Bensons for Beds

Class 1 Driver (Huntingdon) - £45,427.20 p.a. + benefits. As a Class 1 Driver you will be responsible for moving stock from our main DC in Huntingdon to our X-Dock locations across the UK. The Role As one of our Class 1 / Trunk Drivers you will be part of a team that moves the stock from our main DC in Huntingdon to our X-Dock locations as well as stores across the UK. We have a certain number of trunk drivers based at each DC. Operations Transport finished goods and raw materials over land to and from manufacturing plants or retail and distribution centres. Conduct a vehicle inspection at the start of each journey for mechanical items and safety issues and report any issues through the company defect policy Complete all documentation relating to the journey made and the products carrier correctly and accurately Plan your route to ensure your meet delivery schedules and that the most efficient route is taken at all times Comply with current legislation and regulation relating to the driving and operating of the vehicle Manoeuvre vehicles / trailers / de-mount boxes into loading or unloading positions and assist shunters at DC's if required Report any accident or incident in accordance with company guidelines Work on a rotational shift pattern in line with your colleagues. This is a 24hr Monday to Friday trunk operation, so flexibility is required. Ensure vehicle digital tachographs are downloaded in line with current legislation To comply with procedures and processes to ensure the effective, efficient and professional operation of Transport operation Maintain driving licences, digital tachographs and Drivers CPC in line with current legislation Work within the parameters of the Working Time Directive General To ensure the health and safety of Self, Customers and Colleagues is not at risk, by taking all reasonable steps to ensure safety in the workplace. To undertake prescribed training and development. To be available to work up to 48 hours per week in line with WTD- this is on a rotating shift pattern to cover our 24hour operation - this will include occasional nights out. To engage all external and internal customers by communicating in a friendly and professional manner ensuring that they are left with a lasting positive impression of our company. What we are looking for A valid C+E Licence A UK driving licence Cat C1. Valid driver's CPC DQ card Previous experience and understanding of using digital tachographs Ability to lift and manoeuvre heavy items of furniture with manual handling experience Understanding of EU Driving legislation and tachograph law Desirable experience of using a PDA Please note that for insurance purposes you should be aged 21 years or over. The Benefits In return for your contribution to the team's performance, we offer a competitive base salary plus all these extra benefits: Upto 50% staff discounts Medicash - cashback options for Health and wellbeing services (dental, optical, virtual GP, other healthcare services and more) Unum Income Protection - for peace of mind if you're off work long term due to illness Pension scheme - provided by Legal & General Discounted Gym membership Cycle to Work scheme Annual leave buy & sell scheme - you can top up your holiday entitlement or sell unused days to suit you Enhanced maternity and adoption leave

XDock & Store Team Leader (6 Month Fixed-Term Contract) Newtownabbey Full Time 40 Hours per Week Fixed-Term Contract (6 Months) Monday - Friday 6:00am - 2:30pm £29,723.20 per annum At Bensons for Beds, we believe great sleep starts with great teamwork. We're looking for a proactive and hands-on XDock & Store Team Leader to lead a team of 7-10 colleagues across our warehouse, delivery, and store operations. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Team Leader or Supervisor who enjoys leading from the front, supporting colleagues, and ensuring exceptional service for our customers. The Role As an XDock & Store Team Leader, you'll be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operation of our cross-dock warehouse while supporting the wider store and home delivery function. You'll lead a team of colleagues, maintain high operational standards, and work alongside your team to ensure goods are processed safely, accurately, and efficiently. This is a varied, hands-on role where you'll spend time in the warehouse, support delivery operations when required, and assist on the shop floor during busy periods. Please note this is a physically demanding position involving the handling of heavy items including mattresses, bed frames, and bedroom furniture. What You'll Be Doing Leading, motivating, and developing a team of 7-10 colleagues Planning and coordinating daily warehouse and operational activities Supporting delivery operations and accompanying drivers when required Assisting on the shop floor during peak periods to support customer service Managing stock movements, deliveries, returns, and inventory accuracy Monitoring team performance and driving continuous improvement Conducting daily health and safety checks and ensuring compliance Coaching, training, and mentoring colleagues to maximise performance Managing colleague engagement, wellbeing, and development Working closely with the wider management team to achieve operational targets Acting as deputy in the absence of the Supervisor What We're Looking For Essential Previous Team Leader, Supervisor or management experience Experience working within a warehouse, logistics, retail, transport, or operational environment Strong leadership and people management skills Ability to motivate and develop teams to achieve results Excellent communication and organisational skills Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities Comfortable working in a fast-paced and physically demanding environment Desirable Experience within home delivery, transport, or large goods operations Customer service experience Knowledge of Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) IOSH qualification or other health and safety training What's In It For You? 50% colleague discount on Bensons for Beds products Life Assurance Medicash healthcare cashback scheme Virtual GP access and wellbeing support Income Protection Legal & General pension scheme Discounted gym membership Cycle to Work scheme Annual leave buy and sell scheme Enhanced maternity and adoption leave Career development opportunities within a growing business Why Join Bensons? This is a fantastic opportunity to join a supportive and growing team where you'll have a real impact on operational performance, colleague engagement, and customer satisfaction. If you're a hands-on leader who enjoys working with people and leading from the front, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today for immediate interview consideration and the opportunity to join the Bensons team in Newtownabbey.

This role sits at the centre of a critical business priority to unlock the full potential of Bensons' Owned Brands. This includes four current core Owned Brands: Slumberland, Staples, eve sleep and Simply by Bensons; potential new brand developments, as well as future licensed brand partnerships. Working closely with the Director of Owned Brands, the role will help reset brand strategies and frameworks, ensuring clarity, differentiation and competitiveness in a complex market. The role is responsible for developing brand strategies, annual brand plans, marketing priorities and campaign briefs for the Owned Brand portfolio. Working in partnership with the central Marketing function, the role ensures marketing activity is aligned to brand objectives and successfully delivered across all relevant customer channels. The role requires strong cross-functional leadership, bringing together marketing, merchandising, manufacturing, PR and external agencies to deliver cohesive brand strategies and brand activation plans that translate into commercial success. Areas of Responsibility Leads the development and evolution of the Owned Brand architecture and positioning across the full portfolio, resulting in an inspiring and differentiated proposition for Bensons and broadening our appeal. Leads strategic repositioning initiatives for Owned Brands, managing external agencies and engaging internal stakeholders to successfully deliver brand (re)launches. Leads the annual Owned Brand Planning process, bringing together customer insight, category strategy, product roadmaps, marketing plans and commercial objectives to create clear annual growth plans for each brand. Acts as the senior marketing representative for Owned Brands, partnering closely with the Marketing Director and specialist Marketing teams to ensure resources, capabilities and investment are aligned to Owned Brand growth priorities. Leads the development of integrated Owned Brand marketing strategies, priorities and objectives, ensuring marketing activity is grounded in customer insight, aligned to brand strategy and focused on delivering commercial growth and brand equity. Translates Owned Brand strategies into clear marketing objectives, campaign briefs and annual activity plans, working with the central Marketing function to develop and execute effective multi-channel customer marketing programmes to deliver the desired brand and commercial outcomes. Champions a consistent end-to-end brand experience across all customer touchpoints, ensuring customer-facing communications, product presentation and brand execution remain aligned with approved brand strategies. Owns the budget for Owned Brand brand development and marketing initiatives, recommending and prioritising investment across brands, campaigns and initiatives to maximise return on investment and support strategic growth priorities. Works closely with the Owned Brand Product Development team, ensuring product pipelines align with brand strategy and market positioning, and new products are clearly structured, named and positioned in line with brand strategy. Leads the strategy for Licensed Brands, identifying partnership opportunities aligned to customer segments, market trends and competitive gaps, developing go-to-market and activation plans. Leads regular Brand Performance Reviews, evaluating commercial, customer and marketing performance to identify opportunities, risks and corrective actions. Acts as a brand champion across the organisation, ensuring internal teams understand, align to, and consistently execute against Owned Brand strategies and guidelines. Desired Experience Experience developing brand strategies, including brand repositioning initiatives and new brand development. Experience in developing campaign briefs whilst working through specialist marketing teams and agency partners. Strong understanding of retail marketing, including the role of stores in delivering brand experience, customer engagement and commercial performance. Expertise across marketing channels including in-store, digital, social, PR and ATL. Strong commercial awareness, with ability to link brand activity to financial performance. Experience working cross-functionally with product, buying, merchandising and manufacturing teams. Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills. Analytical mindset, with experience using data and insights to inform decisions. Experience managing agencies and creative processes. Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. Highly collaborative, proactive and results-driven.

Mon-Fri 6:00am Start Bonus No Weekends! Are you a driver who takes pride in great service? This isn't just a driving job - it's about making our customers happy and helping deliver and build their new beds and furniture with care and a smile. The job: Deliver beds, mattresses, and furniture into customer homes Assemble items in the room of choice Provide a friendly, professional service: the customer is the centre for everything we do and it's important we provide them with a positive impression. Working In a team of 2 Use a PDA and complete paperwork accurately Drive safely and maintain vehicle standards What you'll get: Competitive salary + performance bonus (£60 per week on average based on Driving style and Customer service feedback) Mon-Fri only - no weekend work! Paid training + £20 bonus for first 12 weeks Life Assurance Access to Medicash to receive discount on 100's of health based rewards Up to 50% off bensons for beds products Who do we want? Good people skills and some previous experience in a customer facing role Ability to lift and manoeuvre heavy items of furniture with manual handling experience is essential Understanding of EU Driving legislation and tachograph law Desirable experience of using a PDA Please note that for insurance purposes you should be aged 21 years or over.

Bensons for Beds is seeking a Store Development Coordinator to enhance our store experiences. You'll coordinate projects, work with various teams, and ensure a seamless execution of opening and refurbishing our stores. This role requires excellent organizational skills, experience in administration or project support, and the ability to communicate effectively with contractors and suppliers. Join us in creating inspiring spaces for our customers.

As a Store Development Coordinator, you'll play an important part in helping our stores look and feel their best. Working closely with our store, property, visual merchandising and wider support teams, you'll help coordinate projects that improve the customer experience and support the successful opening, refurbishment and development of our stores. You'll be organised, proactive and confident managing multiple tasks at once. From coordinating contractors and suppliers to keeping project information up to date, you'll help make sure every detail is looked after and that our stores are ready for our customers and colleagues. Our stores are at the heart of our business, so you'll work with teams across the organisation to keep projects moving, communicate progress and help resolve issues when they arise. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys variety, takes pride in getting things done and wants to make a visible contribution to our store estate. What we're dreaming of seeing: We're looking for a Store Development Coordinator who is naturally organised and enjoys bringing people together. You'll be comfortable coordinating timelines, updating records and communicating with a range of stakeholders, while keeping a close eye on detail and making sure deadlines are met. Ideally, you'll have experience in a coordination, administration, property, retail, construction or project support role. You'll be confident using Microsoft Office, including Excel, and able to manage information accurately across multiple projects. Experience working with contractors, suppliers or external partners would be useful, but full support and training will be provided. You'll need excellent communication skills, a practical approach and the confidence to ask questions, follow up actions and flag potential issues early. Most importantly, you'll have a 'can do' attitude and enjoy working collaboratively to help our stores succeed. Helping our stores feel comfortable Our store development team helps create welcoming, inspiring spaces for our customers and colleagues. You'll help coordinate the work behind the scenes, making sure projects are planned carefully, information is shared clearly and our high standards are maintained from start to finish. The cool side of the pillow (our benefits): We know you'll work hard to help develop our stores, so in return we'll support you with training, development and a range of benefits, including: Up to 50% discount for all bensons colleagues Health and Wellbeing: Medicash cashback options for health and wellbeing services, plus access to Retail Trust services for guidance and support on retail issues, mental health, wellbeing and financial topics Financial: Group Income Protection for peace of mind if you're off work long term due to illness Pension scheme provided by Legal & General Leave: Annual leave buy and sell scheme, so you can top up your holiday entitlement or sell unused days to suit you Enhanced maternity and adoption leave Your Career: Learning and development programmes to expand your knowledge and skills, with access to internal opportunities to progress your career at Bensons for Beds Group Life Assurance - 2x annual salary Annual leave: 28 days in year 1, rising each year of service ( qualifying periods apply) The best sleep is when we feel comfortable This is why we believe it's only right that at bensons for beds you'll be welcome to bring your authentic self to work. We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to treating every candidate and colleague with respect.