Office Manager/PA

TOM FAULKNER LTD; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading furniture company based in London is seeking an Office Manager & PA to facilitate smooth operations in their creative environment. The role involves managing office dynamics, ensuring internal communications, and administrative tasks. This is an excellent opportunity for an organized individual with a passion for creativity and team collaboration.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Company pension scheme

Regular team events

20 days holiday (plus bank holidays and the period between Christmas and New Year)

Qualifications

• Previous experience in office administration and management essential.
• Highly organized with a desire to create, improve, and streamline systems.
• Confident, authoritative, outgoing personality needed.

Responsibilities

• Managing the smooth running of the office & showroom.
• General office administration and managing internal communications.
• Assisting with onboarding of new joiners.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Tools

Apple Mac

Adobe Photoshop

Microsoft Office

Job description

Tom Faulkner is an award-winning creative furniture business. We have been designing and making distinctive contemporary furniture since 1996 which we sell worldwide. We have workshops in Swindon, Wiltshire and showrooms in London and in New York.

We are looking for a capable and driven Office Manager & PA to join our team and manage the day-to-day smooth running of our London office and showroom. This is an exciting opportunity for somebody who wants to get involved in a creative and growing business.

Principle duties will include:

• Managing the smooth running of the office & showroom PA duties for Tom, the founder Managing the team calendar and chairing daily catch-up meetings with the team.
• Managing internal communications for the business General office administration - ordering of supplies, organising company travel, liaising with tech support, organising all staff meetings etc Assisting with onboarding of new joiners to the company

Requirements:

• Confident, authoritative, outgoing personality with strong communication skills
• Ability to really take the lead on leading the office morale/energy
• Highly organised with a desire to create, improve and streamline systems
• Task driven and a completer/finisher
• Serious attention to detail and extremely clean and tidy
• Previous experience in office administration and management essential
• Apple Mac, Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Office proficiency including moderate excel skills (understands basic formulae)

Salary: £35 - £40K dependent on experience.

Hours:Monday-Friday 9am-5pm (on site).

Benefits include:

• Private medical insurance
• Company pension scheme
• Regular team events
• 20 days holiday (plus bank holidays and the period between Christmas and New Year, with an extra day given for each year working at the company, capped at 5 years)

To apply, please send a CV and covering letter explaining what differentiates you from the crowd to [e-mail].

Please note that applications without a covering letter will not be accepted.