Executive Assistant

Scott Bader; Wollaston; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced pension contributions up to

Private medical insurance

Profit share and bonus schemes

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Paid volunteering days

Learning and development opportunities

Electric vehicle and Cycle to Work

Canteen, parking and onsite facilities

Job summary

Scott Bader, a global employee-owned manufacturer, is seeking an Executive Assistant to provide high-level support to senior leaders across the Group. You’ll coordinate priorities, manage calendars, and enable effective decision-making with a disciplined, detail-focused approach.

You’ll build relationships across the business, handle confidential information with discretion, and contribute to process improvements while benefiting from a competitive salary and a range of welfare and development

Qualifications

• Experience supporting senior leaders in fast-paced organisations.
• Strong organisational skills and prioritisation.
• Confidentiality and discretion in handling information.
• Proactive mindset with strategic thinking.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate complex calendars, travel and meetings across multiple time zones, ensuring effective agendas, communication and follow-up.
• Prepare confidential correspondence, reports, presentations and briefing materials, acting as a trusted gatekeeper for senior stakeholders.
• Translate strategic priorities into actionable plans, tracking milestones, identifying risks and providing timely updates.
• Conduct research and analyse data and trends to provide insights and support informed decision-making.
• Lead special projects and cross-functional initiatives, building strong stakeholder relationships and identifying opportunities to improve processes and productivity.

Skills

Executive support

Calendar management

Discretion & communication

Digital tools (MS 365)

Tools

Microsoft 365

Project management tools

Job description

As our new Executive Assistant, you’ll provide trusted, high-level support to senior leaders, helping them stay focused on key priorities and operate at their best. You’ll play a central role in coordinating activity across the Group, ensuring priorities are aligned, communication is clear and plans are delivered effectively.

Working across the organisation, you’ll build strong relationships with colleagues at all levels, manage competing demands and provide the organisation, insight and attention to detail needed to keep things moving. As part of our employee-owned business, you’ll also have the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to how we work together and deliver our shared goals.

Key responsibilities:

• Coordinate complex calendars, travel and meetings across multiple time zones, ensuring effective agendas, communication and follow-up.
• Prepare confidential correspondence, reports, presentations and briefing materials, acting as a trusted gatekeeper for senior stakeholders.
• Translate strategic priorities into actionable plans, tracking milestones, identifying risks and providing timely updates.
• Conduct research and analyse data and trends to provide insights and support informed decision-making.
• Lead special projects and cross-functional initiatives, building strong stakeholder relationships and identifying opportunities to improve processes and productivity.

What we’re looking for:

• Proven experience thriving in fast-paced environments, with strong organisational skills and confidence using digital tools (e.g. Microsoft 365 and project management platforms).
• Strategic, proactive mindset with the ability to plan ahead, manage risk and influence effectively.
• Excellent communicator with a high level of discretion, able to prioritise, solve problems and adapt quickly in a dynamic setting.

Why join us?

At Scott Bader, we’re proud to be an employee-owned business where our colleagues share in our success and help shape the future of the company. Alongside a competitive salary and bonus scheme, we offer a range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, development and work-life balance, including:

• Enhanced pension contributions up to 10%
• Private medical insurance and health cash plan
• Profit share and bonus schemes
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with option to buy more
• Paid volunteering days and charity match funding
• Learning and development opportunities
• Electric vehicle and Cycle to Work schemes
• Subsidised canteen, free parking and onsite facilities at our Wollaston HQ

We also offer a collaborative and inclusive working environment where innovation, sustainability and community are at the heart of what we do.

About Scott Bader

Scott Bader is a global manufacturer of advanced composites, structural adhesives and functional polymers. Established in 1921, we combine over 100 years of expertise with a passion for innovation, quality and sustainability, supporting customers across a wide range of industries worldwide.

Today, more than 600 colleagues work across our global network of manufacturing sites, offices and technical centres, collaborating to deliver innovative solutions and outstanding customer support.

What makes Scott Bader different is our employee ownership model. Since 1951, our colleagues have shared in the responsibility and success of the business, helping shape a company that balances commercial success with a strong sense of purpose, community and long-term thinking.

Diversity & Inclusion

At Scott Bader, we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected, valued and able to be themselves. We welcome different perspectives, experiences and ways of thinking, recognising that diversity drives innovation, collaboration and better outcomes for our colleagues, customers and communities.