Business & Operations Manager

Job Posted: 20 June 2026

• Contract Term: Permanent
• Location: Newport, Isle of Wight
• Contract Type: Full time
• Salary: £30-£35,000
• Industries: Arts & Graphic Design Management & Executive

Indigo Signs & Print is a busy, well-established signage and print business based at St Cross Business Park, Newport, working with long-standing clients including the NHS, Isle of Wight Council, and Isle of Wight Festival. We're looking for an experienced Business & Operations Manager to lead day-to-day operations and help shape how the business runs as it continues to grow.

The role:

- Day-to-day point of contact for the business, reporting directly to the Director

- Managing customer relationships including council, NHS and walk-in clients

- Quoting jobs using ShopVox

- Organising the production schedule and coordinating with the workshop team — keeping work flowing calmly and to deadline

- Ordering materials and maintaining supplier relationships — balancing reliability and service with sensible cost awareness

- Financial oversight: invoicing, budgets, pricing input, debtor control

- Leading and supporting a small team, with an eye for improving how things run where possible

What we're looking for:

- Solid working knowledge of signage/print production processes, materials and parts — comfortable with proven, established methods as well as newer approaches

- Confident with job/quoting systems (ShopVox experience a strong advantage)

- Experience managing budgets, invoicing or basic financial oversight

- Calm, organised, and good with people — able to keep a team motivated without rushing them

- Strong relationship-builder with suppliers and clients alike, with the judgement to know when to question 

What we offer:

- A trusted, established Newport business with a strong, loyal client base

- Scope to grow with the role as the business develops

- Varied, hands-on role across a well-equipped production site

To apply: Send your CV to [email protected]