At STR Group, we’re looking for a Senior Credit Controller to join our Finance Team in our HQ in Portsmouth. This is a hands-on role where you’ll take responsibility for effective debt management and cash collection while playing a key role in improving credit control processes and supporting the wider team. You’ll be joining a collaborative Finance Team where your ideas are welcomed, your development is supported and you’ll have the opportunity to make a genuine impact.
What will you be doing?
As our Senior Credit Controller, you’ll take ownership of customer accounts across the STR Group, ensuring payments are collected on time, accounts are accurate and credit risk is effectively managed.
Alongside the day-to-day credit control activity, you’ll manage key client accounts, provide aged debt reporting and financial analysis, oversee credit checks and limits, and take the lead on our credit insurance renewals.
You’ll also provide guidance and day-to-day support to another Credit Controller, helping to establish consistent processes and best practice across the team.
As our Senior Credit Controller some of your responsibilities will include:
Proactively managing and chasing overdue invoices by telephone and email
Managing key client accounts and building strong relationships to support timely payment and resolve queries
Accurately allocating cash, credits and invoices to customer accounts
Investigating and resolving payment and account queries
Carrying out regular ledger cleansing to maintain accurate financial data
Conducting credit checks across all STR Group brands and reviewing customer credit limits
Managing severely delinquent accounts and escalating for legal or debt collection action where appropriate
Producing aged debt reports and providing clear account updates for senior Finance review
Delivering accurate financial analysis to support decision-making and credit risk management
Leading credit insurance renewals and liaising with credit insurance providers
Working collaboratively across Finance and the wider business to improve processes and efficiencies
Providing guidance and support to the other Credit Controller and promoting consistent best practice across the team
What are we looking for?
We’re looking for someone who is proactive, commercially aware and comfortable taking ownership. You’ll need the confidence to have difficult conversations when required, while maintaining positive and professional relationships with clients. You’ll also bring:
Strong credit control and debt collection experience
Experience managing customer accounts, reconciliations and payment queries
A good understanding of credit risk, credit checks and credit limit
Strong Excel and wider MS Office skills
Excellent attention to detail and confidence working with financial data
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Excellent organisation and time management
A collaborative approach and willingness to support others
The confidence to identify opportunities for process improvement
What are we offering you?
Flexible and hybrid working
A 3pm finish every Friday
Modern, state-of-the-art offices with breakout areas
Daily breakfast provided
An active Equality, Diversity and Inclusion board
Annual Awards, Summer Party and Christmas Party
Long-service anniversary rewards, including additional holiday, bonuses, vouchers, champagne and gifts, depending on length of service
23 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing by one day for each completed year of service and capped at 28 days
The option to purchase up to five additional days of annual leave
Healthcare cash plan and optional private healthcare from day one
Company pension scheme
Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
Your birthday off
Drinks fridge
Free on-site parking
Cycle-to-work scheme
Electric vehicle salary-sacrifice scheme through Octopus Electric Vehicles
Tech salary-sacrifice scheme through Currys
Employee Referral Programme
STR commit to offer disabled people an interview if they meet the minimum criteria for the job vacancy.
If you’re an experienced Credit Controller looking for greater responsibility and the opportunity to develop your career within a supportive and growing business, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today!
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Beverage Development Lead / Beverage NPD LeadLocation: Stourport-on-SevernSalary: CompetitiveMy client is a major cider-led beverage manufacturer with sites across the UK. The business is continuing to expand beyond traditional cider into new and emerging beverage categories and is now looking to strengthen its Development team by recruiting a Beverage Development Innovation Lead.The RoleReporting to the Group Beverage Development Controller, you will lead the development of high-quality, great-value beverages from initial concept through to recipe bank, with a particular focus on developing new alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and emerging categories.You will work closely with Commercial, Marketing, NPD, Technical, Procurement and Manufacturing teams, as well as customers, to identify opportunities and turn innovative beverage concepts into commercially viable products.Key Responsibilities
Research and present alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage market trends, including attending trade shows.Develop new beverages across emerging innovation categories.Build and maintain a pipeline of “Blue Sky” alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage concepts.Lead customer-facing innovation days and present new concepts across the wider business.Prepare and develop laboratory samples for internal and external customers.Work with Manufacturing to establish effective production methods for new-category beverages.Support the NPD process, owning the beverage development aspects of assigned projects.Work closely with Commercial, Marketing and NPD teams to identify proactive development opportunities.Liaise with Procurement to identify quality, cost-effective ingredients.Ensure recipes meet customer, supplier and regulatory requirements.Work with Technical and Compliance teams on food safety risk assessments.Participate in sensory panels with Quality teams and customers.Ensure innovation samples and development work are delivered to agreed timescales.Experience Required
We are looking for someone with experience in beverage development, ideally with knowledge of soft drinks and/or non-cider beverages and their manufacturing processes.The role would suit someone who has:
Experience developing alcoholic and/or non-alcoholic beverages.A good understanding of beverage manufacturing and scale-up.Experience working in a customer-facing development role, ideally with retailer exposure.Strong commercial awareness and an ability to identify emerging beverage trends.The creativity to develop new concepts alongside the technical understanding to turn them into viable products.
Commutable LocationsThe Stourport-on-Severn site is commutable from Kidderminster, Bewdley, Worcester, Droitwich, Bromsgrove, Stourbridge, Cleobury Mortimer, Kingswinford, Brierley Hill, Halesowen and surrounding areas.Alternative Job TitlesBeverage Innovation LeadBeverage Development LeadBeverage NPD LeadBeverage NPD ManagerNew Product Development Manager – BeveragesBeverage Product Development ManagerProduct Development Manager – BeveragesBeverage Innovation ManagerInnovation Manager – BeveragesNPD Manager – DrinksDrinks Development ManagerBeverage TechnologistSenior Beverage Technologist ....Read more...
Warehouse Team Leader – Stock Control
Basildon£26,598 per annum + OvertimePermanent | Full Time | 5 Days Out of 7
Already working in a warehouse and ready to take on more responsibility?
C2 Recruitment is looking for a Warehouse Team Leader – Stock Control to join a busy distribution centre in Basildon.
This is a hands-on role where you'll lead a small team responsible for checking stock accuracy across the warehouse. You'll still be involved in the day-to-day operation, but you'll also be responsible for supporting your team, maintaining standards and making sure daily targets are achieved.
If you have warehouse experience and you're ready to take the next step into team leadership, this could be a great opportunity.
What You'll Be Doing
You'll lead the daily stock checking operation, making sure goods moving through the distribution centre are accurate and discrepancies are identified quickly.
Your responsibilities will include:
Leading a small warehouse stock control team
Carrying out physical checks on pallets, cages and trailer loads
Checking outbound loads against paperwork and delivery requirements
Verifying incoming deliveries and identifying discrepancies
Monitoring daily performance and stock accuracy
Making sure quality and productivity targets are achieved
Coaching and supporting team members
Conducting regular 1:1s and providing feedback
Maintaining accurate records and documentation
Identifying recurring issues and helping improve processes
What We're Looking For
You don't necessarily need to be an experienced Team Leader.
If you've built good warehouse experience and you're someone who takes responsibility, supports others and naturally leads from the front, we'd be interested in speaking with you.
You'll need:
Previous warehouse experience
Experience within stock control, goods-in, dispatch, inventory or auditing would be particularly useful
Excellent attention to detail
Confidence working with basic calculations
Good communication skills
Basic Microsoft Excel and Word knowledge
The confidence to support and motivate others
The ability to work to targets without compromising accuracy
To be aged 18 or over
Hours
Full-time, permanent5 days out of 78-hour shifts
This is a site-based position working in an ambient warehouse environment.
What You'll Get
£26,598 per annum
Regular overtime opportunities
Permanent full-time employment
Full training provided
Free onsite parking
Subsidised canteen
Pension scheme
Recognition awards and incentives
Refer-a-friend bonus
Access to Stream, allowing you to access part of your earned wages before payday
Genuine opportunities for career progression
Ready to Step Up?
You might already be a Warehouse Team Leader, or you could be an experienced Warehouse Operative, Stock Controller or Inventory Operative who's ready for that next step.
Either way, we're looking for someone who's reliable, organised, good with people and takes pride in getting things right.
If that sounds like you, apply today through C2 Recruitment and we'll be in touch to tell you more.
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Key activities:
Assist with administration and support service to the manufacturing & QA-QC Depts for the project/contract as required.
Assist with the coordination and support of the Document Controller in the submission of deliverables.
Maintain trackers for all quality records reviewed/submitted and comments raised.
Assist with the coordination and control of inspection records
Asist with the review, compilation, coordination & archive of Lifetime Quality Records (LTQR) and Quality Release Certificates (QRC).
Assist with the administrative support for the set-up of Project / work scopes on various electronic tools.
Provide support for performance management systems i.e. Create, monitor and measure Key Performance Indicators (KPI) on the Right First-Time (RFT) objectives with document submissions.
Assist with the verification of radiograph count and reports prior to transfer to the client.
Communicate with internal and external stakeholders where necessary.
Assist with reviewing electronic records that are held on standalone systems.
Support the transition and application of new systems and software for record management
Support the Supervising Technical Coordinator in completing various tasks.
Coordination of quality documentation between stake holding functions. (Manufacturing/Construction - Project Managment Office - Quality - Document Control - Client) on & offsites.
Regular interaction or administration with various Electronic Data Managament Systems.
Training:You will undertake a Level 4 Quality Practitioner Apprenticeship with an Ofsted rated Outstanding training provider, CSR Scientific Training, which will include:
Fully recognised apprenticeship qualification - Level 4 Quality Practitioner
On-the-job competency training
Monthly online lectures
A continuous improvement project
You will undertake a Level 4 Quality Practitioner Apprenticeship with an Ofsted rated Outstanding training provider, CSR Scientific Training, which will include:
Fully recognised apprenticeship qualification - Level 4 Quality Practitioner
On-the-job competency training
Monthly online lectures
A continuous improvement project
This apprenticeship is professionally recognised by the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI) and successful completion of this programme provides opportunity for Practitioner registration with the CQI. CSR are an approved provider and when you enrol onto this apprenticeship, you are entitled to 50% discount off Student membership for the first 2 years with the CQI.Training Outcome:Upon successful completion, there may be the opportunity to apply for a permanent role.Employer Description:As one of the first major economies to pass a new-zero emissions law, Framatome is helping the UK reach its 2050 targets by contributing to the construction of new EPR reactors and supporting the maintenance and long-term operations of existing plants.
Representing a longstanding relationship with local partners and suppliers, Framatome provides advanced solutions to the British Nuclear, Chemical, Process and Defense industries.
Economic growth in these industries depends on advancements in engineering and technology, which requires a highly skilled and diverse workforce. This is why Framatome provides comprehensive technical training and partners with professors and leaders from Cambridge, Manchester, Bristol and Birmingham, to foster local talent through the collaboration of nuclear science, technology and engineering programs.
Framatome has heavily invested in its UK organisation heavily in the last few years to build a strategic local capability in the UK to provide services in the areas of Engineering, including Computational Software Code Development, Project Management, Site and Outage Support Services to support the UK Nuclear industry.
Beyond services capability, Framatome also plans to set up a nuclear fuel fabrication facility in the UK to scale up its operations, a further demonstration the Framatome remains keen to support all future nuclear organisations in the UK through our technologically agnostic techno-bricks capabilities along with our historical customers in other UK industries.
To strengthen its ambitious growth, Framatome is an active local recruiter for all types of profiles and backgrounds and creates new jobs in the UK every year. We are looking for qualified employees across a wide variety of disciplines to ensure a sustainable, low carbon future.
In line with Framatome’s Corporate, Social and Responsibility strategy, we are committed to nuclear energy and to the relationships we have established in the UK – not only at work and with our partners, but in the communities we serve.Working Hours :Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm.Skills: Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Problem solving skills,Presentation skills,Administrative skills,Analytical skills,Logical,Team working,Initiative....Read more...
