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Our client is an ambitious and rapidly growing business with exciting plans for the future. They are seeking an exceptional school leaver to join their team as a Trainee Estimator/Quotations Administrator and develop a genuine long-term career within the business. This is much more than a first job, they are committed to investing in the right person by providing structured training, hands-on experience and a clear pathway to develop technical knowledge, commercial awareness, customer service capability and sales confidence.

The Trainee Estimator/Quotations Administrator will learn how to prepare accurate and competitive quotations, understand customer requirements, communicate value effectively and follow opportunities through from initial quotation to confirmed order. The role will combine administration, estimating, customer communication and commercial sales development.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare accurate and competitive quotations for customers.
• Learn how to estimate products, materials and project requirements.
• Develop a strong understanding of the company’s technical products, customers and market.
• Support the sales and commercial teams with quotation and customer activity.
• Communicate professionally with customers by telephone and email.
• Build strong customer relationships and deliver high standards of service.
• Follow up quotations and learn how to convert opportunities into orders.
• Identify customer needs and present appropriate solutions.
• Handle questions, objections and commercial conversations with increasing confidence.
• Liaise effectively with customers, suppliers and colleagues.
• Use computer systems, spreadsheets and CRM/business systems to manage information accurately.
• Learn how a successful growing business operates and take on increasing responsibility as skills and confidence develop.

Person Specification

No previous experience is required. We are looking for potential, attitude, ambition and a genuine desire to learn. The successful candidate will be:

• Sales-driven and motivated by achieving results.
• Ambitious, determined and committed to building a successful career.
• Articulate, confident and professional when speaking with customers.
• Positive, enthusiastic and passionate about delivering excellent customer service.
• A quick learner with strong curiosity and a willingness to ask questions.
• Commercially aware and interested in learning how to win business.
• Organised, comfortable working with numbers and able to manage information accurately.
• Reliable, responsible and willing to take ownership of tasks.
• Comfortable using computers and learning new systems.
• Flexible and able to adapt to changing priorities.
• Entrepreneurial in spirit, with confidence to think independently and identify opportunities.
• Determined to succeed, progress and take pride in doing things properly.

Training and Career Development

The successful candidate will receive structured training throughout the first 12 months, covering the technical, commercial, sales and administrative aspects of the role. As knowledge and confidence grow, the role will offer increasing responsibility and the opportunity to build a long-term career within the business.

Hours of work: Monday to Friday - 37.5 hours

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Our client is recruiting for a Commercial Advisor, you will be working as part of a highly motivated Commercial team, providing a professional and market leading level of service to their customers based on excellent product knowledge. You will be working in conjunction with other teams, effectively responding to all types of customer enquiries relating to order placement, delivery and after-sales requirements. You will be required to promote a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, collaboration and customer focus while ensuring divisional KPIs and service standards are achieved.

Main Tasks & Responsibilities:

To provide a market leading level of customer service to our customer base via various communication methods such as email/telephone.

Work closely with Technical and Estimating teams to ensure a smooth customer experience.

Handling and investigating all types of customer enquiries including orders, discrepancies, customer complaints, returns and credits whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy.

To effectively take ownership and deal with customer issue resolution ensuring that any significant issues are referred to the Commercial Team Leader.

Maintain a good working knowledge of the Customer Support processes and policies including maintaining a high standard of product knowledge.

Managing workload to ensure that all orders & enquiries are responded to quickly and effectively within the agreed customer timescales.

To proactively look for opportunities to maximise customer spend.

Develop an understanding of, and become competent in the use of, the company CRM system to be able to support with customer quotations as required.

Skills & Experience:

Proficiency in relevant software tools and applications.

Strong communication, negotiation and problem solving skills.

Strong customer service background within a B2B environment.

Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise tasks and

meet deadlines.

Driven to achieve results

Experience using CRM and ERP systems.

Personable, persuasive and influential

Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders

Professionally represent company and its products.

To attend and actively participate in business meetings.

To play a full part in the life of the business to support its distinctive mission and ethos and to encourage staff to follow and uphold the company values.

To promote equality and diversity as part of the culture.

Be self-motivated, resilient and adaptable.

Demonstrate honesty, integrity and respect in all interactions.

Must be committed to teamwork, collaboration and delivering results.

To undertake any other reasonable request and accept any reasonably delegated additional responsibility from a manager.

Hours of work: Monday to Friday. 34.5 hours

Social Media & Content Manager (Fashion Brand)

We are seeking an experienced Social Media & Content Specialist to join a fast-growing fashion brand and take ownership of its content and online presence. A hands-on role, you will manage, structure, and elevate existing content across all social media platforms. You will be responsible for both creative output and content direction, ensuring all activity is aligned, consistent, and engaging.

This role is on-site and based in Biggleswade.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and develop content strategy across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and other platforms
• Create and edit high-quality video and visual content (Reels, TikToks, Stories)
• Oversee content planning and structured content calendars
• Improve engagement, reach, and performance through content optimisation
• Maintain a strong and consistent brand identity across all channels
• Support email marketing campaigns (Mailchimp)
• Work closely with the business on creative direction
• Occasionally travel for photoshoots

Requirements:

• Proven experience in social media and content management (fashion industry preferred)
• Strong editing skills using tools such as CapCut, Adobe Creative Suite, or Canva
• Strong understanding of content strategy, structure, and analytics
• Confident working independently and taking full ownership of content

Salary & Benefits:

• Salary dependent on experience
• 21 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Our client is open to self-employed arrangements for the right candidate
• Full-time or part-time options may be considered.

An exciting opportunity to take full ownership of a fashion brand’s content and help shape its online presence. If you are a creative and driven content specialist, we would love to hear from you. No agencies.

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