daily, preparing all processes to be discussed in the daily production meeting. Organise manufacturing sheets, works orders in line with production plans and other documentation. Organise daily requirements and employees to achieve production plans . Record daily cell figures and details into data to define average production targets and gaps towards the planner. Calculating powder coating/painting costs working with purchasing and organising processes to hit planning targets continually. Support the creation of works order, picking lists, crate sizes and weights. Support inductions, probations, back to work interviews, holidays, sickness and other daily requirements etc., Use tools and techniques to support customer defects and manufacturing concerns to improve processes. Supervise and support the factory supervisor and team leaders to make sure the production flows are sufficient. Requirements: 3 Years experience in a similar role Understanding of lean manufacturing is advantageous