AddressPosition Snapshot
Business Area: Nestlé UK&I
Assistant to Sales Leadership Team / PA – 12 month fixed term contract
Location: York or Gatwick (Hybrid working – approx. 2 flexible days a week in our fantastic office)
Salary: £28,000 to £30,000 depending on experience + potential bonus + 12 flexible days in addition to holiday entitlement + other fantastic benefits
Although this is a full-time temporary opportunity, please speak to us about what flexibility means to you as we are always open to discussing individual’s flexible working needs, don’t let this stop you from applying.
Position Summary
What can you expect from a career in the Nestlé Sales Team?
Every day and Everywhere, we are building a Sales community of unique people, that thrive together, make a positive difference and deliver market leading results.
As Nestlé’s multicategory sales team, we manage and develop our customer relationships across Confectionery, Coffee, Food, Dairy and Infant Nutrition. Think Nescafé, KitKat, SMA and much more! This means that in one incredible organisation, you can build a fantastic career by moving across different categories as well as adding real breadth to your sales experience.
We have a fantastic opportunity to join our sales team as Assistant to Sales Leadership team / PA and provide you with the opportunity to really be at the heart of everything we do, ensuring effective diary management, administrative management and support to the Sales Leadership Team.
A day in the life of an Assistant to Sales Leadership team / PA …
This role will see you energise and engage key stakeholders across the business, providing day to day support to the Sales Leadership Team. It's a varied role so you will be highly organised, have great attention to detail and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment.
You will also:
- Support members of our Leadership Team with work and diary commitments.
- Problem solve and have the ability to make decisions with confidence in relation to business priorities and requirements
- Provide support to the Leadership Team, including managing timelines and meeting schedules
- General administrative work such as typing and formatting documents, preparing presentations, statistics and producing reports as requested
- Arranging all business travel planning and accommodation requirements, including producing relevant itineraries and expense statements handling
- Supporting key events / key event planning e.g. annual customer plan presentations / annual confectionery conference
- Arranging and coordinating meetings with internal and external participants.
- Responding to queries in person, via telephone or email
- Coordination and communication as required across the business, including activities such as composing and typing any correspondence letters, memos and emails
What will make you successful?
To be successful in this role, you will be a self-motivated and passionate individual with previous PA and administration experience who enjoys a challenge and is willing to take ownership for your work. You will be a logical thinker, highly organised, driven and be comfortable dealing with ambiguity and multi-tasking, always looking ahead to identify opportunities and potential issues.
You will also:
- Ideally have experience of working within a matrix style structure.
- Possess excellent organisation and planning skills with strong attention to detail.
- Demonstrate a high degree of confidentiality and discretion with a strong sense of integrity.
- Have a customer-centric, proactive approach with resilience and flexibility.
- Demonstrate proven upward management skills.
- Have a good understanding of best practice within an office environment
- Have solid IT skills throughout MS Office Suite, particularly Word and PowerPoint
This is a fantastic entry position if you are looking to really start your commercial career. Ideally you will already have some fantastic administration experience under your belt and you will be tenacious, detail focused and have a right first-time mindset.
You’ll enjoy working to deadlines and thrive in an environment where priorities can change. You will be a driven, conscientious team player. In return we will offer you all the support and training you need to be successful in this role.
What you need to know
What can we offer in return? Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestlé – in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, flexible working scheme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays plus flex leave, pension scheme and a real focus on personal development and growth.
Job advert posting date 05/03/2024
Job advert closing date 19/03/2024
We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.
At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect. When we embrace diversity and give everyone the chance to be the best they can be, we can think in new, creative ways that grow and enhance our business. People of all gender identities, ethnically diverse individuals, people with disabilities, and members of the LGBT+ community are strongly encouraged to apply. If there is anything we can do to accommodate you to participate fully in the application process, please let us know. We take pride in championing inclusion and diversity, our people make up a number of Colleague Networks who represent different experiences and communities who hold us accountable in creating a sense of belonging for all, and our values create the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution you bring. Find out more about our Colleague Networks here: Diversity, equity and inclusion | Nestlé (nestle.co.uk)
We are committed to equal opportunity for all and we may collect relevant data for monitoring purposes during our candidate registration process. Be yourself, everyone else is taken!
