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Vitabiotics, 4 times winner of Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, is widely regarded as the most innovative and fastest growing major vitamin supplement company in the UK. As Britain's largest vitamin company, Vitabiotics has helped define the VMS sector with leading brands such as Osteocare®, Perfectil®, Pregnacare®, Wellman® and Wellwoman.

This is a fantastic opportunity within our National Accounts department for a Junior Retail Sales Analyst to join a fast growing, category leading company working with some of the UK’s largest retailers including; Boots, Tesco, Holland & Barrett, Sainsbury’s, Superdrug, Asda and Amazon.

Key responsibilities:

• Assisting National Accounts team with new product set-up
• Assisting with promotional activity set-up and evaluation
• Retailer project administration
• Product sampling
• Invoice logging/monitoring
• Other general departmental duties.

There is excellent opportunity for career progression for the right candidate.

Experience:

• Any experience of working in either a major UK retailer head office or for a branded supplier to retail chains would be preferable.
• Excellent literacy and numeracy essential
• MS Excel and Word proficient
• MS Powerpoint basic

Responsibilities:

• To oversee the overall performance of the sales team by setting and reviewing regular objectives
• To engage, motivate and develop the sales team
• Manage sales, revenue and expenses reports
• Understand the customers and how they relate to our products
• Suggest innovative sales techniques to increase customer satisfaction
• Address any potential problems and suggest solutions
• Identify hiring needs within the team
• Support the sales team with any day-to-day activities
• Transfer pharmacy orders to Alliance Healthcare via an automated system
• Process bonus (free of charge) orders for direct delivery to Pharmacies
• Process health store chargeable and bonus orders for direct delivery
• EDI order processing

Requirements:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in a similar position
• Dedicated to providing excellent customer service
• Highly organised

Vitabiotics is the UK’s No.1 largest and fastest growing vitamin supplement company, which has helped define the VMS sector with leading brands such as Perfectil, Pregnacare, Wellman and Wellwoman.

Vitabiotics Ltd. is currently recruiting for a Receptionist  who is looking for a new challenge to stimulate their exceptional service skills.

If you are warm, energetic and have a real passion for Guest Services, you could be the one we are looking for!

Duties will include:

• Ensuring a seamless and personal guest journey
• Welcoming guests at reception
• Escorting guests within the building
• Acting upon all requests that guests might have in an efficient and friendly manner
• Handling external and internal calls in a professional manner
• Booking of meeting rooms accurately and food and beverage requirements
• Liaising with other departments to ensure efficient communication and excellent guest experience
• General administration duties when required

The successful candidate will:

• Have an excellent command of the English language, both in verbal and written communication.
• Be immaculately presented.
• Be highly organised and have an eye for detail.
• Have great interpersonal skills and an outgoing personality.
• Have a passion to achieve excellent guest service in everything that they do.
• Be able to work well under pressure and have the ability to act pro-actively and intuitively.

Vitabiotics, 4 times winner of Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, is widely regarded as the most innovative and fastest growing major vitamin supplement company in the UK.

As Britain's leading vitamin company for specific life stages, Vitabiotics has helped define the VMS sector with leading brands such as Osteocare®, Perfectil®, Pregnacare®, Wellman® and Wellwoman.

We are currently looking for a Shipping Assistant to join our Shipping Department. 

Key responsibilities:

The Shipping Assistant will be responsible for providing efficient administrative and clerical support to the Import and Export teams which includes:

• Producing and checking essential shipping documentation required by customers and suppliers, including customs documentation
• Updating and maintaining accurate shipping information in our Freight software database
• Assisting with transport arrangements by sea, air and road
• Dealing with customers enquiries relating to orders, shipments and deliveries
• Providing excellent customer service
• Undertaking various other administrative duties

• Responsible for the input of export customs entries in SAP (training will be provided).
• Liaising with customers and overseas agents
• Providing Liaison between the company, Air / Sea Carrier and HMRC (when required).

You will need: 

• Previous administrative experience in the shipping & logistics sector.
• Good knowledge of SAP will be an advantage.
• Good knowledge of export documentation
• High level of speed and accuracy with excellent attention to detail
• Good computer skills and competent with Microsoft Word and Excel
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Vitabiotics, 4 times winner of Queen’s Awards for Excellence, is widely regarded as the most innovative and fastest growing major vitamin supplement company in the UK. As Britain's leading vitamin company for specific life stages, Vitabiotics has helped define the VMS sector with leading brands such as Osteocare®, Perfectil®, Pregnacare®, Wellman® and Wellwoman.

Reporting to: Senior Finance Manger

Reportees: n.a.

Relationships:

• Internal: Company personnel
• External: Auditors, HMRC, Bank

Overview: Responsible for ensuring the accounts are and tax returns are up to date, complete and timely. Key finance team member working closely with the other finance areas to ensure alignment and adherence to good accounting practice and internal control. Liaise with the external auditors, authorities, and other key stakeholders to ensure the smooth production of all statutory submissions & returns. Production of accurate and complete financial statements and tax returns.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Co-ordinate the finance team through month end, and year end closing timetable and process, adhering to the target closing dates
• Ensure all key balance sheet nominals are reconciled
• Oversee the bank reconciliation to make sure it is fully reconciled
• Ensure stock accounting, reconciliation’s and valuation is correct. Working closely with other departments on issue resolution and process/system improvements.
• Credit control including the issue of customer statements, allocating cash receipts, and chasing overdue debt.
• Maintain the fixed asset register, ensuring assets are held within the business, and correct application of additions, disposals, depreciation, and impairment
• Complete on a timely basis the tax returns for VAT, PAYE and corporation tax
• Support the annual audit process by providing accurate year end schedule and working closely with the external auditors
• In conjunction with the senior finance members, develop and maintain accounting policies, procedures, internal controls for the General Ledger area.
• SAP Expert, development and maintenance of the system, and maximisation of value from accounting system.
• KPI reporting
• Document processes and procedures

Other:

• Work closely with the Property Accountant to ensure accounting for investment companies is correct and complete. Act as backup during time of absence of the Property Accountant.
• Involved ad hoc finance projects and respond to / report on ad hoc requests for information.
• Constantly aim to improve the way finance processes are performed
• Understand key tasks performed by other finance members, so that with absences or urgencies you can temporarily fill in and supported.

You will need:

• A professional qualification: AAT or ACCA
• Previous experience working in an General Ledger function (FMCG or Retail sector preferred)
• Excellent attention to detail and administration skills
• Experience using SAP and/or other ERP systems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must be IT literate: Microsoft suite
• Good team player
• Proactive, self starter
• Influencing skills

Vitabiotics, winner of The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise in International trade is one of the most dynamic and fastest growing major vitamin companies in the UK and internationally with exports to over 100 countries. Our leading brands include Perfectil, Osteocare^®, Pregnacare^®, Wellwoman and Wellman^®.

Our expanding Warehouse Department is seeking a motivated Picker to perform various warehouse tasks. These include:

Key responsibilities:

• Picking and packing customer goods and orders
• Stock replenishment
• Reporting any damaged items to your team leader
• Ensuring you maintain our high standard of health and safety
• Take responsibility for working through your orders independently

You must have:

• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Previous warehouse experience
• Experience working within a fast paced environment
• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Outlook and Word
• Good timekeeping

Vitabiotics is the UK’s No.1 largest and fastest growing vitamin supplement company, which has helped define the VMS sector with leading brands such as Perfectil, Pregnacare, Wellman and Wellwoman.

We are currently looking for a E-Commerce Team Leader to join our busy team in our Warehouse. The main tasks for this role are:

Responsibilities:

• Monitor and supervise the e-commerce warehouse team daily to ensure tasks are being completed efficiently.
• Replenish and monitor inventory levels in E-commerce picking area.
• Set and evaluate KPI’s for picking, packing and daily order volumes.
• Re-order packaging and postage materials
• Ensuring sufficient manpower to meet daily e-commerce order volume and fluctuations.
• Training new staff.
• Liaising with local and international courier providers for collection of orders and negotiating volume rates.
• Carrying out inventory checks & cycle counts.
• Implementing new warehouse automation initiatives.
• Introduce systems to reduce packing/picking errors.
• Coordinating with other departments regarding day-to-day activities.
• Ensuring health and safety and social distancing procedures are upheld at all times.

Person Specification:

The successful candidate is likely to meet all of the following criteria:

• Excellent communication and administrative skills.
• Have good people and leadership skills to successfully lead a team.
• Have previous warehouse supervisory experience, ideally in e-commerce.
• Experience using warehouse systems, preferably SAP and scanning systems.

Vitabiotics, 4 times winner of Queen’s Awards for Excellence, is widely regarded as the most innovative and fastest growing major vitamin supplement company in the UK. As Britain's leading vitamin company for specific life stages, Vitabiotics has helped define the VMS sector with leading brands such as Osteocare®, Perfectil®, Pregnacare®, Wellman® and Wellwoman.

We are currently looking for a Property Portfolio Accounts Assistant to join our team. The main responsibilities for this role are:

Key Responsibilities:

• Fully responsible for looking after small subsidiary entity accounts: undertaking daily accounting entries, closing month end, and ensuring year end accounts meet with annual audit requirements.
• Checking all rent is received in a timely manner across the whole portfolio
• Ensure bank reconciliations that receipts, and payments are recorded accurately
• Dealing with properties enquiries, and external partners
• Respond swiftly to incoming emails and telephone queries
• Helping to ensure compliance with council requirements, i.e. Licences/ Council tax
• Making all property-related payments
• VAT returns for the property related entities
• Liaising with the auditor for property related entities accounts.
• Work closely and support the Vitabiotics finance team and participate on any projects or ad hoc tasks as required.

You will need:

• A professional qualification: AAT or ACCA
• Previous experience within the property industry (preferred)
• Excellent attention to detail and administration skills
• Experience using Xero/QuickBooks
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must be IT literate
• Basic accounting knowledge
• Good team player

Are you a recent graduate who has had experience in 1st/2nd line support? Are you someone who wants a challenge and learn from a team of experienced IT professionals? 

We have a position available for you to take the next step in becoming a System Administrator where you will be part of a team managing a Mac OS and Windows infrastructure and Netgear/Juniper network who have also moved into Office 365 and SharePoint online and Azure. 

Having a solid understanding of Windows and network security for this position with experience in troubleshooting would be great but you will also learn a lot on the job. 

This position will allow you to gain exposure to a large and growing network whilst being part of a team allowing your future IT career.

Your principle duties will include but not limited to:

• To provide 1st/2nd line support to users in the business via phone, email and remote connections
• To provide support when technicians are on annual leave, busy or when required to as per the requirements of the business.
• Administration and support of Network Devices
• Administration and support of Windows Server 2008/2016
• Administration and support of Microsoft Exchange server 2010
• Administration and support of phone systems
• Liaise with 3rd parties when required
• Input into ad-hoc projects when required
• Hardware/Software fault finding and resolution
• System builds/software installations and configuration
• Help ensure the company’s systems align with industry related accreditations such as ISO27001 and Cyber Essentials certification’ and any other regulations such as GDPR.

Desirable Skills / Personal Qualities

Looking for someone who has:

• A passion for IT
• An IT related degree or diploma or any other IT professional qualifications
• Excellent communication skills
• A people’s person attitude/approach
• Good problem solving skills/experience

Job Description

A truly excellent opportunity to work in a newly created role for the UK’s No.1 largest and fastest growing vitamin supplement company, which has helped define the VMS sector with leading brands such as Perfectil, Pregnacare, Wellman and Wellwoman. Vitabiotics is the first and only vitamin company to receive The Queen’s Award for Innovation in vitamin research. You will be working on a diverse range of digital and social media projects as we increase our focus in this area.

This is a key role in the Vitabiotics marketing team, reporting to the Senior Marketing Manager. You are a junior/mid level marketing professional, with a strong understanding and passion for consumer brands.  You will be part of a small and focussed marketing team, with opportunities to make your mark on the UK’s most popular vitamin brands. The company runs a high number of campaigns and has ambitious growth plans, you will be comfortable working at speed and identifying and delivering commercial solutions.

Key Tasks

• Support a wide range of ATL and BTL marketing activities, including high profile advertising e.g. TV, print and outdoor, to build brand awareness and drive sales performance for some of the UK’s leading supplement brands
• Responsible for developing and maintaining brand assets and promotional materials to be up to date and complaint with industry regulation for newly developed and existing products  e.g. pack and web copy, brand plans, consumer leaflets and scientific product dossiers
• Management of key campaigns e.g. sampling, BTL communications
• Brief internal teams on brand plans and campaign requirements e.g. design, digital, social media
• Build relationships and act as key contact with external stakeholders for relevant brands e.g.  third party suppliers and charity partners
• Assist in the organisation of internal and external marketing events
• Prepare brand presentations for sales and export stakeholders
• Complete special projects and participate in project teams as agreed and/or directed
• Ensure cost effective campaigns negotiated and delivered
• Maintain a record of expenditure ensuring campaigns are completed within budget
• Ongoing competitor monitoring

Essential

• Educated to degree level
• 2-3 years marketing experience
• MS Office (Excel, Powerpoint, Word) to intermediate level

• Excellent attention to detail
• Good consumer and technical writing skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
• Proactive, personable, positive, highly organised, resilient, flexible and embraces change
• Comfortable working within a small team in a hands on, fast-paced environment

Desirable

• Degree in a marketing or scientific discipline
• Knowledge of the VMS or healthcare industry
• Interest in healthcare

The UK’s fastest growing vitamin company, Vitabiotics, is one of the most dynamic companies in the UK. They have helped define the Vitamins and Minerals (VMS) sector with leading brands such as Osteocare, Pregnacare, Perfectil and Wellwoman to name a few.

We are currently looking for a Demand and Supply Planner to join our team!

Day-to-day, you’ll take charge of planning and organizing the supply of our products through optimizing inventory levels for both Finished and bulk products, advising on production requirements and ensuring we keep a 'customer-first’ approach at all times by sharing valuable business insights.

Your role will lean heavily on your excellent data and reconciliation skills, analyzing past performance, monitor and communicate the reliability of product availability with all relevant stakeholders.

Key responsibilities include:

• Updating forward forecasts on a rolling 12-month horizon for all products, creating scenarios and arbitrating the best fit taking in to account marketing plan and supply issues
• Supplying Performance Management to agreed KPI's
• Ensuring that customer service levels are achieved through the timely receipt of finished product (OTIF)
• Establishing and maintaining accurate inventory data
  - Accurate Raw Materials stock figures
  - Accurate FG stock figures
• Improving business processes to ensure timely:
  - receipt of raw materials to either UK warehouse or contract manufacturers
  - issue of raw materials to contracted production partners
  - receipt of finished goods to UK warehouse to meet customer demands
• Developing and maintaining appropriate Supply Chain/Logistics KPIs
• Ensuring all relevant systems are maintained to support the business effectively

You will need:

• Experience with using SAP Business-1
• At least 2 years experience in a Demand and Supply Planning role

Job Description

Vitabiotics is a family business, founded over 45 years ago. We are the UK’s No.1 vitamin supplements company, helping to define the sector with leading brands such as Perfectil, Pregnacare, Wellman and Wellwoman.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within an in-house design department of a leading health supplements company.

You will be working on a diverse range of print projects, principally focussed on packaging, TTL advertising (B2C and B2B publications, consumer press and outdoor), in-store POS, leaflets and brochures.

Key attributes:

• Strong creative design skills
• Fluent in Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator Creative Cloud on Mac OSX
• Technical repro knowledge
• Excellent artworking and retouching skills
• Taking projects from initial layout through final artwork to proof checking and approval
• Excellent written English
• Proof-reading skills
• Meticulous attention to detail

Application

CV and portfolio (as either PDF or web URL) are required. Please send to jobsuk@vitabiotics.com

Location: NW2 7HF, London (nr. Staples Corner) - applicants must be within 40mins of NW2 office

Experience: As above in the description

Qualification: As above in the description

Job Description

We are looking for a Junior PR Executive to work at our Head Office near Staples Corner. In 2013 Vitabiotics became the first Company to receive a Queen's Award for Innovation in vitamin research, and now is an exciting time to join us as we extend into a number of new categories. If you've had agency or in-house PR experience, we would love to hear from you. Ideally you will have experience in the consumer healthcare market, but more importantly you will be hard working and ambitious with a positive can-do attitude and proactive approach to the wide and varied role.

Key Skills and Abilities:

• Strong organisational skills
• A positive and ‘can-do’ attitude
• A keen interest in the health and wellbeing industry, and strong knowledge of the media and influencer landscape
• Willing to go the extra mile in a fast-paced environment and do what it takes to get the job done
• Ability to work across different brands and projects
• Creative and quick thinking, with an excellent attention to detail
• Calm and considered under pressure
• Fantastic written and verbal communication skills
• Takes initiative and communicates clearly and efficiently with key stake holders

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Drafting press releases and creative pitches
• Proactive media relations –handling press enquiries proactively, quickly and with attention to detail
• Identifying and sharing key industry developments and competitor insights with the wider business and relevant teams
• Supporting in the concepting and PR campaigns and seasonal PR calendars
• Monitoring and saving editorial coverage and regularly informing relevant teams of coverage
• Supporting on creative mailers and mass mail outs
• Admin support including post, reports, stock management and deliveries
• Supporting at exhibitions and events

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES

(Apply with CV and covering letter and evidence of eligibility to work in the UK) 

Job Description

Vitabiotics, 4 times winner of Queen’s Awards for Excellence, is widely regarded as the most innovative and fastest growing major vitamin supplement company in the UK. As Britain's No1 vitamin company for specific life stages, Vitabiotics has helped define the VMS sector with leading brands such as Perfectil^®, Pregnacare^®, Wellman^® and Wellwoman.

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious, dynamic and experienced individual to work with the senior management team.  This is a high profile ‘customer facing’ position. 

Your role will be to develop and drive forward the national account and multiple pharmacy retail business, in collaboration with many of the UK’s most prestigious nutritional Highstreet retailers.

Key responsibilities:

• Strategic management of some of VB’s largest customers
• Key account / new business development
• Day to day management of key account issues and joint business plans
• Oversee sales promotional strategies for each national account, across all brands including negotiating annual budgets.
• Negotiating any listings fees/exclusivity.
• Arrange regular review meetings
• Ensure all aspects of promotional planning are implemented effectively, according to budget and Vitabiotics above the line marketing
• Work with logistics department of VB and national accounts to assess their requirements and ensure smooth supply chain and deliveries.
• Create and provide forecasting and sales analysis to logistics department of VB and national accounts
• Negotiating margins, price increases and shelf positioning with national accounts.
• Monitor performance against agreed ongoing sales and distribution targets.
• Support brand image and values in store.
• Ensure successful launch of new products into all national accounts.

The Successful candidate must:

• Be educated to a degree level
• Have a minimum of 5 years’ experience handling national accounts in the multiple pharmacy and multiple grocery sectors
• Have strong negotiation skills
• Have knowledge/experience of supply chain management
• Have a full driving licence

Hours: 9am-6pm, Monday-Friday (flexibility is essential)

Benefits: 24 days holiday, contributory pension, private health cover, personal bonus scheme, company car

Experience: As above in the description

Qualification: Be educated to a degree level

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES

Apply with CV and covering letter and evidence of eligibility to work in the UK 

Job Description

Vitabiotics, 4 times winner of Queen’s Awards for Excellence, is widely regarded as the most innovative and fastest growing major vitamin supplement company in the UK. As Britain's No1 vitamin company for specific life stages, Vitabiotics has helped define the VMS sector with leading brands such as Osteocare^®, Perfectil^®, Pregnacare^®, Wellman^® and Wellwoman.

We are currently looking for an enthusiastic and well-experienced Forklift Driver to join our Warehouse Department.

Key responsibilities:

• Maintain Health and Safety, Quality and Hygiene guidelines.
• Carry out pick, pack tasks, in all areas using RF handheld devices from Reach FLT’s
• Ensure that personal and warehouse targets are achieved as well as meeting customer’s requirements and maintaining quality standards.
• Load / unload and put away.
• Take part in daily stock checks/investigations.
• Communicate effectively to enable other warehouse staff to carry out their job.

The successful candidate must have:

• 2 years+ Forklift driving experience
• Possession of a Forklift licence (Reach and Counterbalance)
• Thorough knowledge and experience of warehouse stock control
• Good communication and computer skills

Please apply by sending your CV to jobsuk@vitabiotics.com

Location: Hemel Hempstead

Experience: As above in the description

Qualification: As above in the description

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES

Apply with CV and covering letter and evidence of eligibility to work in the UK