Senior Technical Consultant, Implementation Services, Charles River Development,

The Works Stores Ltd


Seasonal Retail Sales Assistant
The Works Stores Ltd • High Easter, United Kingdom • via LinkedIn
2 days ago
Part-time
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Job description
Fixed Term Contract - ending on 31st December 2025.

Whilst we can't make any promises right now, there is often potential for us to take on some seasonal colleagues on a permanent basis after the initial festive contract

Seasonal Retail Sales Assistant

6 hour contract

Why The Works?

🏆 10th Best Big Company to Work For 2024 - 'Best Companies'

We don’t just sell products. We inspire reading, learning, creativity and play.

You sell the paint that turns someone into an artist. You provide the book that unleashes an inner author. You supply the games that help bring families together. You give someone the puzzle book that reconnects them with a late family member’s memory.

You never know who someone will become. So with your passion, and our products, you will help ignite the spark within people, allowing them to unleash their creativity, find new passions, hobbies, or rekindle fond memories.

The unseen possibilities are limitless, and it all starts with you.

Our Perks Are 'The Works'
• 🎅 25% Colleague Discount! - Helping you to save money for those presents!
• 🎄 My Works - Exclusive online discounts across hundreds of retailers, holidays, utility deals, tech and more!
• 🎁 Can-Do Academy - Take control of your development with instant access to courses and training in areas that interest you.
• ⛄Stream - Stream early access to 50% of your wages as you earn them – for when ‘life’ happens!
• 💙 24/7 support for you and your family - Through our partnership with Retail Trust Charity, who provide an Employee Assistance Programme from Emotional Support to Financial Health and Physical Wellbeing.

Become a Seasonal Retail Sales Assistant 🎅

As a Seasonal Sales Assistant, you'll join our merry crew and help make this holiday season the best one yet! Supporting our busy peak period leading up to the holiday, you will be the heart of our retail store, welcoming customers with a friendly smile and inspiring them to read, learn, create, or play!

We have lots of deliveries and seasonal stock to manage. The role can be physically demanding and hard work - you'll need to be physically comfortable managing stairs and heavy stock, but our supportive team of crafty, caring, and can-do colleagues will be there to lend a helping hand!

Joining us during this period is a great way to take advantage of our 25% colleague discount to help in the run up to holiday season.

Our Culture

The Works is an awesome place to… well, work! Our atmosphere is supportive, friendly, and inclusive. A second home-from-home where you can be your best and authentic you.

Our environment is always moving and full of energy, yet we still make space to share must-watch TV recommendations, and our favourite page-turners. Because even superheroes need some downtime to fuel their imaginations!

We are one team. You won’t find anyone too proud to roll up their sleeves here, with all hands-on-deck to inspire our customers and support each other.

Your Festive Mission
• Excite and Delight: Spread joy with your friendly service and inspire customers to read, learn, create, or play with our magical products!
• Loyalty Ambassador: Jingle all the way as you help customers to craft a christmas well spent and know they can get more bang for their money at The Works – they’ll thank you with bells on!
• Merchandising Marvel: Unwrap your creative flair by following our planograms for key product areas. And when you have the freedom, let your creativity dance like snowflakes in non-planogrammed spaces to catch the eye!
• Deliveries: Become a puzzle-master as you manage heavy deliveries, price & label products like a pro, sort items onto shop floor displays, and make sure the stockroom is as snug as a Christmas stocking!
• Have fun! Be your best, authentic elf-self and embrace the opportunity to connect with our brand, colleagues, and customers. Have a jolly good time making the store a twinkling wonderland to visit and work!

Skills / Behaviours That Will Set You Apart
• Genuine and authentic: Your positivity, creativity, and passion for our brand and products shine through like twinkling lights on a Christmas tree. Talking to people is your superpower, and customers can’t resist your helpful recommendations!
• Resilient champion: You can handle the fast-paced retail environment like a boss, juggling busy days, heavy deliveries, and customers with ease. You’re the ultimate multitasking hero!
• Stock magician: You tackle the puzzle of sorting, pricing, and merchandising deliveries like Santa’s little helper! Embrace the boxes; they’ve got nothing on you!

Remember, you’re not just an colleague – you’re a festive elf spreading cheer and making the season merry and bright!

Our Values

To inspire reading, learning, creativity and play - making lives more fulfilled

Our Values

We are Crafty 🎨 | We are Caring 💛 | We are Can-do 🚀

Promoting Diversity, Inclusion, and Applying Reasonable Adjustments.

At The Works, we are proud to have an inclusive culture where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. Our roles are open to all, including under-represented groups such as ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, carers & members of the LGBTQ+ community (including those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, non-binary, or use another term).

We are open to discussions around working hours and flexible working. And, where possible, we'll try to support this. If you need reasonable adjustments for an interview you might attend with us, let us know in your application and we’ll be happy to help!

We don’t just sell products. We inspire reading, learning, creativity and play.

Because when people spend time doing what they love, it’s Time Well Spent.

And with the right passion - It All Starts With You.
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Senior Technical Consultant, Implementation Services, Charles River Development, Assistant Vice President
State Street • London, United Kingdom • via State Street Careers
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Job description
Who we are looking for

The ideal candidate will have a predominantly technical background implementing major fund management and/or banking software applications, preferably within a front office environment. They will also have a good understanding of the fund management and/or front-office terminology and operations.

Why this role is important to us

The team you will be joining is a part of Charles River Development (or CRD), that became a part of State Street in 2018. CRD helps create enterprise investment management software solutions for large institutions in the areas of institutional investment, wealth management and hedge funds. Together we have created first open front-to-back platform - State Street Alpha, that was launched in 2019.

Join us if delivering next generation infrastructure, using emerging technologies like AI and Blockchain sounds like a challenge you are up for.

What you will be responsible for

As Senior Consultant you will:
• Assist, from a technical standpoint, in the implementation of a sophisticated trade order management and compliance monitoring systems to the fund management industry
• Provide technical consultancy services for clients and their CRD Account Managers including; install, configure and test software; problem investigation; database configuration, tracing and performance analysis.
• Provide technical consultancy services for systems integration
• Design and development of solutions for additional Client requirements
• This role involves extensive travel and will involve spending time working on Client sites both in London and the EMEA region.

What we value
• Experience in at least one major DBMS (MS SQL Server or Oracle), including installation, configuration and development.
• Multi-tier application point
• Good knowledge and experience of
• PL/SQL or TransactSQL (MS SQL Server)
• Complex SQL
• Debugging and optimization
• System interfacing and integration
• Proven, substantial, development experience in Java and/or C#.
• Development experience in some or all of the following would be an advantage
• Web Services
• SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
• XML Messaging
• Excel VBA
• Perl
• .NET
• Exposure to working in Financial services; front- or middle-office, or fund management business areas ideal
• Experience dealing with users or clients from either a technical or business area.
• Comfortable making presentations covering business, technical or sales.
• Detailed knowledge of;
• Project phasing and reporting
• On-site delivery
• Systems support
• Operational procedures
• Batch processing
• System sizing and capacity planning
• System backup, contingency and disaster recovery
• Regional roll outs

Education & Preferred Qualifications
• Third level qualification essential ideally a Technical Bachelors Degree.
• Fluency in a European language highly desirable.

Additional requirements
• A natural desire to bring order to IT systems and to automate processes
• A positive, customer-oriented, and energetic attitude
• An analytical, creative, and innovative approach to solving problems
• A desire to work hard, be challenged in a fast-paced environment, and have fun while doing it.

About State Street

What we do. State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation we’re making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we’ve been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.

Work, Live and Grow. We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary in locations, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans among other perks. You’ll have access to flexible Work Program to help you match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.

Inclusion, Diversity and Social Responsibility. We truly believe our employees’ diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspective are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients. We warmly welcome the candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, ****** orientation, gender identity and personality. Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader. You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift program and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.

State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Discover more at StateStreet.com/careers