Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you. As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits. To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact Click “Apply” to get started. This is a fixed term contract (12-months) position, based in Chiswick. What will this role achieve? You will work with Senior Leaders within our R&D and Quality and Food Safety Global Functions to support them and their teams, enabling them to operate effectively to deliver business objectives. The support you will provide maybe varied due to the unique requirements of each team. Activities may include conference organisation, travel arrangements, diary management, PO management and meeting preparation. Overall you will need to be extremely proactive, collaborative and a standout team player able to support individuals and the team! To provide a wide-ranging of administrative to the Vice Presidents within the Function and their teams. Responsibilities will include: Co-ordinating and setting up meetings; booking rooms, organizing catering Diary management; organising and scheduling meetings Organising travel arrangements (UK and International), including visas, accommodation, transport etc. Processing of expenses Payment of invoices Updating spreadsheets and databases Producing reports, presentations, minutes, action logs, templates Planning, organising and hosting of internal and external events, corporate lunches and dinners Being a central liaison point for internal/external parties Data, project and financial administration - tracking changes and processes Co-ordinating team deliverables and timelines and prompting actions as and when required Providing all-round administrative support for the team Skills / experiences and qualifications: Experience in a similar role (Administrative Assistant, Personal Assistant) Able to build good, collaborative working relationships with a range of people Advanced Word, Excel and Outlook skills Excellent written and verbal communication skills Flexible and proactive approach to work, able to multi-task and deliver a varied workload Attention to detail Excellent co-ordination, organisation and administration skills Eager to learn, flexible on working hours, open-minded and team-work oriented Ability to problem solve Ability to remain calm and focused under pressure and work within strict deadlines Ability to adapt quickly to change Previous experience in a similar role pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law. We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business. We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.