Sales Manager Jobs in Whiteley

Payroll Manager (12-Month Fixed Term Contract) Part or full time with flexible hours available Southampton Venture Recruitment Partners are partnering with a successful international financial services organisation to recruit an experienced Payroll Manager for a 12-month fixed-term contract. This is a fantastic opportunity for an established payroll professional to take ownership of multi-jurisdiction payroll operations across several European locations. The role will focus on payroll governance, compliance, process improvement, and team leadership, ensuring the accurate and timely delivery of payroll services to a growing international workforce. The position offers flexibility in working pattern, with a minimum commitment of 23 hours per week. The Role As Payroll Manager, you will lead the payroll function across multiple European jurisdictions, managing relationships with payroll providers, overseeing compliance requirements, supporting payroll team development, and driving operational excellence. This role would suit someone with strong technical payroll expertise who enjoys leading teams, improving processes, and ensuring the highest standards of accuracy and compliance. Key Responsibilities Payroll Operations - Lead the monthly payroll process across multiple European locations, ensuring payrolls are delivered accurately and on time. - Act as the final reviewer and approver for payroll submissions, reports, adjustments and off-cycle payments. - Manage payroll deadlines and coordinate activities with internal stakeholders and external payroll providers. - Provide guidance and support on complex payroll queries and escalations. - Ensure compliance with local legislation, statutory changes, minimum wage regulations and payroll-related legal requirements. - Oversee payroll audits and ensure accurate payroll records are maintained. - Monitor service delivery standards and identify opportunities to enhance payroll efficiency and accuracy. Team Leadership - Lead, mentor and develop 2 payroll team members. - Promote knowledge sharing across jurisdictions to strengthen team capability and minimise key-person dependency. - Support workload planning and ensure continuity of service during periods of absence. Payroll Governance & Projects - Stay abreast of legislative and regulatory developments impacting payroll. - Drive continuous improvement initiatives across payroll processes, systems and controls. - Support compensation benchmarking, salary data analysis and payroll-related reporting requirements. - Produce payroll metrics and reports for senior stakeholders. - Contribute to wider business and operational projects where payroll expertise is required. About You We are looking for a confident payroll professional with strong technical knowledge and experience managing complex payroll operations. Essential Skills & Experience - Proven payroll management experience within a complex, multi-site or multi-country environment. - Strong understanding of payroll legislation, compliance and governance. - Experience managing third-party payroll providers and stakeholder relationships. - Previous experience leading, coaching and developing payroll team members. - Excellent attention to detail and analytical capability. - Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines. - Experience within financial services, professional services or another regulated environment would be advantageous. What's on Offer - Hybrid working arrangement. - Flexible hours available. - Opportunity to lead a European payroll function. - Collaborative and supportive working environment. - Competitive salary and benefits package. For a confidential discussion regarding this opportunity, please apply today. Venture Recruitment Partners (also trading as Chilworth Partnership Ltd) is a Recruitment Agency. By applying for this role, you are authorising us as a Recruitment Agency to contact you and to provide services and information relating to job hunting activities. Please see our Privacy Policy at (url removed).

Graduate/ Entry level role - Next available intakes - April 2026 Please note, the salary for this role is £26,250 plus uncapped commission 37.5 hours per week Would the opportunity to work in an entrepreneurial and collaborative sales environment interest you? Would you like to build a successful career through providing innovative technology solutions to our customers? Join our Sales team If you're looking to make the most of your ambition and personality, then a sales career at Softcat could be perfect for you. Our team is over 500 people strong across our UK and Ireland offices and we continue to grow, embracing new international markets and opportunities. As a Sales Executive, you'll be a big part of our plans for the future. Softcat sales opportunities come with big earnings potential and a structured progression path. Plus, you don't need specific qualifications or experience to join us! We can help you reach your goals if you bring us the ambition to succeed. Success. The Softcat Way. Softcat is a billion-pound technology company that feels like one family. We're big on culture, big on teamwork and big on rewards. Through collaboration and understanding, we help customers to use technology to succeed, by putting our employees first. Welcome to a business where personal achievement and team success go hand-in-hand. Build your own business  As Sales Executive you'll be targeted on securing new business with organisations across the UK, selling IT solutions on behalf of our partners (Microsoft, HPE, Cisco, Dell to name a few). As you become established in the role you'll inevitably spend less time on building new business and instead focus on really enhancing those existing relationships you've built, selling more products into less clients. It truly feels like running your own business, where you get to control how much you earn and how you want to develop. You will join our Softcat Sales Development Programme, which is designed to equip you with everything you need to become successful. The programme will accelerate your confidence in the role and support you on your journey to being an established Account Manager. As a Sales Executive, you will be responsible for: - Researching potential customers to shape and build new business - Growing new business through effective communication methods including cold calling, customer meetings and email marketing - Working towards your KPI's through developing market understanding, building relationships and networking - Providing effective account management to support your customers technology strategy, implementation, and future requirements - Collaborating with your sales team, cross-functional teams, and external partners to help develop a rich customer experience We'd love you to have: - Have a passion for sales and be keen to learn and develop your skill set - Demonstrate a keen entrepreneurial flare and the desire to build your own client base from scratch - Be a motivated self-starter, a quick learner and be highly organised - Show an enthusiasm to learn and develop your knowledge for new and emerging technologies - Have a high level of verbal and written communication skills - Have the ability to build solid relationships internally and with potential new clients We also acknowledge that the confidence gap and imposter syndrome are a real thing and can get in the way of us meeting fantastic talent, so please don't hesitate to apply – we would love to hear from you! Work in a way that works for you We recognise that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns: - Flexible working - flexibility of working from home and in the office. Please note, 3 days working in the office and 2 days working from home, there is a requirement to be in each Wednesday for vendor and inter-office team meetings - Working flexible hours - flexing the times you start and finish during the day   - Flexibility around school pick up and drop offs  Working with us Wherever you work, we want you to experience the freedom and autonomy to realise your potential. You will feel supported by a team that celebrates individuality, encourages different perspectives, and embraces every background. Join us To become part of the success story, please apply now Softcat is an inclusive company where you can enjoy the career you want, without changing the person you are. We're welcoming to all and passionate about promoting greater diversity in the tech sector. As part of our commitment to supporting, attracting and retaining the best diverse talent, Softcat is proud to partner with organisations like WORK180, My G Work and Black Young Professionals. Work 180 endorse employers that demonstrate on-going support for women at work, including offering benefits and policies that best support female employees. My G Work support us in our aim of attracting more LGBTQ+ talent. The BYP network support us in diversifying our talent pool by tapping into the black professional community. Here at Softcat, we don't prohibit the use of AI (artificial intelligence) in our application process, as we understand how far it can go to creating a truly equitable candidate experience. That being said, as a culture-driven organisation, we believe that the genuine essence of each person is what truly matters, so we highly encourage you to be as authentically you as possible when submitting your application to showcase your true and whole self.