Milton Park Jobs - achilles
| Job Title: |
Managing Director, Achilles Assessment Services |
| Location: | 30 Park Gate, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4SH |
| Reporting to: | Chief Operating Officer |
| Job level: | 5A |
| Purpose of the Job: |
To lead the Assessment Services business globally. Responsibility for the P&L and achieving the growth expectations of the business through the sale of audits to every SMS scheme in the Achilles Group portfolio. Implementation of and management of the global organization to ensure that audits are delivered to the required standards. |
| Key responsibilities: | |
Ø To
lead the development of the Assessment Services business
globally and take full P&L responsibility for agreed
budget targets
Ø To
identify future opportunities for growth and put into place the
Sales and Operational capability to secure these
Ø Implement
the global structure to ensure that every audit is
delivered to the necessary quality, time, cost and
integrity
expectations
Ø Support
the business development teams in every region with the
necessary Sales Support processes to sell audits to
their existing
and new schemes
Ø Take
responsibility for the on-going development of the AAS Global
Management System and its implementation in every audit
business globally
Ø Responsibility
for the development of the Achilles Assessment
Services budget
Ø Work
with the Regional Directors to identify priority opportunities
for audit development within the respective regions,
agree an
implementation plan and ensure that adequate resourcing
is
available to deliver
Ø Recruit
and lead a global audit management team
Ø Formulate
and implement the global strategy for the AAS business
Ø Management
Reporting as required to Achilles Group and to the
Regional Directors
| Physical factors: |
The post holder should be smartly presented, confident and an excellent communicator.
| Knowledge and previous experience |
Ø Sales/Commercial
experience within an audit environment
Ø An
audit background, with experience of managing an audit
team/audit business
Ø International
audit management experience
Ø Working
knowledge of supply chain management
Ø A
sound knowledge of risk management
Ø Ideally
Lead Assessor Certification (via examination)
Ø Membership
of a relevant professional institution
Ø Possess
high degree of literacy and ability to draft and review audit
reports using pre-defined quality control process
Ø Experience
of implementing/applying internal codes of conduct
around the delivery of audit programmes
| Essential Skills: |
Ø Sales/Commercial
Management experience
Ø Customer
focused and service orientated
Ø A
proven leader and team player capable of delivering to high
customer expectations
Ø Good
PC skills, including MS Office (Outlook, PowerPoint etc)
| Person specification: |
Ø An
articulate communicator with the ability to shape and develop
views and initiatives
Ø Focused
on quality and delivery within a customer service,
commercially aware environment
Ø A
credible reputation and network within the region
| Ideal Candidate: |
The ideal post holder will have a strong desire to shape and deliver a highly significant and strategic part of the Achilles business through a team of professionally qualified and experienced assessment professionals. Flexible, with a strategic awareness that does not preclude the drive and skill sets necessary to deliver sales and operational performance in a highly focused, quality led service environment.
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Additional information: |
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This post will require regular travel throughout the region and with the occasional need for travel internationally to UK and other regions. |
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| Salary: |
Competitive salary + OTE |
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| Benefits: |
Ø 25
days annual leave |
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Postal applications to: |
Human Resources
Department Achilles Information Limited 30 Park Gate Milton Park Abingdon Oxon OX14 4SH |
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| Email applications to: | jobs@achilles.com | ||
| Closing Date: |
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| Website: | www.achilles.com | ||
