Personal Assistant

Personal Assistant
Elland (with flexible working 1-2 days in office)
37.5 hrs M-F
 
Our vision is to Create Better Places and Futures for Everyone; Socially, Environmentally and Economically. For us, these aren’t words on paper. This is our powerful and purposeful statement that guides our actions and ignites a passion in every one of us. We’ve been paving the way since 1890. Our passion for our products and customers has made us a Superbrand that is synonymous with quality; supplying prestigious landmarks such as Trafalgar Square, while also caring for the environment and communities in which we operate.  

We are looking for an experienced Personal Assistant (PA) to support our Managing Director of Marshalls Landscape Products and his team making this a highly visible and crucial position. 

So, Whats the mission? 
This is no ordinary PA position – it’s a high-impact role whee you will be ensuring everything runs smoothly for some of our key leaders.

From managing complex diaries and arranging travel, to facilitating high-level meetings and handling critical business processes, you will enable the leadership team to focus on strategic decisions while ensuring that the day-to-day operations are seamless. 

As a PA, you’ll be instrumental in driving efficiency, managing logistics, and acting as the trusted right-hand person to our senior leaders. Your ability to anticipate needs and proactively manage workloads will make a real difference in the way we do business. 

• Executive Support: Managing schedules, booking travel, coordinating meetings, and handling expenses for senior directors. 
• Operational Efficiency: Raising and tracking purchase orders, handling corporate expenses, and overseeing internal meetings logistics. 
• Team & Event Coordination: Organising group bookings, catering, and travel for the sales team; managing hotels for marketing events like the TP Conference and NMBS Exhibition. 
• Onboarding & IT Setup: Managing new starter processes, from IT equipment ordering to credit card allocation and induction planning. 
• High-Profile Meetings & Hospitality: Organising executive meetings, arranging customer visits, booking venues, and handling corporate hospitality events. 
• Stakeholder Management: Acting as the first point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, ensuring professional representation of senior leaders 
• Process Ownership: Maintaining office systems, handling purchase card transactions, logging mileage, and overseeing business documentation and presentations. 

What are the mission critical skills? 
If you’re a proactive, detail-oriented PA who thrives in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment, we’d love to hear from you. 

• Proven experience as a Personal Assistant to senior executives. 
• Commercial acumen, with an understanding of business priorities and objectives. 
• Exceptional organisation skills, capable of juggling multiple tasks and stakeholders. 
• Strong IT proficiency, especially in MS Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel (including formulas and VLOOKUP), Teams, and SharePoint.
• Problem-solving mindset, with the ability to anticipate challenges and proactively address them. 
• A flexible, proactive approach, ready to adapt to changing priorities and business needs. 
  Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, acting as a brand ambassador and trusted liaison for senior leaders. 

What’s In It for You? 
We offer a dynamic, fast-paced work environment where no two days are the same. This is a chance to work closely with high-level executives and shape key business operations alongside a supportive team and a network of Executive PAs to collaborate with. 

Benefits
We dont just build paths; we pave the way for personal and professional growth. Join us, and let's create a future where your skills and ambitions can flourish. Benefits include;

• This is an office based role with flexible working (typically 2 days a week in our Head Office in Elland, but more if you like!)
• Guaranteed Christmas holidays
• Development opportunities
• 34 days per annum or the equivalent in hours (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Health care cash plan – support with Dental, Optical, Prescription costs and many more!
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption pay and leave
• 5% employer matched pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount on Marshalls and Marley products
• Retailer discounts
• Marshalls Wellbeing Centre – move, money & mind
• Share purchase scheme
• Life assurance

More about Marshalls
Our operations are organised into three distinct divisions: Landscape Products, Building Products, and Roofing Products.

Marshalls Landscape Products stands out as the leading UK manufacturer of high-quality natural stone and innovative concrete hard landscaping products. We cater to the construction, home improvement, and landscape markets, offering superior solutions.

Marshalls Building Products serves as a reliable supplier of concrete drainage products, concrete bricks, ready-to-use mortars, and aggregates.

Marley Roofing Products is recognised as a leader in the manufacturing and supply of pitched roofing systems. Our product range includes clay and concrete tiles, timber battens, roof-integrated solar solutions, and various roofing accessories.

Although divisional, we work as one Marshalls team. We're particularly proud to have paved every location on the Monopoly Board! To find out more about Marshalls please visit our website: www.Marshalls.co.uk

Equal Opportunities
Whoever you are and whatever your background, you’ll find a fair and supportive workplace. You’re unique and we want you to bring every part of who you are to work, every day.

We’re committed to ensuring equal opportunities for everyone. To us, this is more than a legal, moral, or ethical necessity – it’s the right thing to do! We want our team to reflect the diverse nature of society and the communities we serve.

Marshalls is a workplace where you’re valued for the contribution you make, and where you can grow and develop by being entirely yourself!

Closing Date: 25th March 2025

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