JOIN OUR AWARD-WINNING TEAM

Salary:  package of c. £30k. basic salary of £27,040 + uncapped overtime earning potential during our peak season (August – end of May) & performance related bonus scheme. As an example, an existing team leader is currently earning £30k with all this considered.

Recently named UK Employer of the Year 2025, we have exciting opportunities available to join our team due to exceptional growth in the business. We are looking to develop our existing retail team, searching for someone with a fun & outgoing personality to join our exciting & fast-paced team.

First & foremost, you will be a top-class salesperson, creating a 5* customer experience. On your shift, you may be leading the shop floor sales teams, serving over 500 customers on a busy weekend. You will be the initial Meet & Greet Host to our customers, so must be clear, comfortable, and confident when addressing large groups.

We are a successful but unique business which is different to the average retail model. This makes us interesting, varied, dynamic & fast paced. We are searching for strong leader who is not fazed by working dynamically across different areas, who is able to adapt & enjoys a varied workload. You will also be assisting the training & development of our retail team to ensure high standards of training.

Proven sales experience & exceptional customer service is essential along with the ability to dynamically manage a small team of up to 10 people on a fully booked retail shift. You do not however need direct experience in a retail setting.

Our peak season runs from August to March & we are open 7 days a week including late nights until 9pm. Your shift patterns will vary across the week, including evenings & weekends.

Exciting opportunities to get involved in other areas of the business, for example representing the company at prestigious events & getting involved in creating content with our Marketing & social media teams.

PAY PACKAGE OVERVIEW

• Salary: basic salary of £27,040 + uncapped overtime earning potential during our peak season (August – end of May) & performance related bonus scheme . As an example, an existing team leader is currently earning £30k with all this considered.
• Full Time – 40 hours per week
• Shift patterns:
• Low Season:
•  Opportunity to reduce your hours or for flexible working hours. Chance to take extended holiday leave. Generally speaking, only 1 in 4 Saturdays & very few evenings. This is a great benefit of working for our company.

• August – March (Peak Season)
• Opportunity for unlimited overtime opportunities.
• 2 out of 4 weekends (8:30-6pm)
• Weekend shifts have the potential to flex
• Up to 3 evening shifts per week, 2pm-10pm (1-2 evenings max if working the same weekend)
• Weekday shifts: 9am-5pm
• Closed over the Christmas period (unlike other retailers).
• Closed Bank Holidays
• Closed on Mother’s Day & Father’s Day

• Annual leave: 30 days inclusive of Bank Holidays
• Closed Bank Holidays

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Red Carpet Ready are the multi-award-winning UK’s Largest Dress Specialists, situated in their £1m shopping venue & HQ, 8 minutes from Lincoln City Centre. We are winners of UK Employer of the Year 2025, Most Inspiring Businesswoman 2025, Best Business 2022, Businessperson of the Year 2023, the Women in Business Awards & Prom Queen on Channel 5. We were also named as one of the UK’s Top 100 fastest growing female-led companies in 2023. We are one of the best-paying companies in the Lincoln area & there are many opportunities for ongoing promotion.

The company continues to expand at a rapid rate – we are searching for our next talent to drive the company forward. Red Carpet Ready is a very fast paced environment, so delivering results to tight deadlines is essential.

Our culture is fast-paced, ambitious, & supportive. We work hard, achieve big, & celebrate success together.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Sales

• You must be a strong salesperson as you will be leading the sales team. You will be charismatic & fun with customers, delivering the WOW Red Carpet Ready experience that we are famous for.
• Be positively remembered by our customers – Red Carpet Ready is all about personality.
• Strong ability to communicate effectively, motivate your team, hit sales targets & advise staff of all company changes to products or processes.

Customer Service/Operations

• This department is very task orientated – attention to detail and checkbacks across your team are critical.
• Ability to respond to customer queries calmly & confidently
• Must be dynamic in your approach to workload

Shop Floor Management

• On your shift, you will be responsible for managing our retail premises, delivering sales and exceptional customer service & experience to over 500 customers on a busy weekend.
• Be an ambassador to providing first class service to our customers.
• You will be the initial Meet & Greet Host to our customers, so must be clear, comfortable and confident when addressing large groups. You will also be a natural salesperson.

Training

• You will be key in helping recruit your retail team.
• Assist in staff development schemes, which take staff from being new recruits to fully-fledged sales staff through achieving set KPIs & milestones.
• Oversee & assess the training from your team to ensure consistency throughout
• Assist in creating development plans for existing staff to promote progression.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• You will be in a customer facing role at Red Carpet Ready and will need to have charisma and the right personality that your customers will love and remember.
• You will have fun with your customers and give outstanding customer service, and they will leave not only with their dream dress but will want to tell the world what an amazing time they had by leaving a company review.
• You need to be a confident & calm leader
  • Ability to sell, lead & train a retail sales team
• You will need to be a person that thrives under pressure, is energetic and enjoys being on their feet all day. This is a fast-paced job role which involves you serving multiple customers a day in an appointment only structure. We are looking for outgoing people who are able to achieve top sales results, who are passionate about our brand and full of information and ideas for their customers.
• You will need to have the confidence to be involved in all your customers photos and videos and have fun ideas to interview your customers at the end of their appointment.
• You will be an ambassador for Red Carpet Ready with a sense of style and pride in your appearance that creates that perfect first impression.
• Your flexible, and hard working Can Do Attitude, will stand out and be
• You will be expected to work evenings, weekends & school holidays over our peak season (August – March)

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS

• 20% staff discount
• A focus on promotion & developing staff within the company, with a focus on career progression.
• Star of the Month Award
• Training Courses
• Company trips
• Staff thank you & reward events

LOCATION

This role is based at our Shopping Venue & HQ – Branston, Lincoln.

INTERESTED? APPLY NOW!

Please follow these guidelines carefully:

• Apply via Indeed or our website along with your CV and a covering letter.
• The cover letter MUST include why you would be suitable to join our award-winning team and why you believe you are perfect for this job and what interests you about Red Carpet Ready and the role.

CLOSING DATE, APPLICATION PROCESS & TIMELINE

Friday 28th November – application deadline 

Friday 5th December – if you have not been contacted by this date, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. 

Stages:

1. Initial selection from applications on Indeed.
2. Interview via Microsoft Teams
3. Knowledge based skills test
4. In person interviews at Red Carpet Ready Shopping Venue & role specific tests to be completed.
5. Final selection & offer made if right candidate found

Location: both Red Carpet Ready sites, our HQ, shopping venue & offices, located in Branston (8 minutes from Lincoln) & our Distribution & Customer Service Centre, also in Branston.

Competitive Salary package:

• Year 1: package of c. £32k (£27k + £3k performance related bonus scheme + paid overtime)
• Year 2: package of c. £36k (£29k + £4k performance related bonus scheme + paid overtime)

Duration: Full-time, 24-month structured programme with the opportunity of a full-time retail management role afterwards if successful 

Application Window: October 2025 – deadline of 31^st January 2026

Interview Dates: March 2026

Start Date: June 2026

About the Scheme

Red Carpet Ready’s Graduate Management Scheme is designed to launch ambitious graduates into long-term careers with the award-winning, rapidly growing UK’s Largest Dress Specialists, recently named UK Employer of the Year.

Across two structured & dynamic years, you’ll gain hands-on experience across retail sales, customer service, operations, product merchandising & marketing – with the aim of progressing in year 2 to be a fully-fledged, hands-on retail manager.

This is your opportunity to thrive in a fast-paced, results-drive environment and develop into a retail manager with real responsibility and development support from day one.

Programme Structure

This is a draft outline & subject to change whilst we finalise the scheme.  

Year One: Business Foundations & Department Rotation

Gain comprehensive retail & customer service experience while building essential skills through structured modules.

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Phase 1: Sales & Styling Fundamentals
Time Frame: June 2026 – September 2026 (4 months)
• Delivering exceptional styling and 5-star customer service
• Learning sales techniques and upselling
• Shadowing experienced stylists

Phase 2: Merchandising & Visual Display
Time Frame: October 2026 (1 month)
• Product placement and visual merchandising
• Seasonal layout planning
• Optimising store presentation for sales performance

Phase 3: Customer Service & Order Fulfilment
Time Frame: November 2026 – December 2026 (2 months)
• Working in the Customer Service Team, taking bookings, handling queries

• Managing customer queries by phone and email
  • Handling live orders and complaint resolution

Phase 4: Retail Operations & Dispatch
Time Frame: January 2027 – February 2027 (2 months)
• Goods-in and dispatch process training
• Inventory checks and logistics support
• Operational problem-solving and site maintenance

Phase 5: Pre-Leadership Readiness
Time Frame: March 2027 – May 2027 (3 months)
• Staff supervision and shift responsibilities
• Introduction to KPIs and daily briefing practice
• Conflict resolution and team coordination training

Phase 6: Assessment & Progression Preparation
Time Frame: June 2027 (1 month)
• Formal review and feedback process
• Year 2 development planning
• Goal setting and readiness for team leadership

Phase 7: Cross-Departmental Project Exposure
Time Frame: all year round

• Mini-projects with marketing (May-July), supply chain or events
  • Supporting social media and campaign content
  • Insight into supplier management and photoshoot logistics

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Year Two: Leadership, Responsibility & Project Management

Time Frame: July 2027 – June 2028

Step into team leadership with structured support:
• Shift management and team coordination
• Ownership of sales targets and key performance indicators
• Mentoring and training junior staff
• Contribution to business projects (e.g. marketing, business development)
• Ongoing leadership coaching and performance reviews

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Year 3 Onwards: Full Time Retail & Customer Service Manager Position

• Become a fully-fledged, hands-on Retail & Customer Service Manager, managing a team of up to 10 people on a shift & serving up to 500 customers over a weekend, leading your team to grow the business & achieve exceptional results.

The Ideal Candidate

• Recent (within the last 2 years) or soon-to-be graduates from any discipline
• Looking to stay & grow with the business & be given career opportunities
• A talent for sales
  • Passion for retail, fashion, and delivering outstanding customer experiences
  • Strong communication and leadership potential
• Ambition to progress into Retail Management at Red Carpet Ready
  • Comfortable working in a high-energy, fast-paced environment
  • Willing to work weekends and evenings during peak periods (August to March)

Why Join Red Carpet Ready

• The multi-award-winning UK’s Largest Dress Specialists
• Named UK Employer of the Year 2025
• Named one of the UK’s Top 100 fastest-growing female-led businesses for employment growth
• Exciting, dynamic working culture with real career progression
• Competitive pay and one of the best-paying retailers in the Lincoln area
• Opportunity for a full-time retail management role upon successful completion of the scheme
• Opportunity for a career, working closely with an award-winning CEO – something that is rare in any retail company
• Direct mentoring from senior team members
• 8 minutes from Lincoln city centre

How to Apply

Please apply via our company website with the following:

• CV
• Cover letter: sell yourself to us. Show us that you’ve got the drive & sales capability to join our award-winning team.

Application Window: October 2025 – 31^st January 2026

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to:
Stages:

1. Initial selection from applications
2. 15-30 minute interview via Microsoft Teams
3. Online knowledge-based skills test
4. In person interviews at Red Carpet Ready Shopping Venue & role specific tests to be completed.
5. Final selection & offer made if right candidate found

Estimated interview dates: March 2026

Estimated Start date: June 2026

Salary:  basic salary of £29,000 + uncapped overtime earning potential during our peak season (August – end of May) & access to a performance related bonus pot of £5k. As an example, an existing team member is currently earning £36k with all this considered.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Recently named UK Employer of the Year 2025, we have exciting opportunities to join the team here at Red Carpet Ready due to our ongoing growth. We are searching for our next star to join our expanding Retail restructure. This is a responsible, customer-facing role for a strong & dynamic leader who thrives in a fast-paced, peak season retail environment whilst inspiring your committed team to do the same.

First & foremost, you will be a top-class salesperson, creating a 5* customer experience. On your shift, you may be leading the shop floor sales teams, serving over 500 customers on a busy weekend. You will be the initial Meet & Greet Host to our customers, so must be clear, comfortable, and confident when addressing large groups.

We are a successful but unique business which is different to the average retail model. This makes us interesting, varied, dynamic & fast paced. We are searching for strong leader who is not fazed by working dynamically across different areas, who is able to adapt & enjoys a varied workload. You will also be responsible for deploying & overseeing the training & development of our retail team.

Our peak season runs from August to March & we are open 7 days a week including late nights until 9pm. Your shift patterns will vary across the week, including evenings & weekends.

Proven sales experience & exceptional customer service is essential along with the ability to dynamically manage a small team, as an example a Retail Team Leader would be responsible for managing a team of up to 10 people during a retail shift. You do not however need direct experience in a retail setting.

Exciting opportunities to get involved in other areas of the business, for example representing the company at prestigious events & getting involved in creating content with our Marketing & social media teams.

Your performance will be monitored against a set of personal & company KPIs, which will also link into an attractive and achievable bonus scheme. As the company expands, there is the opportunity for progression across your position across the company for the right individual.

PAY PACKAGE OVERVIEW

• Salary: basic salary of £29,000 + uncapped overtime earning potential during our peak season (August – end of May) & performance related bonus scheme . As an example, an existing team leader is currently earning £36k with all this considered.
• Full Time – 40 hours per week
• Shift patterns:
• Low Season:
  • Opportunity to reduce your hours or for flexible working hours. Chance to take extended holiday leave. Generally speaking, only 1 in 4 Saturdays & very few evenings. This is a great benefit of working for our company.
• August – March (Peak Season)
  • Opportunity for unlimited overtime opportunities.
  • 2 out of 4 weekends (8:30-6pm)
  • Weekend shifts have the potential to flex
  • Up to 3 evening shifts per week, 2pm-10pm (1-2 evenings max if working the same weekend)
  • Weekday shifts: 9am-5pm
  • Closed over the Christmas period (unlike other retailers).
  • Closed Bank Holidays
  • Closed on Mother’s Day & Father’s Day
• Annual leave: 30 days inclusive of Bank Holidays
• Closed Bank Holidays

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Red Carpet Ready are the multi-award-winning UK’s Largest Dress Specialists, situated in their £1m shopping venue & HQ, 8 minutes from Lincoln City Centre. We are winners of UK Employer of the Year 2025, Most Inspiring Businesswoman 2025, Best Business 2022, Businessperson of the Year 2023, the Women in Business Awards & Prom Queen on Channel 5. We were also named as one of the UK’s Top 100 fastest growing female-led companies in 2023. We are one of the best-paying companies in the Lincoln area & there are many opportunities for ongoing promotion.

The company continues to expand at a rapid rate – we are searching for our next talent to drive the company forward. Red Carpet Ready is a very fast paced environment, so delivering results to tight deadlines is essential.

Our culture is fast-paced, ambitious, & supportive. We work hard, achieve big, & celebrate success together.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Staff Management

• Create and deploy staff workload plans with daily staff briefings, continually completing staff checkbacks and ensuring all tasks are completed with no stone unturned – being dynamic is key to this role.
• Manage a team of up to 10 individuals across varying shift times, proactively & continually evaluating an ever-evolving daily workload list.
• Accountable for your team’s performance, their daily workload outputs on a shift, and individual and company KPI performance.
• A clear and confident communicator.

Training & Recruitment

• You will be responsible for your team’s recruitment
• Craft & manage staff development schemes, which take staff from being new recruits to fully-fledged sales staff through achieving set KPIs & milestones.
• Oversee & assess the training from your team to ensure consistency throughout 
• Create & deploy development programmes for your existing team to promote progression

Shop Floor Management

• On your shift, you will be responsible for managing our retail premises, delivering sales and exceptional customer service & experience to over 500 customers on a busy weekend.
• Be an ambassador to providing first class service to our customers.
• You will be the initial Meet & Greet Host to our customers, so must be clear, comfortable and confident when addressing large groups. You will also be a natural salesperson.
• Own the efficient opening/closing of the site and you will be a key holder, confidently solving any problems during a shift.

Customer Service/Operations

• This department is very task orientated – attention to detail and checkbacks across your team are critical.
• Lead & organise your team during the goods-in process, allocating & dispatching orders.
• Ensuring that staff deal with customers correctly and that calls are answered efficiently & correctly.
• Confidently deal with customer complaints, order issues & any other problems that arise through to closure, & review processes to ensure these don’t happen again.
• Must be dynamic in your approach to workload, delivering both your personal and your team’s deadlines.
• As part of our photoshoot team, you will be responsible for the logistics & transport of all dresses & equipment to & from the venue.

Site Maintenance

• As a keyholder, you will be a problem solver across the site e.g. payment machines, phone system, Wi-Fi/broadband, general site maintenance, floods etc. including call-outs where necessary

Sales

• You must be a strong salesperson as you will be leading the sales team. You will be charismatic & fun with customers, delivering the WOW Red Carpet Ready experience that we are famous for.
• Be positively remembered by our customers – Red Carpet Ready is all about personality.
• Strong ability to communicate effectively, motivate your team, hit sales targets & advise staff of all company changes to products or processes.

REQUIREMENTS

• You will be in a customer facing role at Red Carpet Ready and will need to have charisma and the right personality that your customers will love and remember.
• Ability to sell & lead a retail sales team
• Your flexible, and hard-working can-do Attitude, will stand out and be rewarded.
• You will be expected to work some evenings, weekends & school holidays only during our peak season (August – March)
• A strong communicator & proactive individual, with high attention to detail.
• Competent at using Microsoft Office software, email & IT-savvy to a good standard.
• Ability to create documents & presentations to a high standard.
• Desire to work in a fast-paced, dynamic & entrepreneurial business.
• Ability to set & review KPIs & bonus incentives for your sales team.
• Ambitious, committed & reward driven.
• Energetic & strong when dealing with customers to maintain exceptional levels of customer service & sales.
• Dynamic – can work across different areas of the business including customer service, sales, goods in, order allocation & dispatches.

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS

• 20% staff discount
• A focus on promotion & developing staff within the company, with a focus on career progression.
• Star of the Month Award
• Training Courses
• Company trips
• Staff thank you & reward events

LOCATION

This role is based at our Shopping Venue & HQ – Branston, Lincoln.

INTERESTED? APPLY NOW!

Please follow these guidelines carefully:

• Apply via Indeed or our website along with your CV and a covering letter.
• The cover letter MUST include why you would be suitable to join our award-winning team and why you believe you are perfect for this job and what interests you about Red Carpet Ready and the role.

CLOSING DATE, APPLICATION PROCESS & TIMELINE

Friday 28th November – application deadline 

Friday 5th December – if you have not been contacted by this date, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. 

Stages:

1. Initial selection from applications on Indeed.
2. Interview via Microsoft Teams
3. Knowledge based skills test
4. In person interviews at Red Carpet Ready Shopping Venue & role specific tests to be completed.
5. Final selection & offer made if right candidate found

Salary:  up to £35k basic + bonus of up to £3k & optional paid overtime earning potential during peak season.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Recently named UK Employer of the Year 2025, we are experiencing a period of exceptional growth with the opening of our new Distribution and Customer Centre and are now on the lookout for a talented and dynamic Operations Co-ordinator to join the team!

We are searching for a motivated individual who will add value and energy to our team. You will be joining our award-winning team as a dynamic co-ordinator, with a methodical mind who works well in a fast-paced, market-leading company in the dress industry.

This is a full-time role, working within a peak season business that operates extensive hours across Monday to Sunday. Your core hours will be Monday to Friday, however there will be the occasional requirements to flex across weekend and evenings if needed.

You will be task & detail-orientated, managing an ever-changing workload based on the demands of a peak season retail business, ensuring that 100s of daily tasks are captured, planned, delegated, signed off & completed to deadlines. You will also be delivering, fulfilling & co-ordinating training to a high standard.

This role encompasses staff management, heading up workload planning, delegating & meeting all deadline requirements across several departments including different shifts across our retail function, whose working hours cover from 8.30am-10pm

You must thrive on a demanding workload with curve balls coming every day.  You need to be a person that gets things done in full, on time & makes things happen across the company & externally. Essentially, we are looking for someone super dynamic, who solves problems & is strong on Microsoft Office software packages.

Working for the CEO, you must be a strong communicator, issuing briefs and communications to up to 40 staff.

PAY PACKAGE OVERVIEW & WORKING HOURS

• Salary: up to £35k basic + bonus of up to £3k & paid overtime earning potential during peak season
• Full- Time – 40 hours per week
  • Primarily Monday to Friday however there will be the requirement for flexibility around some evenings and weekends.
• Annual leave: 30 days inclusive of Bank Holidays
• Closed on Mother’s Day & Father’s Day
• Closed over the Christmas period (unlike other retailers)

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Red Carpet Ready are the multi-award-winning UK’s Largest Dress Specialists, situated in their £1m shopping venue & HQ, 8 minutes from Lincoln City Centre. We are winners of UK Employer of the Year 2025, Most Inspiring Businesswoman 2025, Best Business 2022, Businessperson of the Year 2023, the Women in Business Awards & Prom Queen on Channel 5. We were also named as one of the UK’s Top 100 fastest growing female-led companies in 2023. We are one of the best-paying companies in the Lincoln area & there are many opportunities for ongoing promotion.

The company continues to expand at a rapid rate – we are searching for our next talent to drive the company forward. Red Carpet Ready is a very fast paced environment, so delivering results to tight deadlines is essential.

Our culture is fast-paced, ambitious, & supportive. We work hard, achieve big, & celebrate success together.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Operations

• Create workload plans across your department. At peak season there are 100s of tasks that will need fulfilment – you will be the person to ensure deadlines are met by your team.
• Be dynamic in your approach to workload, delivering both your personal & the team’s deadlines. Attention to detail is critical.
• As part of our photoshoot team, you will be responsible for the logistics & transport of all dresses & equipment to & from the venue.

Staff Management

• Assisting with recruitment.
• Assisting, fulfilling & coordinating training (including training agendas & plans)
• Create full monthly rotas in line with the business needs including handling all staff holiday requests.
• You must be able to evaluate an ever-evolving daily workload & be responsible for daily staff briefings.
• Create & deploy staff workload plans, complete staff checkbacks & ensuring all tasks are completed on time.
• You must be a strong & clear communicator.

IT

• You must be fully computer literate & be able to create professionally presented documentation as you will be tasked with producing staff training manuals, user guides, project plans & processes, & other key documentation.
• Comfortable with email communication & outlook
• Recording actions – create & maintain consistency across the team & working to deadlines.

Project Management & Business Development Research

• In the non-peak summer months, the right individual will have the opportunity to get involved across all areas of the business, including business development, projects & events.

REQUIREMENTS

• Resilience to pressure is essential. You need to be able to manage multiple workload streams simultaneously including both your own & others to encompass the operations of the business.
• Unfazed when delivering communications & briefings to staff.
• Task-orientated individual – manage an ever-changing workload based on the demands of a peak season retail business, ensuring that 100s of daily tasks are captured, planned, delegated, signed off & completed to deadlines.
• Troubleshooting mindset – can work through problems & processes logically to unpick issues & solve them.
• You will thrive on a high level of autonomy, responsibility & ownership.
• Highly organised & dynamic.
• A strong communicator & proactive individual, with high attention to detail
• Highly efficient at using Microsoft Office software, email & IT-savvy to a high standard.
• Desire to work in a fast paced, dynamic & entrepreneurial business

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS

• 20% staff discount
• A focus on promotion & developing staff within the company, with a focus on career progression.
• Star of the Month Award
• Company trips
• Staff thank you & reward events

LOCATION

This role is based at our Shopping Venue & HQ – Branston, Lincoln. 

INTERESTED? APPLY NOW!

Please follow these guidelines carefully:

• Apply via Indeed or our website along with your CV and a covering letter.
• The cover letter MUST include why you would be suitable to join our award-winning team and why you believe you are perfect for this job and what interests you about Red Carpet Ready and the role.

CLOSING DATE, APPLICATION PROCESS & TIMELINE

Friday 28th November – application deadline 

Friday 5th December – if you have not been contacted by this date, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. 

Stages:

1. Initial selection from applications
2. 15-30 minute interview via Microsoft Teams
3. Online knowledge-based skills test
4. In person interviews at Red Carpet Ready Shopping Venue & role specific tests to be completed.
5. Final selection & offer made if right candidate found

Salary: Up to £36,000 per annum for the right candidate

About the Role

An award-winning female CEO, recently named Most Inspiring Businesswoman 2025, is seeking a highly capable & discreet Office Manager & Personal Assistant to provide seamless dynamic support across both her business & private life.

This is a pivotal role for a proactive & high-calibre professional who thrives in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment. The successful candidate must have strong organisational ability with discretion & care.

You will thrive on delivering results, managing multiple workload streams, working to important deadlines & meeting them consistently. This role demands someone who is savvy, sharp, & always on it, anticipating needs before they arise.

Acting as a trusted confidante, you will bring initiative, foresight, & professionalism, anticipating needs before they arise & ensuring every detail is flawlessly executed.

Pay Package Overview & Working Hours

• Hours: 40 hours per week (flexible for the right candidate)
• Days: Primarily Monday to Friday, however, there will be the requirement for flexibility around some evening & weekends in peak season
• Salary: Up to £36,000 per annum for the right candidate
• Location: Lincoln HQ, with scope for hybrid working
• Benefits: Generous staff discounts, company events, & a vibrant team culture

Key Responsibilities

Office Management & HR Administration

• Oversee daily operations across both sites & offices, liaising with service providers i.e. mobile phones, IT, to ensure efficiency & high standards are met.
• Coordinate HR processes including recruitment, onboarding, training, inductions, uniforms, & staff records.
• Manage site appearance, health & safety, maintenance, & callouts.
• Oversee company ordering, budgeting, supplies, P&L management, and communication across the business.
• Support rota planning, staff scheduling & team coordination.
• Organise & minute meetings, complex diary management & follow-up actions to ensure things happen.
• Plan & deliver company events.
• Assist with order allocation & dispatch of dresses during peak seasons, working with the Operations Manager.
• Project Management

Executive & PA Support

• Act as the first point of contact & trusted gatekeeper for the CEO.
• Manage an ever-changing diary with precision & foresight.
• Arrange complex travel, visas, air miles & including complex UK & international itineraries.
• Research and compile information from briefs, producing clear, well-structured documents and presentations for CEO review.
• Provide discreet support for personal & social engagements.
• Run errands, source items, & fulfil ad-hoc requests efficiently & tactfully.

Household & Lifestyle Management

• Manage CEO personal administration including purchasing, expenses, contracts & supplier coordination for the CEO.
• Handle personal administration with the highest level of discretion & care.

Requirements

We are seeking an exceptional, high-calibre individual who combines professionalism with a personable approach:

• Previous experience as a PA, EA, or Office Manager supporting a senior executive or high-profile individual.
• Impeccable organisational & time management skills, able to juggle competing priorities with ease.
• A confident & strong communicator, able to liaise effectively at all levels and make things happen across business functions.
• Proactive problem-solver who anticipates needs & takes ownership.
• Tech-savvy & confident across digital platforms & Microsoft Office
• Adaptable, calm under pressure, & able to thrive when plans change at short notice.
• Naturally discreet & trustworthy
• Accountable for ensuring tasks are completed on time & to the highest standard, with nothing overlooked.
• Approachable, personable, & professional — the right cultural fit is as important as skillset.
• Full UK Driving Licence

Company Overview

Red Carpet Ready are the multi-award-winning UK’s Largest Dress Specialists, situated in their £1m shopping venue & HQ, 8 minutes from Lincoln City Centre. We are winners of UK Employer of the Year 2025, Most Inspiring Businesswoman 2025, Best Business 2022, Businessperson of the Year 2023, the Women in Business Awards & Prom Queen on Channel 5. We were also named as one of the UK’s Top 100 fastest growing female-led companies in 2023. We are one of the best-paying companies in the Lincoln area & there are many opportunities for ongoing promotion.

The company continues to expand at a rapid rate – we are searching for our next talent to drive the company forward. Red Carpet Ready is a very fast paced environment, so delivering results to tight deadlines is essential.

Our culture is fast-paced, ambitious, & supportive. We work hard, achieve big, & celebrate success together.

Additional Benefits

• 20% staff discount
• A focus on promotion & developing staff within the company, with a focus on career progression.
• Star of the Month Award
• Company trips
• Staff thank you & reward events

Location

This role is primarily based at our Shopping Venue & HQ – Branston, Lincoln with the scope for some hybrid working.

INTERESTED? APPLY NOW!

Please follow these guidelines carefully:

• Apply via Indeed or our website along with your CV and a covering letter.
• The cover letter MUST include why you would be suitable to join our award-winning team and why you believe you are perfect for this job and what interests you about Red Carpet Ready and the role.

Closing Date, Application Process & Timeline

Friday 28th November – application deadline 

Friday 5th December – if you have not been contacted by this date, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. 

Stages:

1. Initial selection from applications
2. 15-30 minute interview via Microsoft Teams
3. Online knowledge-based skills test
4. In person interviews at Red Carpet Ready Shopping Venue & role specific tests to be completed.
5. Final selection & offer made if right candidate found