Personal Assistant

7 months ago


Chiswick Park Station, United Kingdom pladis Full time

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact

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Why join our team?

pladis is home to iconic brands Godiva, McVitie’s and Ulker. These brands make sweet treats and savoury treats that consumers everywhere recognise and enjoy

As we start on our new journey, we will continue making the biscuits and confectionery people know and expect from these brands, and we will expand their portfolios too. Together we will build new and exciting products at pladis - new flavours, new concepts and new ways to share happiness

Our strength is not only in our products, it is also in our people and our values. Each business that has united to form pladis are loved for their heritage and values. We will retain the honesty, integrity and trust instilled in our brands by our ground-breaking founders as we embark on the next chapter of our success.

What will this role achieve?

You will work with specific UK Leadership team members to support diary management, team coordination and other support activities to ensure that the leadership team member is able to operate effectively and manage the team to deliver their business objectives. Your days will be varied due to the unique requirements of each team and activities may include conference organisation, travel arrangements, diary management, PO management and meeting preparation. Overall you will need to be extremely proactive, collaborative and a standout colleague to the team

What will be your key deliverables?
- Diary Management for the UK Leadership Team members supported
- Coordinating travel
- Managing and coordinating internal and external meetings including prioritising the agenda, taking minutes, managing attendees
- Conference and meeting organisation
- Managing projects and initiatives
- Coordinating onboarding inductions of extended leadership team
- Collaborating closely with global / other region / site teams to support business activities
- Maintaining alignment and collaboration with wider PA network, actively seeking opportunities for process and organisation improvement
- Managing requisitions and purchase orders
- Cost centre management
- Crafting power point presentations
- Proactive set up, management and ownership of team share-point sites

What do you need for this role?
- Strong organisational skills
- experience of providing PA support to senior HR stakeholders/leaders
- Proven ability to work independently and drive initiatives with mínimal instruction
- Experience of working within a fast-paced business
- Strong partner management experience and ability to manage multiple tasks
- Microsoft office / outlook / SharePoint expertise

Our winning traits and behaviours
- Purpose-Led - Energised by our promise to deliver happiness to the world with every bite
- Agile - Ever evolving, never satisfied and never standing still
- Collaborative - Willing to work collectively for mutual success
- Resilient - Quick to adapt to change, fast learner and persistent in the face of setbacks
- Positive - Self-motivated, optimistic, adventurous, and inspiring
- Diversity and inclusivity is central to everything we do and is reflected across our business. pladis brings together brands and people from around the globe - and this diversity is our great strength._
- We’re an equal opportunities employer and believe in encouraging an inclusive environment where we celebrate diversity of thinking and respect everyone’s distinctive qualities and perspectives._pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.


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