Operations and Office Manager

Your benefits at Unite

Flexible working hours

Continuous learning

30+ vacation days

Remote working

As the Operations and Office Manager, you are more than just an administrative leader - you are a strategic powerhouse at the heart of our UK branch. In this pivotal role, you'll champion operational innovation, streamline processes, and ensure our office functions seamlessly. Your leadership will set new standards for efficiency, aligning day-to-day operations with long-term business goals and propelling our growth in the dynamic B2B supply chain and e-commerce sectors. This is your opportunity to lead with vision, impact the company's future, and become the driving force behind operational excellence.

Your role

Strategic operations and office management: You'll align day-to-day office operations with the company’s strategic objectives, ensuring smooth administrative processes such as holidays, absence tracking, and onboarding, while driving high-performing behaviours and continuous improvement
Innovative project leadership: You'll manage key projects with a focus on innovation, supporting the company’s vision of "Towards The Never Before" within the B2B supply chain and e-commerce sector, while integrating office management needs
Process optimisation for excellence: You'll continuously analyse and enhance office and operational processes, using data-driven insights to improve efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and effectiveness
Team leadership for growth: You'll lead a small, high-performance office team, fostering skill development, a growth mindset, and alignment with organisational values, while overseeing workspace allocation and equipment management
Enhanced stakeholder and vendor engagement: You'll collaborate with internal stakeholders and external vendors, negotiating contracts for office supplies and equipment, ensuring cost-effective purchasing and seamless operations
Compliance and quality assurance: You'll maintain ISO compliance across administrative and operational functions, ensuring high-quality operations and a safe, organised, and open environment for employees

Your qualifications

Agile mindset: You can thrive in a dynamic office environment and embrace continuous improvement in both administrative and operational processes
Leadership: You can foster a cooperative and supportive team culture, with experience leading office management or operations teams
Office management expertise: You've got a strong background in office management, including policy development, budget oversight, and managing administrative functions
Strategic thinker: You can balance day-to-day office and operations management with long-term strategic planning
Effective communication for collaboration: You've got strong communication skills to collaborate effectively with team members and stakeholders, fostering a culture of consistent and accurate feedback
Adaptability and resilience: You can easily adapt to change, encouraging team members to look out for different and better approaches

Interested? Then apply directly.

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What you can expect from us

Embrace our Unite Culture: We celebrate individuality and foster an open, collaborative environment at our Cardiff office, where you can truly be yourself and thrive
We think long-term: That’s why we are great believers in offering creative freedom – you’ll also get access to our Academy training to grow your career
We offer workations for new possibilities: You can work abroad for up to 2 months, which is a great way to extend your time away or visit your family and friends in other countries
We operate at eye level: Join our fair corporate culture and work with helpful colleagues and experienced management
We care about work-life balance: We offer flexible working hours and 30+ holidays so you can strike a good balance between your work and personal life

We are Unite.

We connect the economy for sustainable business. Our trusted e-procurement platform, with its integrated Mercateo Marketplace and Procurement Portal, enables effortless sourcing and purchasing for B2B and public sector organisations. Bringing buyers and suppliers together for mutual benefit, we've established a solid foundation of fair competition and trustworthy partnerships. Our platform’s scalable infrastructure supports connections, business stability and a robust supply chain. We revolutionise e-commerce for B2B and the public sector by adding and sharing value for markets and communities.

Would you like to become a part of Unite?
We founded our company in 2000 and our headquarters is located in Leipzig, Germany. We operate in 12 European countries, with over 700 employees working both in-office and remotely. In 2023, we achieved revenue of €440.8 million. For more information, visit unite.eu.