Business Unit Administrator Food and Farming

About the role

In addition to your contractual pay, any time worked between 22:00 - 06:00 will attract Night Premium at a rate of £4.00 per hour. This will also apply to existing Partners who have enrolled onto Enhanced Hours Premium arrangements.

Salary range - £28,500 - £35,700

Contract type - Permanent

Hours of work - 39 hours per week to include weekends

Place of work - This role requires the successful candidate to work from the office, based on the Leckford Farm

About the role

As a Business unit administrator you will fully support the delivery of current and future strategy and long term objectives through a more consistent approach to administration across the Estate. You will act as a central administration point of contact for operational teams and external contacts.

Some of your key responsibilities include:

To provide administrative support to the Farming and Processing Business Units primarily through the recording, analysis, reporting and monitoring of operational and financial data associated with the various cropping and livestock enterprises on the estate
Manage supplier purchase order
Accurate data management for auditable trail, maintain files
Administration of finances, capture and relay financial information to the finance role to enable timely and accurate generation of the P & L
Assist the department manager in the administration of KPI reporting

Essential skills you will need

Proven experience in a similar role - e.g. office administrator, bookkeeper, finance assistant, farm secretary
Process-driven but keen to understand processes, not just follow them
Numerate, with demonstrable experience with spreadsheets (Google Sheets ideally, or MS Excel)
Attention to detail in all aspects of work and a commitment to excellence in all areas.
Self-assured, self-motivated, flexible and adaptable.
Progressive mindset, and a collaborative and innovative approach to problem-solving.
Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in written form.

Benefits of the Partnership and the role

You will enjoy 25% discount at John Lewis and 20% in Waitrose
The Partnership has a competitive pension scheme where your contributions will be matched by the Partnership (up to 8% of pay)
Excellent work life balance, including focus on well being and flexible working and our marketing leading equal parenthood leave Policy

Find out more about the extensive range of exciting benefits that you could enjoy when you join us on our website under About the Partnership; Benefits.

Next Steps

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The Partnership

We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.

We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.

As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.

We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective.

As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.

Important points to note:

It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles.

We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive a high volume of applications, and therefore, we recommend you apply early. If you require a reasonable adjustment due to a disability which means you may need longer to complete your application please contact us as soon as possible.

We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.

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The Partnership has supported over 5,000 Partners enrol onto an apprenticeship since the levy was introduced in 2017.