Executive Assistant - Cgo

HOLLAND AND BARRETT; Nuneaton; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discount 25%

Pension contribution

Exclusive retailer benefits

Job summary

Holland & Barrett is seeking an experienced Executive Assistant to support our Chief Growth Officer and Growth function across international markets. You will manage complex diaries, coordinate senior meetings, travel, and busy priorities with discretion and accuracy, in a hybrid office in Nuneaton with occasional London travel.

This role offers exposure to a fast-moving omnichannel business and the opportunity to influence key priorities across teams.

Qualifications

• Experience providing dedicated PA or EA support to an Executive or C-suite leader in a complex, fast-paced organisation.
• Experience in a large organisation.
• Experience managing complex diaries, senior-level meetings and international travel.
• Excellent organisation, prioritisation and forward planning.
• Clear and confident written and verbal communication.
• Discretion and ability to handle sensitive information.

Responsibilities

• Own a complex and changing diary, prioritising commitments and protecting time for high-value strategic activity.
• Coordinate senior meetings across functions, markets and time zones, including agendas, papers, presentations and follow-up actions.
• Manage domestic and international travel, creating detailed itineraries and responding quickly when plans change.
• Prepare and quality-check briefing materials, presentations and meeting documentation.
• Act as a trusted point of contact for Executive, senior leadership and international stakeholders.
• Track decisions and actions to help maintain momentum across key priorities.
• Coordinate Growth leadership events, off-sites and selected strategic projects.
• Manage expenses, invoices, purchase orders and confidential information accurately and securely.

Skills

Executive support

Diary management

Coordination

Communication

Attention to detail

Discretion

Relationship building

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Virtual collaboration tools

Job description

Location & working arrangement

We offer hybrid working, with an expectation that you'll be present at our Holland & Barrett office in Nuneaton for a minimum of 2 days per week. You'll also travel to our London office as required.

This is an opportunity to work at the heart of Holland & Barrett's growth agenda, supporting our Chief Growth Officer across a fast-moving, international and omnichannel business.

You'll provide proactive, trusted executive support that helps create focus, momentum and connection across the Growth function. From managing complex priorities to coordinating senior stakeholders across markets and time zones, you'll play an important role in helping our leadership team move key priorities forward.

The Role

• Own a complex and changing diary, prioritising commitments and protecting time for high-value strategic activity.
• Coordinate senior meetings across functions, markets and time zones, including agendas, papers, presentations and follow-up actions.
• Manage domestic and international travel, creating detailed itineraries and responding quickly when plans change.
• Prepare and quality-check briefing materials, presentations and meeting documentation.
• Act as a trusted point of contact for Executive, senior leadership and international stakeholders.
• Track decisions and actions to help maintain momentum across key priorities.
• Coordinate Growth leadership events, off-sites and selected strategic projects.
• Manage expenses, invoices, purchase orders and confidential information accurately and securely.

The Person

• Experience providing dedicated PA or EA support to an Executive or C-suite leader in a complex, fast-paced organisation.
• Experience with in a large organisation
• Experience managing complex diaries, senior-level meetings and international travel.
• Excellent organisation, prioritisation and forward planning.
• Clear and confident written and verbal communication.
• Sound judgement, discretion and the ability to handle sensitive information appropriately.
• Strong attention to detail and reliable follow-through.
• Confidence using Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and virtual collaboration tools.
• The ability to build trusted relationships and work effectively across functions and cultures.

What we offer

Our Benefits for this role include, but not limited to:

• H&B Employee Discount - 25%
• Pension company contribution
• Exclusive benefits, free advice and savings from a range of retailers and providers
• And many more!

We're passionate about helping every colleague thrive across all dimensions of wellbeing, and we're committed to having a diverse and inclusive workplace. In line with our EPIC values (Expertise, Pioneering, Inclusive, Caring), we embrace and actively celebrate all our colleagues' unique and varying experiences, backgrounds, identities and cultures - I am me, we are H&B.

Holland & Barrett does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. Please do not forward resumes to our job alias, employees, or any other company location. Holland & Barrett is not and will not be responsible for any fees if a candidate submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless otherwise agreed with respect to specific open position(s).

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