Marketing and Sales Administration Manager

Forestry and Land Scotland

Inverness
£34,362 - £36,658 pa + 28.97% pension contribution
Full Time • Permanent
Closing on Sun, 2nd Mar 2025

Food, Farming & Horticulture


Location: Inverness
Salary: £34,362 - £36,658 per annum + 28.97% pension contribution into defined benefits scheme
Contractual hours: 37
Basis: Full time
Region: National
Job reference: REQ0907

Working at Forestry and Land Scotland is all about ‘People, Pride and Purpose.’ Join us and take pride in supporting the economy, protecting and enhancing the environment by managing Scotland’s National forests and land.

About the role

Marketing and Sales (M&S) is part of the Land Management and Regions directorate and supports the Head of Marketing and Sales and operational teams in delivery of the timber sale programme and sale contracts. The team provide a centralised delivery and support service in Timber Dispatch and manages the E-Business processes for invoicing. In order to deliver this, the team engage and work in partnership with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

The Marketing & Sales Administration Manager shall lead and develop an administrative support team of four to deliver fully compliant business processes for timber dispatch and invoicing, amounting to approximately £95m of timber income per annum.

About you

With a strong track record of partnership working, you will naturally demonstrate your ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders. You will be experienced in leading, developing and supporting a team to achieve share success and enjoy this aspect of your role. Extensive knowledge and experience of the timber buying sector would be highly advantageous as well as your ability to demonstrate exposure to compliance audits.

What we can offer you

  • 37 hours per week moving to 35 hours in early 2025.
  • We are a hugely flexible employer and we are proud to be known for our approach to ensuring a healthy work life balance.
  • We offer a significant pension contribution into a defined benefits scheme.
  • Our annual leave allowances are favorable and support our commitment to your wellbeing.
  • Generous paid leave allowances.
  • Vast range of employee discounts and many more benefits.

If this sounds like a role you’re interested in, we’d encourage you to apply with your CV and covering letter detailing evidence of the essential and desirable criteria detailed on the attached job description and success profile document.

Closing date: 2 March 2025.

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About Forestry and Land Scotland

We are the Scottish Government agency responsible for managing Scotland’s national forests and land.Forestry and Land Scotland will look after national forests and land to enhance biodiversity, support tourism and increase access to the green spaces that will help improve Scotland’s physical and mental health and well-being. We will also continue to provide vital timber supplies to support the rural economy.

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