One Stop - Licensing Administrator

What’s in it for you

At One Stop we value our colleagues just as much as our customers, and part of this is the benefits we offer:

• 10% Discount in One Stop & Tesco stores
• Discounted Tesco pharmacy services
• Discounted shopping website
• Free eye Test
• A great holiday package
• A commitment to your career development
• Community involvement and charity work
• Pensions Scheme

One Stop is a subsidiary of the Tesco Group but is operated as a separate business and as such benefits offered will differ between One Stop and Tesco.

About the role

At One Stop we aim to serve our local shoppers a little better every day, with a culture that is friendly, fun and where everyone is treated with respect, you have a really great place to work. As part of the team you can make a difference to our business by:

• Treating each other how they like to be treated.
• Making things easier.
• Working together as one team.
• Making our customers at the heart of everything we do.

We want you to understand the business inside out, we need you to live and embed our values and build great relationships with the amazing people across our business.

You will be responsible for

•Provide administrative support to the Licensing Manager

•Assist with the implementation of legislation to ensure legal compliance

•Implement process to ensure stores, distribution centres, store colleagues and the company remain correctly licensed

•Ensure processes are simple, effective and fit for purpose

•Process licensing applications to ensure stores trade legally

       - Personal Licence applications & amendments

       - Premises Licence amendments

       - Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) variations

       - Designed Premises Manager (DPM) variations

       - Minor/ Major variations

       - New Premises Licence applications

       - Firework Licence applications

•Process criminal record checks

•Ensure certified copies of premise licences are obtained

•Cascade licences to stores/ distribution centres

•Ensure licensing spreadsheets and database are kept up to  date

•Monitor licensing report to ensure legal compliance

•Process payments for applications and annual fees

•Deal with queries/ enquiries from internal and external parties

•Log external test purchase results and communicate fails to the business

•Collate external test purchase due diligence

•Assist with the management of the internal test purchase programme

•Complete reports on compliance

•Monitor budgetary performance

•Advise and support stores with general enquiries

•Obtain and implement legal advice on age restricted products and licensing matters from inhouse and external legal teams.

You will need

•Previous experience in an administrative role

•Database management

•Experience which demonstrates achieving a goal as part of a team e.g. cross functional working is essential

•Knowledge of Retail is preferred but not essential

•Computer literate- Microsoft Office , particularly working with Excel spreadsheet and databases.

•Ability to follow dependant linked tasks from start to finish in order to ensure all stores remain legal and able to sell age restricted products

•Attention to detail, accuracy of information

•Good customer service skills.

About us

One Stop Stores Ltd is a leading organisation in the UK Convenience Store market, we are owned by Tesco PLC but operated as a separate business.

One Stop is a retail convenience business with over 850 shops and a key focus on being the best store for customers in the neighbourhood. Open 7 days a week

One Stop aims to meet the needs of all its local customers. Since 2003 we have been a subsidiary of Tesco.

With our stores situated throughout England and Wales, there’s sure to be a
One Stop near where you live or work.