Office Operations Manager

ZipRecruiter; Chorley; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established law firm is seeking an Office / Operations Manager to support their expanding operations in Chorley and Manchester. This role offers a dynamic work environment, managing a range of projects from office relocations to event planning in a fun and flexible culture. Ideal candidates will bring strong operational skills and a proactive, organized mindset.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Excellent benefits package

Supportive culture

Regular team activities including overseas trips

Qualifications

• Strong background in Operations with project management experience.
• Excellent level of IT literacy, specifically with CRM systems.
• Proactive, well-organized, with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Providing essential operations support to Managing Directors across two businesses.
• Managing a variety of projects from IT upgrades to events.
• Overseeing office upgrades and liaising with suppliers.

Skills

Operations Management

Project Management

IT Literacy

Communication

Organizational Skills

Job description

Job Description

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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