Operations & Compliance Manager

Pertemps Bond; Weybridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A Surrey based Interior Design agency is looking for an Operations & Compliance Manager to oversee studio operations. This role focuses on facilities management, legal administration, logistics coordination, and supplier relationship management. The ideal candidate will have strong operational experience in a creative environment and exceptional negotiation skills. This is an office-based position with no hybrid working offered, and it requires a proactive and enthusiastic individual to manage a small team effectively.

Qualifications

• Strong operational background within a creative agency environment.
• Ability to manage supplier and vendor relationships effectively.
• Experience in logistics coordination and contract negotiation.

Responsibilities

• Maintain upkeep of the studio and showroom.
• Coordinate legal and company administration including contract renewals.
• Liaise with offices in the Middle East for logistics coordination.
• Negotiate deals with suppliers and manage vendor relations.
• Manage and support a small admin team.

Skills

Strong operational background

Enthusiastic and quick learner

Multi-tasking abilities

Tough negotiation skills

People skills

Job description

Overview

We are working with a Surrey based Interior Design agency to help them find an Operations & Compliance Manager to help run their busy studio. This is an office based role that offers no hybrid working.

This is a broad role with a core focus of ensuring that the agency functions in a smooth way.

Responsibilities

• Facilities Management – maintain the upkeep of the studio and showroom, including co-ordinating repairs, and managing lease renewals including negotiating with the landlord.
• Legal and Company administration – co-ordinating contract renewals with lawyers, negotiating insurance renewals and ensuring compliance with GDPR and other ISO accreditation.
• Logistics Co-ordination – liaising with their offices in the Middle East and ensuring efficient and cost effective delivery of freight and packages including negotiating competitive delivery costs and timely delivery.
• Supplier and Vendor Management – negotiating deals, and managing the relationship with all suppliers and vendors to ensure the best possible deal for the agency.
• Team Management – day to day management and support of a small admin team.
• Essentially, you will be the go to person with regard to anything that is happening within the agency from an operational perspective.

Requirements / Qualifications

• This is an exciting opportunity and requires an individual with a strong operational background within a creative agency environment.
• Someone who is quick and keen to learn, is enthusiastic, can multi-task and is a real people person, as well as a tough negotiator.

If you have the skills outlined above then we would be keen to hear from you.