Operations Support Team Member
| Posting date: | 21 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £24,570 to £27,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | plus benefits |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 August 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester, Greater Manchester, M600AG |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Co-op Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1056314_1753088449 |
Summary
Operations Support Team Member
£24,570 - £27,000 plus benefits (Work Level 6C)
Manchester city centre - office-based
We're looking for an ambitious individual to join us in our Operations Support team and provide high quality admin support to colleagues across the General Council (GC) Team. This role will play an integral part in making sure that the GC team is organised, and always gets the outstanding service that they need. If you have great organisational skills and a high level of attention to detail, then we can offer you the chance to gain valuable experience across our business in this fast-paced and varied role.
What you'll do
* Work through tasks received from shared mailboxes, making sure you're always on top of your work and delivering against agreed timescales
* Support colleagues with a wide range of admin tasks, such as; uploading papers for the various boards and committees, carrying out property searches, issuing and receiving title deeds, editing documents, and mail merges
* Process legal documents and contracts
* Make sure the signing and sealing process is carried out in line with both Co-op and statutory processes
* Raise and receipt purchase orders on the appropriate Co-op system (Coupa)
* Process expenses and manage hotel and travel bookings for the team
* Update and maintain databases relating to contracts and deeds
* Build positive relationships with a range of colleagues across the business
This role would suit people who have
* Previous experience in an admin role, ideally within a professional services environment
* A high level of attention to detail and excellent organisational skills
* Experience of working towards set deadlines
* Good general IT skills, with experience of using programmes in the Microsoft Office 365 suite (such as Word, Excel, Outlook)
* The ability to quickly learn and adapt to new systems
* Adaptability, with a willingness to learn and proactively develop your skills and knowledge
the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team; you can collaborate with colleagues at different levels across the business
Why Co-op?
If you have the skills that we need, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services).
* An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
* 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
* A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
* Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
* Coaching and training to support your career development
* Wagestream app - giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn
At Co-op, we're proud to do things a different way. As one of the world's largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we've had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.
Building a diverse environment
We're actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.
We'll ask whether you'd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.
If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we'll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.
You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process
You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at jobs.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-wellbeing
Please note that we may close applications for this role early.
As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes up to 50 minutes. If you're a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.