Personal Assistant

Due to a retirement, a fantastic opportunity is now available for an experienced Personal Assistant to join an experienced office team of 6 working for a local and established successful family business.

Based at the Head Office in Stourport and set in an idyllic rural location, this is a varied administrative and clerical support role, providing direct support to the Directors and the wider business as a whole. This will include email management, dictation duties as well as reception duties to involve dealing directly with customers and suppliers and administration management.

Responsibilities:

• Direct PA support to Directors.
• Email management.
• Dictation duties (emails / letters / general correspondence).
• Administration management and record keeping - electronic and paper filing and updating of records and documents.
• Telephone duties - answering and transferring calls, taking messages, fielding calls.
• Dealing directly with customers to include query resolution and providing customer support.
• Dealing directly with suppliers.
• Arranging transportation of orders with external haulage specialists for delivery to parks.
• Some purchasing and invoicing duties.

Requirements:

• Previous PA experience is essential.
• Dictation experience essential and the ability to use shorthand would be beneficial.
• Excellent all round administration skills.
• Ability to prioritise and work with minimum supervision.
• Be very well organised with high attention to detail/accuracy.
• Possess excellent Microsoft Office and Outlook skills and ideally some Sage accounts software experience.
• First class communication skills, both written and oral.
• Demonstrate a high level of discretion and confidentiality.
• Work well in a team with a flexible and positive approach to work.
• A good, confident telephone manner.

Based in Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire.

Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5pm.

Annual salary £28,000 - £32,000 dependant on experience.