Facilities Manager

We are a leading international consumer healthcare business marketing products in over 100 countries world-wide and we are now recruiting for a new Facilities Manager to join our alliance of people, brands and partners working together, as one team, to achieve more for customers, healthcare providers, business partners and investors.

At Alliance we have a great benefits package:

• Learning and development programmes
• Company social events
• Charity volunteering days
• Private Health Insurance
• Company share plans
• Life Insurance
• Enhanced Pension contributions
• Staff Shop
• Employee assistance programme
• Electric vehicle scheme
• Flexible working options
• Cycle to work scheme.

As our new Facilities Manager, you will will support the Chief People and Infrastructure Officer to manage the provision of the facilities management services, ensuring statutory compliance, budget control and business needs are met across the Alliance Estate.

You will have:

• WFM membership and level 3 qualification or higher.
• OSH Managing Safely qualification or higher.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Decision-making and teamwork skills.
• The ability to manage and lead projects and team.
• Great attention to detail and customer service skills.
• Good knowledge of IT packages.
• Experience of managing a complex & varied workload.

Your role as Facilities Manager will involve the accountability for

• Health & safety – Manage global Health & Safety standards and ensure compliance with legal and regulatory obligations across the Alliance business. Promote the company policy and cultivate good practices throughout the Group both locally and international.
• Fire safety – Ensure that life safety systems and practices are fit for purpose and effective.
• Security – Ensure the security of all premises to prevent unauthorised access and to meet the responsibilities of the Company’s Licence to hold drugs in the UK.
• Property management – Manage the company’s global property requirements, ensuring that any obligations in respect of leases are maintained to appropriate standards working with contractors, agents and landlord’s as appropriate to ensure that premises meets the need of the business. As required lead on the acquisition and disposal of global property leases and plan for future development in line with the strategic objectives of the business.
• Space planning – plan best allocation and utilisation of space and resources in current and new properties
• Facilities management – Ensure the effective delivery of established facilities and services to the business in the UK and provide advice and guidance to other sites as required.
• Project Management of third parties – Manage and lead on any refurbishment projects providing advice, engaging contractors and liaising on any permissions and statutory requirements and consents.
• Business continuity planning –ensure that business continuity planning for office facilities is reviewed, updated and tested on a periodic basis.
• Manage a team of two to provide facility and front of house services to the UK office.

If you want the opportunity to join a progressive, people centred, global organisation where real values are at the heart of everything, we do then submit your CV via the application button. In return we offer a competitive salary and benefits package, a superb office environment and fantastic team to work with.

Genuine candidates only, NO AGENCIES please. We will be processing all applications as quickly as possible, if you have not received a response within 2 weeks, you have not been progressed to the first stage of interviews. Unfortunately, due to high response rates we are unable to respond directly to each candidate, however, we would like to thank you for your interest in working with Alliance.

• Do you have the right to work in the UK?
• Are you comfortable commuting to this job’s location at least 4 days per week?
• Are you able to travel abroad when required?