14 jobs found in Congleton

Your new companyHays are recruiting on behalf of a well-established organisation based in North Staffordshire for a Temporary Procurement Coordinator. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced procurement or purchasing professional to join a busy and supportive team on a temporary basis.This role is suited to an organised individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and has experience supporting procurement activities, supplier management, and purchasing processes. Your new role As a Procurement Coordinator, you will play a key role in supporting the procurement function and ensuring the efficient delivery of purchasing activities across the organisation. Your responsibilities will include: Raising and processing purchase orders Liaising with suppliers regarding pricing, delivery schedules, and order queries Supporting procurement and sourcing activities Monitoring supplier performance and maintaining supplier records Ensuring procurement documentation is...

Planning Policy Officer - Stockport Contract  £45-55 per hour  Full time Location: SK1 3XE - 2 days onsite, 3 days remote The role: To provide specialist planning policy advice and support the delivery of Stockport Council’s statutory planning functions, including preparation and monitoring of the Local Plan and associated policy documents. The candidate should have extensive experience of preparing infrastructure Delivery Plans (IDPs). The role will ensure compliance with national and local planning legislation and contribute to strategic planning objectives. Essential Requirements: Experience: Minimum 4-6 years in planning policy within a local authority or consultancy environment. Knowledge: Strong understanding of UK planning legislation, policy frameworks, and Local Plan processes. Skills: Ability to analyse complex planning issues and provide clear, evidence-based advice. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Strong stakeholder engagement and...

Ready to take the next step in your Production Planning career with a leading manufacturing organisation? Do you have experience creating effective production schedules that maximise efficiency and meet customer demand? Do you enjoy working closely with production, procurement and logistics teams to deliver excellent service levels? If this sounds like the opportunity for you, click apply to take the next steps! The Opportunity An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Production Planner to join a leading manufacturing organisation. This role offers the chance to play a key part in coordinating production activities, supporting supply chain performance and ensuring products are delivered to customers efficiently and on time. Your duties and responsibilities will be Create and manage production plans that effectively balance customer demand, manufacturing capability and business objectives. Monitor inventory, materials and packaging availability to support...

Interim Project Coordinator Widnes, Cheshire Here at Halton Housing, we are looking for a driven and collaborative Interim Project Coordinator to work across our vibrant organisation. Hours: 37 hours per week (Monday - Friday) Duration: Fixed Term (Up to 6 months) What You’ll Do: * Develop and maintain key project documentation (including Project Plan, RAID log, Stakeholder and Communications Plans). * Manage project delivery activities including milestones, scope, resources, risks, issues and change control. * Organise and lead project and stakeholder meetings and events. * Monitor and report on project dependencies, working closely with the Programme Manager. * Produce regular project status reports to support informed decision-making. * Track resource allocation against delivery milestones, escalating any issues as needed. * Support project closure, capturing and sharing lessons learned and best practice. What You’ll Need: * Demonstrable ability in...

Title: Part Time Events & Engagement Executive Location: Dronfield - hybrid Salary: £12.82 per hour Hours: Flexible Part Time hours from 21 to 30 hours per week Contract Type: Fixed Term 1 year initially The Opportunity If you're someone who loves bringing people together, creating memorable experiences, and making a real impact in your local community, this could be the perfect opportunity. We're delighted to be supporting a well-established charitable organisation in their search for an Events & Engagement Executive. This is a varied and rewarding role where you'll take the lead on planning and delivering an exciting programme of events and activities designed to engage visitors, support fundraising efforts, and raise awareness of the organisation's work. From working with performers and contributors to promoting events across social media and managing ticket sales, you'll play a key role in creating experiences that encourage people to connect, engage and...

SC Cleared User Researcher Location: Predominantly Remote (occasional travel required for user research activities) Rate: £492 per day (Umbrella) IR35 Status: Inside IR35 Security Clearance: Active SC Clearance and BPSS required Your New Role We are currently recruiting for an experienced User Researcher to join a major public sector transformation programme. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping digital services that are accessible, inclusive, and truly centred around user needs. Working within a multidisciplinary agile environment, you will lead and deliver user research across different stages of the service lifecycle, helping teams make evidence-based decisions that improve user outcomes and support wider organisational transformation. The successful candidate will have extensive experience working within the Public Sector and a strong understanding of Government Digital Service (GDS) standards and ways of working. What You'll Be Doing...

Key roles and responsibilities As the Business change and adoption lead, you will have a number of challenging responsibilities including: Engagement: Work with the programme team to align on the "case for change", the "Why", "What" and "how" Engage with senior stakeholders to articulate the programme vision and end state Storytelling and ability to manage senior stakeholders through the deployment timelines Create and execute a plan of engaging the regional leads to drive local transformations Build and develop a sponsor coalition and a change network who embrace the change and help their colleagues to do the same Define the change and adoption approach for the digital transformation Ability to pre-empt resistance and manage their reduction Adoption responsibilities Define the KPIs which determine success and benchmark what good looks, considering lead and lag indicators for success Report against these metrics to the programme team and create targeted action plans for...

Implementation Manager (Customer Rollout) Liverpool / Hybrid £500 - £600 p/d - Outside IR35 9 Month Contract We're partnering with an purpose-driven organisation undertaking a significant system transformation programme and are looking for an experienced Implementation/Rollout Manager to lead the migration of a new payroll platform to approximately 1,500 clients. With the platform nearing completion, the focus now shifts to delivering a structured, phased rollout that ensures customers are successfully migrated with minimal disruption. This is a client-facing delivery role, coordinating the overall implementation rather than leading the technical build. Working alongside the programme team, and the wider Operations and Marketing function, you'll own the customer rollout plan, ensuring each phase is delivered smoothly from initial communications through to post go-live support. What you'll be doing * Develop and own the end-to-end rollout strategy across a 12-phase...

Inventory Coordinator (Temporary) 📍 Chorley | 💷 £14.55 per hour We're currently recruiting an Inventory Coordinator to join a busy and friendly team within a well‑established organisation based in Chorley. This is an office‑based, admin‑focused role offering an immediate start, initially on a temporary basis, with potential for further opportunity for the right candidate. Working hours: 08:30 - 17:00 (slight flexibility available) Key Responsibilities Coordinating and monitoring stock levels to support business demand Placing and tracking purchase orders with suppliers Updating and maintaining accurate records on internal systems (ERP / inventory systems) Liaising with internal teams, warehouses, and third‑party providers to resolve stock or delivery queries Supporting backorder fulfilment and delivery schedules Assisting with stock takes and inventory checks Producing ad‑hoc reports and supporting data administration Identifying and flagging discrepancies or issues with stock...

Some planning roles are buried in process. This one needs someone who can actually move things forward. We’re looking for an experienced Senior Planner to join a busy Development Management service, dealing with a varied caseload where good judgement, clear advice and confident decision-making matter. You’ll be working on planning applications, interpreting plans, applying planning law and policy, negotiating with developers and interested parties, and preparing reports that stand up to scrutiny. There will also be committee involvement, so you’ll need to be comfortable presenting clearly, dealing with challenge, and explaining planning issues in a way that makes sense. This role would suit someone who knows Development Management properly — not just the theory, but the reality of balancing policy, politics, residents, applicants, deadlines and competing interests. What you’ll be doing You’ll be responsible for handling planning matters within a public sector Development...

We are currently recruiting on behalf of a well-established housing association for an experienced Community Engagement Officer to join their team on a temporary basis for an initial period of four months. This is a key role within the organisation, supporting customer engagement, tenant involvement, regulatory compliance, and continuous service improvement. The successful candidate will play an important part in ensuring tenants have a meaningful voice in shaping services and that the organisation can demonstrate strong evidence of customer-focused delivery. The role will suit an experienced housing, customer engagement, or resident involvement professional who can quickly build relationships, manage priorities, and make an immediate contribution. Key Responsibilities of a Community Engagement Officer: Lead and coordinate customer engagement activities, ensuring tenants have meaningful opportunities to influence and scrutinise services. Support tenant panels, scrutiny groups,...

The Community Partnership and Engagement Officer will play a vital role in fostering meaningful relationships with community stakeholders to support impactful initiatives within the not-for-profit sector. Based in Birmingham, this temporary role offers an exciting opportunity to make a difference in public sector and not-for-profit endeavours. Client Details This opportunity is with a respected organisation within the not-for-profit sector, committed to delivering high-quality services to the community. As a medium-sized entity, they focus on supporting community development and fostering partnerships to achieve shared goals. They are now seeking a Community Partnership and Engagement Officer to join their team in Birmingham on an interim basis. Description To identify, prioritise, design, implement and maintain directly and in partnership across the business and our external partnerships, engagement activities and initiatives within agreed targets, timescales, and budgets. To...

Your new company Due to the partnership between Hays and Birmingham City Council, we are looking to recruit a Project Support Co-ordinator to support their Parking Services Transformation Team. Being the largest leading local authority in the whole of Europe, Birmingham City Council are renowned for their expertise in public services and endless opportunities. Birmingham City Council provides the city's residents with a number of services to ensure stability within citizens' daily lives. Your new role This role requires a highly organised and proactive Project Support Coordinator to support the delivery of a key Parking Services Transformation Programme. Working directly with the Head of Service and Programme Manager, you will play a critical role in driving pace, coordination, and oversight across multiple complex work streams. This role involves coordinating multiple transformation work streams to ensure key delivery milestones are achieved, maintaining clear oversight of...

A busy Local Authority Development Management team is looking for an experienced Senior Planner who can take ownership of a caseload and make an immediate contribution. This is a hands-on role for a qualified planner with strong Development Management experience. You will be dealing with a varied caseload of planning applications, providing clear professional advice, negotiating effectively with applicants and developers, and producing robust recommendations and reports. You will need to be confident working in a fast-paced local authority environment, managing deadlines, dealing with competing views and presenting planning matters clearly at committee when required. The role As Senior Planner, you will be responsible for: * Managing and progressing a varied caseload of planning applications * Assessing proposals against local and national planning policy and legislation * Interpreting plans, appeal decisions, court decisions and relevant planning...