Executive Assistant

DPD UK; Oldbury; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday trading

Enhanced maternity/paternity package

Life assurance 4x salary

Vitality at Work

Retail discounts

Milestone days off

Eye care support

Job summary

DPD UK is seeking an experienced Personal Assistant to provide secretarial support to a Director. You will manage calendars, prepare memos and minutes, and coordinate travel logistics and events.

The role is based in Oldbury with a hybrid pattern of 3 days in the office and 2 days at home, working Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 17:30. The successful candidate will demonstrate exceptional organisational skills, discretion, and the ability to produce high-quality presentations for senior

Qualifications

• Ability to manage the director's diary and calendar with accuracy and discretion.
• Strong presentation skills with experience creating presentations for executive briefings.
• Excellent communication skills for liaising with internal/external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated confidentiality and ability to handle sensitive information.
• Proven track record in providing senior-level PA support.

Responsibilities

• Provide secretarial support to one of the Directors, including minutes and correspondence.
• Manage day-to-day communications, produce memos and letters.
• Book travel, arrange events and meetings on and off site.
• Coordinate visits, hotel accommodation and related logistics.
• Raise Purchase Orders and manage stationery needs.

Skills

Diary management

Presentation skills

Communication skills

Confidentiality

Executive support

Tools

PowerPoint

Keynote

Job description

• Contract: Permanent - 37.5 hours per week
• Location: Oldbury 3 days a week - 2 days at home
• Days of Work: Monday to Friday
• Working Days: 09:00 - 5:30

Join us on our journey as we aim to be the UK’s most sustainable delivery company, whilst ensuring our customers continue to receive a world class service. You will be in a busy and fast paced business, with a turnover of nearly £2 billion, that can offer you great benefits and plenty of opportunities to progress your career

DPD are passionate about creating an environment that is open, ethical, inclusive and socially responsible. Along with job security, the tools to do the job and a competitive salary, you’ll receive fantastic benefits starting on day one, including never working on your birthday ever again!!!

DPD is a Valuable 500 company and a Disability Confident Employer

• Contract: Permanent - 37.5 hours per week
• Location: Oldbury 3 days a week - 2 days at home
• Days of Work: Monday to Friday
• Working Days: 09:00 - 5:30

Join us on our journey as we aim to be the UK’s most sustainable delivery company, whilst ensuring our customers continue to receive a world class service. You will be in a busy and fast paced business, with a turnover of nearly £2 billion, that can offer you great benefits and plenty of opportunities to progress your career

DPD are passionate about creating an environment that is open, ethical, inclusive and socially responsible. Along with job security, the tools to do the job and a competitive salary, you’ll receive fantastic benefits starting on day one, including never working on your birthday ever again!!!

DPD is a Valuable 500 company and a Disability Confident Employer

Job Description

Purpose of Position

To provide Secretarial service to one of Directors. This will include managing day to day communication/phone calls, producing memos, letters, documents and minutes of meetings as required.

Key Tasks/Areas of Responsibility

• You must be an excellent performer who has a creative flair and the ability to produce excellent presentations.
• You will be confident in creating presentations, therefore previous experience using Keynote or PowerPoint is required.
• The ability to manipulate numerical data for presentations and reports would be advantageous.
• Be the key liaison between the Director/Managers/Customers and Stakeholders.

We’ll also expect you to display all the qualities required to provide a wide ranging and confidential senior level Personal Assistant Support service, including:

• Comprehensive diary and in-box management.
• Booking travel trains/flights
• Arranging events/meetings on and off site.
• Arranging visits, where required.
• Arranging hotel accommodation.
• Ordering stationery.
• Raising Purchase Orders.

Qualifications

Working in an environment where working efficiently under pressure and at pace will be key to your success. Outstanding organisational and planning skills are essential in this role.

In addition, we’ll also expect you to have:

• A high level of PC/IT expertise, particularly in respect of Keynote or PowerPoint applications and the production of presentations.
• Experience helping with slides and notes in executive settings
• First rate communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Able to operate with absolute integrity, confidentiality and discretion.
• Liaising with internal and external contacts in regards to projects and meetings.
• Demonstrate the core values of DPD DNA – Passion, Respect, Honesty, Flexibility, Caring and Accountability

Additional Information

About our Benefits

We recognise that our people are at the heart of our business, without them we wouldn’t be able to deliver our award-winning service to millions of customers across the country each day. It’s important to us that we demonstrate our recognition of you in providing you with more than just a salary and job stability. To name but a few…

• Holiday trading
• Enhanced maternity and paternity package
• Free life assurance of 4 x salary on joining the pension scheme
• Vitality at Work
• Discounted shopping from 100’s of retailers including up to 5% off supermarket shopping
• Milestone Days off to celebrate with your family and friends
• Free eye tests and support with the cost of glasses

Joining DPD can lead to not just a stable job but also a career. DPD prides itself on recognising and developing talent alongside a desire to promote from within. As a continually growing and evolving organisation, we are proud to offer a great number of development and promotion opportunities.

If you identify with our aims and values and can help us deliver our customers' promises, then this is the job for you!