Seasalt began in 1981 with a small shop in Penzance, selling workwear to local mariners and practical overalls to artists. Today, we’ve grown into a thriving omnichannel retailer with over 80 UK and Ireland stores, 400+ wholesale stockists, and a growing international and online footprint.  

As a B Corp and winner of both Drapers “Best Place to Work” and CIPD’s “Best Recognition Programme”, we care deeply about our people, our communities and our long-term impact. Our Head Office teams provide the foundations that empower our people to drive sustainable growth across the UK and international markets.  

As an Accounts Payable Assistant at Seasalt, you will help keep our finance operations running smoothly. Working closely with the finance team, you will ensure suppliers are set up correctly, invoices are processed accurately, and payments are made on time. 

You will manage the day-to-day flow of invoices, matching purchase orders, receipts and invoices, resolving queries, and recording everything accurately in the finance system. You will also process employee expense claims and company credit card statements, making sure payments are handled promptly and in line with company policy. 

In our approach to hybrid working, we expect our people to work a minimum of 40% of their week from a Seasalt Office in Cornwall, the remaining 60% of the time will be from home (or your chosen location – however, you must be based in the UK)' 

This role is offered as a full time temporary contract until September. 

You’ll help us by 

• Setting up suppliers on the finance system in line with internal processes. 

• Managing the purchase ordering and receipting process, including matching purchase orders, receipts and invoices. 

• Processing invoices accurately and on time, and following up on any queries to ensure swift resolution. 

• Reconciling supplier accounts and investigating discrepancies. 

• Processing employee expense claims and company credit card statements in line with company policy. 

• Building strong relationships with suppliers and responding promptly to their queries. 

• Reviewing suppliers to ensure compliance with procurement policy and escalating any concerns. 

• Raising debit notes and providing finance system reports where required. 

• Supporting finance system testing, development, and wider business projects. 

• Identifying and suggesting improvements to processes to increase efficiency and ensure all tasks are completed accurately and within agreed timescales. 

The skills you’ll be sharing with the team 

• IT literate with good working knowledge of IT packages including MS Word, Excel, Outlook as a minimum 

• Numerate with excellent attention to detail. 

• An analytical mind. 

• Rigorous, methodical and logical approach to problems. 

• Organised with excellent time management. 

• Able to prioritise and work autonomously. 

• Good team player. 

• Excellent communications skills (IT, verbal, telephone and written). 

• Confident, reliable, adaptable, follows procedures through to conclusion. 

Why we hope you’ll love working with us: 

The success of Seasalt is down to the skill and hard work of our team. We don't just want to attract the best and brightest people to come and work with us, we want you to stay and grow with us.  

As well as doing everything we can to support your development professionally, we believe encouraging personal growth is just as important. So you can fulfil your passion and purpose, not just at work but in life, we offer a range of benefits that are designed to enhance your career and wellbeing: 

• Salary: from £25,700 depending on experience (Band 1) 

• 34 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing with length of service  

• Attractive 50% employee discount   

• Flexible benefits allowance to personalise your benefits package  

• Private Medical Scheme including 24/7 virtual GP  

• Free access to our Employee Assistance Programme through Retail Trust with 24/7 support   

• Pension plan with generous 7% employer contributions  

• Life assurance programme   

• Enhanced family leave policies  

• Flexible working opportunities with our hybrid working approach  

• Learning and Development opportunities 

• Do Good Things with our two days per year paid volunteering opportunities 

• Employee networks to develop and provide support to our people, including the Inclusion & Belonging Network 

• 100s of savings on top retailers and gym memberships through our discount hub  

Seasalt began in 1981 in a small shop in Penzance, creating practical and purposeful clothing. Now a leading lifestyle brand, we have over 80 stores in the UK, Ireland and North America. We’re focussed on building a resilient, data-driven and cost-conscious business, ready to continue our growth.   

With a clear focus on strategic, scalable growth, we’re investing in the right people, processes and partnerships to take Seasalt to the next level. 

As part of the Properties Team, the Retail Design Manager (UK & Ireland) is responsible for leading and delivering retail design and projects for all new stores in the UK and Ireland, as well as our existing estate.  

The Retail Designer will lead on design projects across the existing estate, including store refits, redecoration, signage updates, and changes to fixtures and shopfloor layouts. They will produce technical drawings and documentation for planning, landlord approvals, tender and construction, while managing key stakeholders throughout each project. 

With strong CAD technical capability and design interpretation and appreciation for the Seasalt brand style, the role will require the creation operationally successful retail designs that adhere to set budgets whilst inspiring and exciting the Seasalt customer.  

Please include a link to your portfolio or attach examples of your work as part of your application. 

This is a full-time, permanent role which would preferably be based within the South West of the UK with monthly travel to our Head Office in Cornwall.

You’ll help us by: 

• Leading the UK&I store project programme for new shops and design projects from inception through concept development to handover and AsBuilt publication. 

• Developing new design concepts, features and decorative elements by keeping up to date with design trends, competitors, design shows, research trips and design resources. 

• Producing and coordinating comprehensive project drawing packages, including plans, elevations, details, sections, visuals and specifications to support decision making and construction. 

• Obtaining all required project consents including landlord approvals, planning permissions and other authority signoffs, ensuring all works are fully approved prior to completion. 

• Acting as ‘Principal Designer’ under CDM 2015, consulting with Health & Safety to ensure compliance with Building Control, Fire Safety and CDM requirements. 

• Managing new shop opening setups including snagging, overseeing installations and taking surveys to produce accurate AsBuilt plans. 

• Leading competitive tender processes, preparing required documentation and drawings, and managing contractors, suppliers and consultants to ensure quality, time and budget control. 

• Coordinating stakeholders across multiuser retail sites, ensuring adherence to centre guidelines and securing all necessary approvals. 

• Managing project schedules, critical paths, reinstatement works and budgets, providing regular progress reports and risk updates to the Director of Property. 

• Preparing and presenting design proposals including concept boards, sketches, technical drawings, visuals and specifications for internal and external approval, including presentations to the Executive Board, and leading weekly project meetings. 

• Leading a small team consisting of a Retail Designer and Properties Project Administrator.   

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The skills you’ll be sharing with the team: 

• Relevant degree e.g. Interior Design, Architecture or relevant experience. 

• Proven experience working within retail, design, architecture and construction. 

• Proven experience of the end to end design process, from concept through planning to site implementation. 

• Project management experience within a similar commercial environment. 

• Fluent with Auto CAD. 

• Proficient in Adobe Suite. 

• Competent in Microsoft Office. 

• Strong understanding of construction, building regulations and mechanical and electrical. 

• Health and Safety in commercial property knowledge. 

• Creative with evidence of interpreting brand values and guidelines. 

• Building and managing positive supplier relationships to sustain effective supply chain. 

• Experience of the planning application process. 

• Understanding of architectural construction documents and drawing packages. 

• Driving savings and managing project budgets and team running costs. 

• Responsibility for planning, lead times, deadlines and schedules. 

• Accomplished freehand drawing skills with a handle on perspective and scale. 

• Goal focused, able to prioritise and multi-task to meet concurrent deadlines in a fast-paced environment.  

• Strong organisation, communication and planning skills. 

• Team spirited. 

• High level of accuracy and an eye for detail. 

• Flexibility to travel and work additional hours that may be needed. 

Why we hope you’ll love working with us: 

The success of Seasalt is down to the skill and hard work of our team. We don't just want to attract the best and brightest people to come and work with us, we want you to stay and grow with us.  

As well as doing everything we can to support your development professionally, we believe encouraging personal growth is just as important. So you can fulfil your passion and purpose, not just at work but in life, we offer a range of benefits that are designed to enhance your career and wellbeing: 

• Salary: £42,000 - £45,000 depending on experience (Band 3) 

• 34 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing with length of service  

• Attractive 50% employee discount   

• Flexible benefits allowance to personalise your benefits package  

• Private Medical Scheme including 24/7 virtual GP  

• Free access to our Employee Assistance Programme through Retail Trust with 24/7 support   

• Pension plan with generous 7% employer contributions  

• Life assurance programme   

• Enhanced family leave policies  

• Flexible working opportunities with our hybrid working approach  

• Learning and Development opportunities 

• Do Good Things with our two days per year paid volunteering opportunities 

• Employee networks to develop and provide support to our people, including the Inclusion & Belonging Network 

• 100s of savings on top retailers and gym memberships through our discount hub  

Our first shop opened in 1981 in Penzance, selling durable clothing to artists and mariners. Today, we’re a modern, data-enabled omnichannel retailer with a growing international presence. We blend heritage with innovation, designing timeliness clothing made from responsibility sourced fabrics, and using technology to improve how we operate, grow and serve customers.  

As we scale in the UK, North America and Europe (primarily through third-part partnerships), we’re investing in data, systems and digital capability to support our people and our growth. It’s an exciting time to join us!  

As an Email Marketing Assistant, you’ll play a key role in delivering engaging email communications from initial concept through to build, deployment and reporting. Working closely with the wider Email Team and cross-functional partners, including trade, product marketing, creative and loyalty, you’ll support the day-to-day running of the channel, ensuring campaigns are delivered accurately and on time. A core part of your role will also include:  maintaining, reporting on and optimising our automated email journeys, ensuring we are communicating effectively with our customers, wherever they are in their purchase cycle. 

Please note this is a full-time, permanent role which could either be based in Cornwall or remotely within the UK with occasional travel to our Cornwall head offices. 

You’ll help us by: 

• Understanding and fulfilling the end-to-end process of briefing, build and deployment, collaborating with stakeholders to deliver campaigns on time.  

• Briefing email campaigns in detail and managing delivery of creative assets and build within our email service provider (ESP). 

• Understanding segmentation and audience building basics, setting up campaigns and scheduling deployment. 

• Monitoring email analytics, diving into reporting and KPIs to assess campaign performance. 

• Setting up and monitoring A/B Tests as required and keeping channel reports up to date as required. 

• Confidently maintaining and monitoring the performance of our ‘always on’ automated email journeys, taking care to keep them updated with relevant assets and copy, flagging any complex issues to the Email Manager.  

• Creating basic reports on weekly, monthly and quarterly automation performance to share with the wider Email team and relevant stakeholders as required. 

• Assisting the Email Manager with building new automated flows when required. 

• Use Google Analytics, Looker Studio and in-platform analytics to assist in the maintenance of channel reporting and creating basic reports on campaign performance.  

• Maintain in-platform tagging of email campaigns and ensure UTMs are included in all email campaigns ahead of deployment to ensure clear and accurate reporting. 

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The skills you’ll be sharing with the team: 

• A relevant degree, qualification (e.g. Business or Marketing) or relevant experience. 

• Commercial mindset, understanding of trade requirements to hit daily, monthly, quarterly goals.  

• Strong collaboration and communication skills.  

• A true team player, happy to collaborate with multiple teams and stakeholders. 

• Proven experience using an Email Marketing platform, such as an ESP or CDP. 

• Strong understanding of email marketing best practices, segmentation and personalisation. 

• Experience working with reporting tools and software. 

• A good understanding of brand values and guidelines as well as tone of voice. 

• Ability to work to own initiative as well as following guidance from senior team. 

• Thrives in a fast-paced deadline driven environment. 

• Flexible and adaptable. 

• Output focused. 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.  

• Excellent prioritisation skills. 

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Why we hope you’ll love working with us: 

The success of Seasalt is down to the skill and hard work of our team. We don't just want to attract the best and brightest people to come and work with us, we want you to stay and grow with us.  

As well as doing everything we can to support your development professionally, we believe encouraging personal growth is just as important. So, you can fulfil your passion and purpose, not just at work but in life, we offer a range of benefits that are designed to enhance your career and wellbeing: 

• Salary: up to £27,000 depending on experience (Band 1) 

• 34 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing with length of service  

• Attractive 50% employee discount   

• Flexible benefits allowance to personalise your benefits package  

• Private Medical Scheme including 24/7 virtual GP  

• Free access to our Employee Assistance Programme through Retail Trust with 24/7 support   

• Pension plan with generous 7% employer contributions  

• Life assurance programme   

• Enhanced family leave policies  

• Flexible working opportunities with our hybrid working approach  

• Learning and Development opportunities 

• Do Good Things with our two days per year paid volunteering opportunities 

• Employee networks to develop and provide support to our people, including the Inclusion & Belonging Network 

• 100s of savings on top retailers and gym memberships through our discount hub  

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At Seasalt we have a brilliant team of people – they're what make Seasalt a fantastic place to work. We love to celebrate uniqueness and are committed to making Seasalt a place where everyone feels they belong. As an inclusive employer, we want to invite a diverse range of candidates to apply for our roles.  

We aim to work flexibly where possible and value a range of perspectives - diversity of thought helps us to grow – so please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come to work every day. We're happy to help with any adjustments to our recruitment process and beyond. Just drop us an email at careers@seasaltcornwall.co.uk    

Closing date for applications is 16th March, however our roles can close earlier so we would recommend applying as soon as you are able. 

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