Job Description

Michael Hayes t/as Card Connection

I own a small but highly successful home-based greeting card franchise business and as such I am part of the Card Connection Franchise network. Card Connection is by some distance the largest of the greeting card suppliers to the retail convenience sector in the UK and Ireland, supplying to retail shops and post offices. My base is in Waterbeach, just outside Cambridge.

I have been trading for over twelve years and the business has grown significantly. This growth has come from increasing sales from existing retail customers, gaining a significant number of new retail customers and the purchase of postcode areas from neighbouring franchisees.

My area includes a lot of Cambridgeshire and Suffolk, and a part of Norfolk (plus tiny bits of Essex and Herts) . Retail customers include Spar supermarkets, Budgens, Premier, Costcutter, Nisa and Londis stores, Marks and Spencer's BP Simply Food forecourt sites and all the main garage forecourts - Esso, BP and Shell. There are also over a hundred independent cutomers, including Post Offices, within my customer base. There are close to 250 customers in total.

Our products include greeting cards, seasonal cards and packs, gift wrap, gift bags and other ancillaries.

T

he stock room role includes:

Careful unpacking and sorting of returning card stock Putting together boxes of cards for display in retail outlets following the bespoke picking list accurately, and ensuring a mix of design styles within the selection Checking and sorting new stock card orders when they come in Putting together seasonal displays e.g Xmas, Mothers Day Sorting returning seasonal cards by code and then design. Keeping a close eye on stock levels so that we do not run short of stock on any card caption Ordering new card stock from the franchisee ordering website You will also get the opportunity to help out with merchandising in retaol outlets if you wish to. You will need the ability to be well-organised and be able to work using your own initiative. No previous experience is required as full training will be provided.
Hours of work- up to 30 hours, Monday to Friday only normal working hours.

You will join a small, enthusiastic and friendly team of staff.

Ideally, you will live within easy travelling distance of Waterbeach village.

Interviews will be held early in the New Year.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: 15.00 per hour

Expected hours: 16 - 30 per week

Benefits:

Flexitime
Ability to commute/relocate:

Cambridge CB25 9RL: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Stock Room 01