Operations Group Manager Cambridge, East of England, England
Job description
Products and Scheduling Group Manager
Salary: £42,000 - £56,800
Location: Cambridge & hybrid working [1-2 days per week in the Cambridge office)
Contract: 12-month fixed-term contract, full time [35 hours per week]
Operations is now more important and relevant than ever. Would you like to develop and further your career with us?
We have a Products and Scheduling Group Manager position available in Cambridge International Operations. We are looking for colleagues with leadership flair and operational aptitude to take on this important and exciting role.
We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.
About the role
Our Operations team manages a wide range of production activities that serve and support internal stakeholders and ultimately our customers. The Product and Scheduling Manager will provide leadership and direction to the group as a whole and will specifically support and manage the Assistant Manager and their teams; ensuring and enabling process delivery, quality of output, continuous improvement, and staff development.
As a manager, you are integral to these activities, having oversight and ownership of a collection of processes. Responsible for planning and organising ‘business as usual' activities for the team to ensure that as well as hitting targets, our actions are aligned with the bigger picture.
Broadly speaking, being a Products and Scheduling Manager in Operations involves:
- Creating the direction and vision of the team in line with company strategy.
- Attending meetings with senior management across the group as CI Process SME/BPO.
- Working closely with the Assistant Manager to form flexible, collaborative teams to ensure that all standards are met, and the team tasks are delivered to the agreed schedules.
If you are looking to step up and further develop your management and leadership abilities to contribute to the organisation, please submit an application.
About you
Our people are our greatest, most valuable assets, so you will likely be a talented Assistant Manager with an interest in management and leadership wanting to step up and take on more responsibility. Colleagues would describe you as a ‘role model', natural leader, people person, and a great problem solver. You use your calm nature to manage ‘crisis' scenarios in a methodical manner, always having a plan in place and inspiring others with your high standards.
In order to oversee day-to-day activities as well as provide support and advice to Senior Leadership Team, you will have a solid experience and understanding of:
- Managing complex bespoke processes, meeting multifaceted business requirements to consistently high levels of accuracy.
- Scheduling environment involving creation of bespoke items for multiple countries.
- Product reference data set up, including but not limited to configuration of all elements of an individual syllabus, creation of group awards, scholarships and product ranges.
- Advanced knowledge of EPS and working knowledge of SAP is essential for this role.
For a full brief of this role, or what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site.
Rewards and benefits
We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:
- Group personal pension scheme
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
- Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
- Green travel schemes
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
We also offer flexible and hybrid working options from day one. We will consider any work arrangements if you wish to work flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.
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We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 20th September 2023. However, interviews will take place throughout the advertising of this campaign, so we reserve the right to close this campaign early. Therefore, please do not delay applying if this role is of interest.
Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.
Why join us
Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.
Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where everyone has a voice, and where we learn continuously to improve together. Ensuring that everyone feels they belong is essential to who we are, and to the contribution we make to society and our planet.
We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months
Salary: £42,000.00-£56,800.00 per year
Benefits:
- Canteen
- Company events
- Company pension
- Private medical insurance
- Transport links
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: Hybrid remote in null, CB2 8EA
