We Are Recruiting

Role: Office and Production Manager 

Salary: Dependent on experience

Location: Bermondsey, London
Hours: 24 hours p/w

Position type: Part-time

Contract: Fixed term

Closing date: 14th of March
Contact email: steve@thelondonhoneycompany.co.uk 

Start date: 1st April – 14th April

This is an exciting time to join the company as we are growing fast and planning a move into a specially fitted new larger warehouse.

Office and Production Manager Key Responsibilities:

• Innovate to improve company work practices and identify new opportunities keeping the company authentic, delicious, fresh and fun.
  
  
• To drive honey sales through customer communications, responding to sales enquiries and disseminating product information.
  
  
• To maintain office and warehouse records including honey stock, production, sales, course bookings etc.
  
  
• Monitor business finance including bank transactions, outstanding sales invoices and purchase invoices. Contribute to financial forecasts and reports. Make authorised payments.
  
  
• Prepare accounts to be reconciled by the accountant, assist the accountant in preparing the quarterly VAT returns and the closing of end of year accounts.
  
  
• Manage office and warehouse supplies.
  
  
• Manage company post and emails.
  
  
• Prepare sales paperwork and arrange the delivery of orders.
  
  
• Oversee warehouse production and staff in Steve Benbow’s absence: bottling of
  honey, cutting of comb, labeling and packing of honey orders.
  
  
• Collaborate with clients and colleagues, including designers, on the development
  of new products both under the London Honey Company brand and white-label products (products sold under other brand names).
  
  Other responsibilities and opportunities
  

• Update the company blog.
  
  
• Attend and work events such as festivals, honey tastings and shows.
  
  
• Assist with beekeeping.
  
  
• Honey processing and packing.
  
  
• Assist with beekeeping courses.
  
  
• Assist in managing hive servicing contracts including site assessments, attending
  client meetings and maintaining client contact.
  
  Personal Specification
  

• Energetic, practical and hard working.
  
  
• Flexible and able to work late, come in early or work weekends occasionally.
  
  
• Interested in food and the food industry.
  
  
• Happy to do physical work when necessary.
  
  
• Entrepreneurial spirit and ability to work confidently with limited supervision.
  
  
• Confident to use initiative, innovate and problem solve.
  
  Experience Required
  

• Office administration.
  
  
• Working in a food production or food retail environment or proven transferable
  skills.
  
  Essential Skills
  

• Works well with others.

• Good communicator.
  
  
• Works well under pressure.
  
  
• Numerically and computer literate, ideally with Apple Mac computers.
  
  
• Ability to balance priorities and co-ordinate work effectively with colleagues.
  
  
• Can use Excel.
  
  
  Desirable skills:
  

• Experience using accounting software, especially Sage One and Xero. 

Further Details

Reports to: Steve Benbow, owner of the London Honey Company.

To apply:

Please send us a CV and a cover letter, explaining your interest in joining the London Honey Company and the contribution you believe you could make to the Company. Please email your application to Steve Benbow at steve@thelondonhoneycompany.co.uk

Applications are scheduled to close on 14th of March and interviews to take place on the week of 17th March.

If you have any questions about the role advertised please contact Emily Reed or Steve Benbow at the London Honey Company: 02073947072,  hello@thelondonhoneycompany.co.uk