At a Glance
- Tasks: Support office operations and sales teams while creating a welcoming environment.
- Company: Join Western Union, a leader in financial services with a collaborative culture.
- Benefits: Enjoy health insurance, pension scheme, and learning opportunities.
- Other info: Hybrid work model with a focus on collaboration and career growth.
- Why this job: Be the heartbeat of the office and make a real impact on team success.
- Qualifications: Experience in office support, strong communication skills, and attention to detail.
The predicted salary is between 28350 - 34650 Β£ per year.
Western Union is looking for an Office & Sales Support Specialist to join our team in London. In this varied position, you'll serve as the operational hub of the office, supporting colleagues, visitors, and our Sales organisation across the UK, Ireland, and Nordics region. You'll combine office administration, facilities coordination, reception, and sales support responsibilities while helping deliver an exceptional experience for employees, customers, and agents.
As an Office & Sales Support Specialist, you will:
- Act as the first point of contact for visitors, clients, vendors, and employees, ensuring a professional and welcoming office environment.
- Manage incoming calls, visitor enquiries, office access, correspondence, mail, courier services, and office supplies.
- Coordinate meeting room bookings, catering arrangements, and workplace facilities requirements.
- Liaise with building management and external service providers to support day-to-day office operations.
- Support workplace health, safety, and office compliance activities.
- Review and validate Sales Enrolment Packages submitted by prospective agents, ensuring documentation is accurate, complete, and compliant.
- Provide administrative and operational support to Sales Executives and the wider Sales organisation.
- Respond to agent administration queries and support agent onboarding and contract administration processes.
- Maintain reports, trackers, records, and documentation to support business operations.
- Coordinate logistics for management meetings, office events, employee engagement activities, and visiting stakeholders.
- Assist with travel arrangements, presentation materials, and meeting documentation.
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders across Sales, Compliance, Operations, Finance, Legal, and other business functions.
- Contribute to process improvement initiatives and support special projects as required.
Role Requirements
- Previous experience in office administration, reception, sales support, customer service, or a similar business support role.
- Strong organisational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- High attention to detail and commitment to delivering accurate work.
- Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- A professional, collaborative, and customer-focused approach.
- Ability to build effective relationships across a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience using Salesforce or other CRM systems.
- Experience working within a sales, commercial, payments, financial services, or customer-facing environment.
- Previous facilities, office management, reception, or event coordination experience.
Work Shift
HYBRID β Western Union values in-person collaboration, problem solving, and ideation whenever possible. We believe this fosters common ways of working and supports how we execute initiatives for our customers. The expectation is to work from the office a minimum of three days a week.
Benefits and Other Details
You will also have access to short-term incentives, multiple health insurance options, accident and life insurance, and access to best-in-class development platforms, to name a few. Your UK-specific benefits include:
- Pension scheme
- Employee assistance programmes
- Learning and development opportunities
- Paid time off and wellbeing support
We are passionate about honoring our employees' identity and fostering a feeling of belonging. Our commitment is to provide an inclusive culture that celebrates the unique backgrounds and perspectives of our global teams while reflecting the communities we serve. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, political affiliation, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, or veteran status. The company will provide accommodation to applicants, including those with disabilities, during the recruitment process, following applicable laws.
Office & Sales Support Specialist employer: Western Union
As a Vice President of Customer Lifecycle Growth at our company, you will thrive in a dynamic and inclusive work culture that prioritises employee development and innovation. With access to comprehensive benefits including parental leave, health insurance options, and tuition repayment assistance, we empower our team members to grow both personally and professionally while making a meaningful impact on customer engagement strategies. Join us in a hybrid work environment that values diverse perspectives and fosters collaboration across global teams, ensuring your contributions are recognised and rewarded.