Sample coordinator in London

Job description

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Role: Sample Coordinator

Located: London (Camden)

Package: Competitive Salary, Benefits, Pension

About Ricoh:

Ricoh is a global technology business. As a company born in print, we design and manufacture graphic solutions that transform communications. To keep up with the pace of change in the workplace, we have built an extensive portfolio of innovative, industry-leading digital services spanning everything from Cloud & IT infrastructure solutions to process automation tools.

Everything we do is designed to help individuals achieve fulfilment through work. Through technology, we make work smarter and more creative. Enabling people to lead purposeful working lives and organisations to become more productive, sustainable and profitable.

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What you will be doing

The Sample Management Team deliver samples to business teams within London, in a structured process whenever possible. The main areas follow:

• From Post Room to teams’ specified areas (door-to-desk). Samples received into the Post Room from any source are to be unpacked to receiving team specification and delivered within 3 hours.
• From Retail teams to Production. Daily pick-up and delivery of items to be shot in Production within specified times.
• From Holding Bay to Retail teams. Any post-production samples required by teams are to be delivered by 1200 the day after their last day of aging (typically 3 days, but immediate for Outlet).
  
  

Sample routing

The Sample Management Team manages and operates the Holding Bay. The Holding Bay receives all samples shot by Production and then routes them as specified by the Retail Team after a specified period during which the items can be shopped for use. To facilitate the routing of product, each sample needs to be scanned in and organised by product type (Menswear/Womenswear; Brand/Design/Outlet) and onward destination (Sample Sale, Warehouse, Back to Team, Held for specified period before routing to Sample Sale, etc.).

Sample Sale

The sample management team also operates the sample sale, which is an internal shop available to all employees within the business. Basic duties include hanging and replenishing stock when levels are low, operating the tills and providing good customer service.

Please note that you will be required to be cross trained in all contracted functions such as Postroom services as well as our sample management services.

You will ideally have

• IT literate
• Team oriented pro-active, open minded team player
• Good organisational skills with an attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and in writing
• Excellent customer service skills
• Ability to demonstrate commitment and flexibility at all times
• Multi-tasking skills and ability to work on a variety of items simultaneously
• Good Time Management skills
• To be professional and presentable in uniform at all times
  
  

We receive a high volume of applications for our roles, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible

In return for your commitment, you can expect

We’re looking for individuals with values and causes, strengths and weaknesses, passions and ideas. Bring your unique energy, and we’ll match it with opportunities to create the future.

In return for your commitment, we can offer you:

• Flexible and hybrid

  working in line with role requirements
• An

  inclusive workplace

• Excellent package with solid basic, strong bonus and company benefits including:
• A competitive holiday entitlement, two days special leave per annum for volunteering, additional holiday purchase scheme
• Flexible retirement plan

• Wellbeing schemes

  to support your physical, emotional and financial health including Employee Assistance Programme, financial protection, life cover and will writing, medical protection, gym, travel and retail discounts, and more.
• Company car / car allowance (role-specific), cycle to work scheme

• Career development and life-long learning opportunities

• Opportunity to join a global company
  

Life at Ricoh:

Ricoh’s Core Values

Our values encourage us to constantly improve and contribute to the wellbeing of all stakeholders, including our customers, employees and society.

For our leaders, we deliver training and mentorship to ensure our managers can positively contribute to our company culture, with inclusive behaviours that are aligned to our values.

Be part of something bigger

Our approach to sustainability

touches every part of our organisation: from manufacturing to distribution, business sites to recycling, and how we support our customers.

By working with Ricoh, you choose to work for a company that cares about its impact on the planet and takes steps to reduce it each year. We have a number of

global sustainability accreditations

. You can read more about our work toward the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals

here

.

We are an equal opportunities employer

We are an equal opportunities employer

We are open to discussing adjustments to the recruitment process if needed. No applicant or employee will be treated less favourably than another on the grounds of a protected characteristic which are defined as sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender reassignment, trade union membership or non-membership, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race and religion or belief.

Striving for inclusion and diversity isn’t just the right thing to do. Diverse approaches, perspectives and experiences make us more innovative, lead to better decisions and help us better understand the needs of our customers.

To empower you to bring your full identity to work, we have employee-led affinity groups in LGBTQ+, gender and ethnicity that allow members to explore issues and challenges surrounding shared identities, experiences and beliefs.

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Extra information

Status

Closed

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London

Type of Contract

Part-time jobs

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English