Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.
Are you ready to make a real impact?
We're on the lookout for a passionate and dynamic Retail Ready Specialist to join our Superstore team.
As our Retail Ready Specialist, you'll be a part of the pre-retailing operation for our large format Superstores. Your role? As part of the role as a Retail Ready Specialist, you will work alongside our team of sorters in our Northern Logistics Centre in Batley, finalising the development of retail ready stock packages for new store openings and retail development projects. You'll be instrumental in making our superstore ambition a reality.
Ready to embark on this exciting journey with us?
As a Superstore Retail Ready Specialist you will work alongside the Batley team finalising the development of Superstore stock packages for new store openings and retail development projects from our Northern Logistics Centre in Batley. Working with our team of sorters you will organise high volumes of quality donated and new stock to create priced, ready to retail stock packages in line with specified requirements. Quality control will form part of your remit with stock packages being signed off prior to dispatch. You will work with the Superstore Implementation Manager to produce mood boards and stock specification lists for our team of sorters to support the development of the best and most appropriate stock packages possible.
This is a Fixed Term role for 6 months with the intention to extend.
We are also looking for 2 people.
We’re looking for a candidate who cares about Oxfam's mission to end poverty and is personally aligned to our feminist principles and values of empowerment, accountability and inclusion in all you do.
An ideal candidate for the role will also be / have:
We offer a competitive salary and a range of additional benefits to staff including flexible working options, generous pension scheme, annual leave, additional leave allowances, company sick pay, life assurance and a range of other benefits.
From the day you join Oxfam we invite you to stretch and learn in your role. Our wide range of Learning & Development opportunities includes in-house courses, e-learning modules, on-the job learning opportunities, coaching and mentoring, and much more.
You can read more about all Oxfam has to offer here.
Flexfam:
We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you.
How to apply:
As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and/or Cover Letter.
Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.
The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.
We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.
Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.
Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 21 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.
A thriving diverse Oxfam:
It’s people power that brings about change. To play our part as a global organisation working to overcome poverty and inequality, we need equality, diversity and inclusion across our community of staff, partners and volunteers. Together, we’re committed to becoming a more diverse workforce, better able to tackle the global challenges that face our world today.
To do that:
Oxfam has come first in "Best Places to Work in the Public Sector & Non-Profits in the UK" (2017) Indeed.co.uk
