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Co-Head : National Sales & Marketing Manager

Overall/Dimensions : •Reporting directly to the Managing Director. •Working closely with the Strategy Director (and Shareholder) •Contributing into the Management Team on specific company-wide challenges and issues. •Working alongside the other Co-Head National Sales & Marketing Manager in the management and supervision of 11 staff including 9 remote Area Sales Managers. •Growing Sales; current turnover approx. £30.0 million per year. •Excellent prospects for career progression. Areas of Responsibility :

Sales & Marketing : • Drive and monitor sales performance of the Area Sales Managers • Increase sales with key accounts and relationships • Broaden the customer base • Manage the total company Sales & Marketing budget • Manage the network of showgrounds to achieve maximum impact • Manage activities related to advertising, promotions and shows (trade and retail) • Lead the Sales & Marketing strategy in terms of the internet and the company website

Specific Sales Projects : • Help develop the twin unit business; for residential park home markets • Maximize Pemberton's market share of the lodge market by leveraging the entire product range. • Grow the business with Key National accounts. • Help grow the Export business

Key Internal Counterparts / lnterfaces : - Managing Director - Strategy Director (and key shareholder) - Co-Head National Sales & Marketing Manager - Area Sales Managers - Technical Director and R&D Team - Finance Controller

Attributes of the Role: • Proven sales & marketing executive with at least 10 years of experience • Tangible and quantifiable achievements at senior roles • Knowledge and experience of internet sales & marketing businesses and strategies • Ambitious and driven to succeed • Think strategically and contribute to the Management Team. • Lead change and process improvements. • Provide guidance and mentoring to staff through excellent communication and supervision • Manage multiple projects simultaneously under frequent changing priorities. • Apply project management experience driving projects to successful completion. • Control development initiatives with a strong commercial sense and superior negotiation.

Measures of Success : •Impact as a member of the Management Team •Incremental sales/profit generated from current and new markets •Effectiveness of ideas on improving Sales & Marketing activities •Progression of projects targeting new markets/customers/products/services

Terms & Conditions : - Average working week: 3-4 days at the Wigan head office and 1-2 days offsite -visiting customers, managing shows/showgrounds, meeting Area Sales Managers. - Compensation : Competitive

Production Manager

Responsibilities of the job include: • Planning and organising production schedules • Assessing project and resources requirements • Able to set and control targets and budgets. • Estimating, negotiating and agreeing budgets and timescales with managers • Determining quality control standards • Overseeing production processes • Re-negotiating timescales or schedules as necessary. • Selecting, ordering and purchasing materials if necessary. • Organising the repair and routine maintenance of production equipment • Liaison with buyers, marketing and sales staff • Supervising the work of staff • Ensuring Health & Safety requirements have been fulfilled.

Skills required: • Strategic thinker and ability to contribute at the seniority of the Management Team level. • Strong leadership skills; be able to drive change and process improvements. • Excellent communication skills; listening and interfacing skills with senior management, suppliers and the ability to provide guidance and mentoring to staff. • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously under frequent changing priorities. • Demonstrated project management experience driving to successful project completion. • Computer literacy including Word and Excel

Background in lean manufacturing processes and a working knowledge of MRP & ERP systems.

Area Sales Manager - FT/Permanent

Location: Ireland Competive salary PA + commission 24 day holiday + bank holidays

Company car and mobile phone

Pemberton Leisure Homes Ltd is a well respected manufacturer of quality holiday homes and lodges and has been trading for over 70 years. We are currently seeking a professional, experienced Area Sales Manager to market and sell its products in the Ireland. The ideal candidate will live in this area, be smart in appearance, own a driving licence and have a proven track record in business development. Preferably be a Graduate. This will be a field based role and travelling will be required. A company car and mobile phone will be provided.

The role: Planning and carrying out customer visits to a regular agreed schedule to ensure full coverage of the area. Adhering to company policy and procedures in all aspects of sales and marketing activities within the area. Servicing all aspects of customer relationship including sales, promotions, assistance with customer after sales service, inventory checks and credit control activities. Collecting and reporting market intelligence information and adhering and contributing to the company’s management information and sales database systems including submission of weekly activity reports. The company will in due course provide you with a laptop PC and provide training in its CRM software applications.

Attendance at public, trade and dealer/park shows including participation in and supervision of build up and breakdown activities. Providing local support to the company’s response service to potential retail customer enquiries emanating from the internet, e-mail, telephone and postal enquiries.

Attendance and participation from time to time at meetings of the Sales and Marketing team at our Wigan office and alternative locations. Any other duties that the company may assign to you from time to time within the range of your skills and experience. If you feel this role is for you, please forward your CV and covering letter.

Deputy Purchasing Manager

Function : Support the Head of Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Purchasing and Stock Control Processes

Job Dimensions : - Responsible for procurement budget of 12.0 million pounds pa. plus stocks of 1.0~2.0 million pounds. •Lead a department which will include buying, purchasing and stock control. •Key member of the Company Management Team reporting directly to the Managing Director.

Job Description :

Overall : •Implement a fully functional live-stock system and integrated warehouse. •Establish comprehensive sourcing, purchasing and inventory control processes. •Review/Renegotiate all supplier contracts to achieve significant cost saves approx. 0.5~1.0 million pounds pa. •Actively contribute to the Management Team on company-wide challenges and issues.

New Development : •Represent supply management on R&D’s new product development initiatives taking a leadership role for coordination of supply management responsibilities.

Contract Management : •Develop supply base contracts and expand scope of current areas of supply (especially on single-source contracts). •Identify and develop potential suppliers in support of growth and operational efficiency objectives. •Negotiate supply agreement terms with new and existing suppliers. •Oversees the writing, review, awarding, and negotiating contracts in a cost efficient way.

Sourcing Research : •Perform research on market changes, market forces, pricing, supply problems and develop and screen complex product specifications in order to make purchasing decisions. •Investigate trends in pricing and availability of typical materials, goods and services. •Lead project procurement planning, including recommendations on procurement timing and quantities. •Leverage emerging low cost economies (eg. China, India etc.) through alternative sourcing options.

Supplier Performance Management : •Coordinate and administer supply agreements with on-going supply partners.

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Inventory Control : •Overhaul the warehousing process; consolidate physical stocks and establish a goods issuance procedure •Manage stock to optimal levels; realize inventory cost efficiencies in raw material and work in progress

Candidate Requirements:

General : •Strategic thinker and ability to contribute at the seniority of the Management Team level. •Strong leadership skills; be able to drive change and process improvements. •Excellent communication skills; listening and interfacing skills with senior management, suppliers and the ability to provide guidance and mentoring to staff. •Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously under frequent changing priorities. •Demonstrated project management experience driving to successful project completion. •Good sense for the numbers. •Computer literacy including Word and Excel

Specific : •At least 10 years work experience showing solid progression (including management experience) with 3-5 years hands on experience in manufacturing purchasing environment with a small to medium size company, preferably related to buying/management experience in building equipment components and materials. •Background in lean manufacturing processes and a working knowledge of MRP & ERP systems. •Convincing overall management-level awareness and understanding of the goals and objectives of the contracts & procurement function; the ability to define, initiate and fully implement actions necessary to achieve procurement functional excellence •Strong project management skills as well as contract development and international sourcing. •Superior negotiating skills: proven relationship management skills, along with a track record of successful negotiations of agreements

If you feel this role is for you, please forward your CV and covering letter to tom.foster@pembertonlh.co.uk

Pemberton Park and Leisure Homes Ltd is a well respected manufacturer of quality holiday homes and lodges and has been trading for over 70 years.

We are currently seeking a professional, experienced Export Sales Manager to market and sell its products to the export market. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 yrs experience in this area, be smart in appearance, own a driving licence and have a proven track record in business development. Preferably be a Graduate.

This will be a field based role and travelling will be required. A company car and mobile phone will be provided.

The role:

Planning and carrying out customer visits to a regular agreed schedule to ensure full coverage of the export market.

Adhering to company policy and procedures in all aspects of sales and marketing activities within the area.

Servicing all aspects of customer relationship including sales, promotions, assistance with customer after sales service, inventory checks and credit control activities.

Collecting and reporting market intelligence information and adhering and contributing to the company’s management information and sales database systems including submission of weekly activity reports. The company will in due course provide you with a laptop PC and provide training in its CRM software applications.

Attendance at public, trade and dealer/park shows including participation in and supervision of build up and breakdown activities.

Providing local support to the company’s response service to potential retail customer enquiries emanating from the internet, e-mail, telephone and postal enquiries.

Attendance and participation from time to time at meetings of the Sales and Marketing team at our Wigan office and alternative locations.

Any other duties that the company may assign to you from time to time within the range of your skills and experience.

If you feel this role is for you, please forward your CV and covering letter.

Export Sales Manager - FT/Permanent

£27,000 PA + commission

20 day holiday + bank holidays

Company car and mobile phone

Sales Administrator

A company that has been established in Wigan for nearly three quarters of a century are looking for an Sales Administrator to assist the National Sales & Marketing Manager based in the office and also the Regional Sales team throughout the UK.

As part of the role you will be responsible for Sales Order Processing and ensuring that the details entered are accurately entered. You will also be responsible for following up on enquiries made into the site by telephone.

The role will also involve meeting customers who attend the showground to look at the range of product the company offers and giving accurate information as to what the company can offer in terms of production changes to a product.

Liaising with other internal departments and also customers is a key part.

Wigan is the site of the head office and as such is also the home of the National Sales Manager and as such in terms of career development, it is hopeful that the role could progresses into a more senior position within the company in the future.

The company offers an above industry salary for a role of this type and is therefore looking for a vastly experienced Sales Administrator person who is accurate and has an eye for detail as well as a naturally friendly personality.

This is an incredible opportunity for a Sales Administrator who has spent a number of years at the same company in a similar position.