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We always go the extra mile
Smiths News is the UK’s largest news wholesaler. Our colleagues serve 25,000 retailers every day of the year, operating from 37 distribution centres. If you share our passion, spirit and can-do attitude, you really could go much further with us.
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Smiths News
Find jobs200 years ago we started delivering the nation’s newspapers.
Today, we’re proud to be the UK’s largest wholesaler of newspapers and magazines serving 25,000 retailers from superstores to corner shops.
Service and efficiency put us at the forefront of our industry and with 55% market share we are the leading player in one of the world’s fastest moving supply chains. Our teams go further, when others stop, striving to meet to the highest standards in all we do.
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Everyone makes a difference
Every single one of our colleagues has an important role to play. From Operations and Business Support to Finance, Legal, HR and Sales, everyone has the power to make an impact on the work we do.
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Operations
Smiths News is the UK’s largest news wholesaler. Our colleagues serve 25,000 retailers every day of the year, operating from 37 distribution centres. If you share our passion, spirit and can-do attitude, you really could go much further with us.
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HR & People
We support all of our colleagues across Smiths News. From attraction and recruitment to career development and training, we help shape careers and motivate people through reward and recognition, helping everyone make the most of themselves and their talents.
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Finance & Legal
Our Finance and Legal teams play an important role across each area of the company. Managing accounts, tax and treasury, internal audit and company secretariat functions, we operate at the heart of the business and make sure quality advice and governance is always followed.
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Sales
Our Sales teams focus on driving business growth and are key to the overall success of Smiths News. With a keen understanding of every brand and service we offer, we build and maintain trusted customer relationships, where every need is identified and fulfilled.
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Technical
Our Technical colleagues look at standard operating models and how to grow our business technically through innovation, infrastructure and integration.
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Business Support
Our Business Support teams are the backbone of our business. We have roles available across our support offices, as well as at some of our depots.
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Communications
Our Communications department is responsible for positioning and promoting our brand to new, existing and future customers. They use social media, promotions and external communications to tell our story.
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Retail Sales
We’re at the heart of every retailer. We’re in stores, in depots and in local shops, providing quality field marketing and retail support services that meet the needs of customers across the UK. We aim to increase sales, retail presence and brand awareness, through merchandising, auditing and other marketing services.
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Why join us?
We're passionate about progress
We value a friendly workplace, as much as training and development opportunities. That’s why we give our people the best of both by recognising hard work, sharing success and giving everyone the opportunity to be the best they can be.
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Open
Share your thoughts freely and stay open to new ideas. Listen to others, be positive and engage in communications.
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Friendly
Have fun and be helpful. Enjoy working together to deliver a great performance.
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Trusted
Safe, reliable and responsible. Take pride in our work and do the right thing for each other and our customers.
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Fair
Be inclusive, honest and respectful to everyone, whatever their role or experience.
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Quick
Make informed decisions and act quickly. Be agile in the way we work together and deliver for our customers.
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Creative
Be imaginative, curious and adventurous. Develop inspirational ideas and innovative solutions.
Inclusion & Diversity
Inclusion and diversity is a key part of our culture. Through our Everyone In initiative, we’re working together to build a more inclusive and diverse workplace and shape a culture that embraces people from all backgrounds, experiences and orientations.
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Creating an inclusive culture
Our Inclusion & Diversity Group works with our colleagues to ensure we’re continuing to educate and inform them on a wide range of topics such as mental health, inclusive leadership and promoting awareness weeks throughout the year.
What we can offer you
Alongside a competitive salary and enhanced pension scheme, we offer all of our colleagues some exciting offers and exclusive benefits…
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Enhanced Pension Scheme and Life Assurance
We’ll match your contributions up to 5%, helping you save for your future.
A lump sum payment to your chosen beneficiaries if you die.
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Sharesave
You can buy Smiths News shares at a 20% discount. A fab way to save money.
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Cycle to Work
Get fit and save money getting to work with this tax-efficient way to buy a bike.
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Exclusive Discounts
From holidays and days out to meals and more, enjoy a wide range of big-name discounts.
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Colleague Assistance
Free confidential advice and support when you need it most. If life gets challenging, help is on hand 24/7, 365 days a year.
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Volunteer Time and Payroll Giving
If there’s a community cause you want to support, we offer paid leave to do just that.
If you’d like to donate to a charity, you can, with our payroll giving and Pennies from heaven schemes.
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Financial Wellbeing
For financial wellbeing and education, affordable borrowing & savings.
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Work/life balance and Family Friendly
We’ll support your personal commitments with flexible working, whenever we can.
Policies for supporting you with maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave.
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Paid Leave
You’ll be entitled to up to 25 days annual leave.
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Health Cash Plan
For everyday needs, providing cashback for dental & optical treatments, physiotherapy and more.
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Colleague Forum
Have your say in how our business is run, celebrate successes and recognise contributions.
Working with our communities
We're as good as our word
When it comes to supporting local communities and the environment, we always try to do our bit. We’ll support you to do your bit too. So, if you have a cause you’re passionate about or an initiative you want to champion, come and talk to us.
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We pass it on
Through our Pass It On programme, we work with charity partners to support homeless and vulnerable people. To date, our colleagues have helped over 3,000 people, collected 30,000 items of warm clothes and given out 10,000 cups of coffee.
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We're a responsible business
As a business for the 21st century we aim to act responsibly in everything we do. So, we’re proud that Smiths News recycles 98% of all unsold newspapers and magazines and over 80% of operational waste.
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We support our communities
We give our colleagues time off to volunteer. We also support colleagues with their charitable causes and giving, through the Pennies from Heaven payroll giving scheme.
