Furza
Business Associate - Alderley Edge

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Our client is one of the UK's leading technology distribution and services businesses. They are growing quickly, they operate internationally, and they care about doing things properly. They are looking for a Business Associate to work alongside the Group CEO and the Director of Group Transformation.
What you will be doing
- Start with research, presentation work, and getting to know the business
- Putting together presentations for internal and board audiences
- Researching markets, competitors, and growth opportunities
- Pulling together commercial and financial information and summarising what it shows
- Helping prepare the CEO ahead of meetings and events
- Keeping track of decisions, actions, and progress across projects
- Writing award entries and helping with wider communications
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What you will learn
- Strategy, finance, operations, and transformation, from the people leading them
- Full training programme, continuing professional development, and regular support from the people you work with
- Fast way to build commercial judgement early, and you will not be doing it on your own
Who this suits
You do not need experience in technology, distribution, or a corporate environment. We are interested in how you think, not what you have done already. This could suit you if:
- You enjoy writing and like making complicated things easy to follow
- You are reasonably confident in PowerPoint and Excel, and happy to get better at both
- You are organised and like keeping things on track
- You are happy asking questions and speaking up in a room with senior people
- You notice things that need doing
- You are curious and interested in how a business actually runs


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What you get
- £35,000 salary
- Full training programme with continuing professional development
- Private medical insurance and healthcare scheme
- Contributory pension scheme
- Modern offices in Alderley Edge, close to transport links
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Online retail discounts
If you want to learn quickly, see how a growing international business is run and build a strong commercial foundation early, this is a rare place to start.
At Furza, we're committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion. We encourage and welcome all applications from everyone, irrespective of background or circumstance. Apply today and our talent team will be in touch to support your requirements.
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