Description As our new Executive Assistant, you play a pivotal role in our employee-owned business by engaging with colleagues across the Group to ensure they feel informed, inspired and connected as owners. You are a trusted partner to senior leaders, providing high-level administrative and strategic support that enables them to operate at maximum effectiveness, while ensuring priorities are coordinated and delivered seamlessly across the organisation. Some of your key responsibilities: Administrative Duties Coordinate complex calendars, travel and meetings across time zones, including agendas, follow-ups and logistics. Manage correspondence, reports and presentations with discretion, acting as a gatekeeper for communications and information. Organise files, events and administrative processes to ensure smooth day-to-day operations. Strategic Responsibilities Support the delivery of senior leadership priorities by translating strategy into plans, tracking milestones and flagging risks. Provide research, analysis and insights to inform decision-making, briefings and stakeholder engagement. Lead and support projects and cross-functional initiatives, driving continuous improvement through smarter processes and tools. What do I need to be successful in this role? Proven experience thriving in fast-paced environments, with strong organisational skills and confidence using digital tools (e.g. Microsoft 365 and project management platforms). Strategic, proactive mindset with the ability to plan ahead, manage risk and influence effectively. Excellent communicator with a high level of discretion, able to prioritise, solve problems and adapt quickly in a dynamic setting. What’s in it for me? A competitive salary alongside inclusion into our company bonus scheme. Our Group Staff Bonus & Profit Performance Pay bonus scheme reinforces the Scott Bader principle of working together for a common goal and sharing in our successes. Enhanced employer pension contribution whereby Scott Bader will contribute a maximum of 2x your contribution, up to a maximum of 10%. Private medical insurance alongside a host of further discounts and employee benefit schemes 25 days annual leave entitlement plus Bank Holidays – We also offer the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 day’s annual leave in case you need a couple of extra days. We offer all our employees one full day per year to complete volunteering work of your choice which is fully paid. Alongside this, if you are thinking about fundraising for your favourite charity or local community event, we will happily match the funds that you have raised up to a maximum of £1000 in any one year. Our Head Office sits within 44 acres of Northamptonshire countryside, nestled within the village of Wollaston. Access to free onsite car parking, electric car charging points, discounted cafeteria and even an onsite swimming pool. Who are Scott Bader? Scott Bader is an employee-owned global manufacturer of advanced composites, structural adhesives and functional polymers. Established in 1921, we have a century of expertise in manufacturing high-quality, innovative products for a variety of markets around the world. Scott Bader now employs 800 people across 7 manufacturing sites and 18 offices worldwide. We are committed to expanding our global reach, with recent ventures including North America, India, Japan and Australia, while continuing to build on our reputation for innovation, outstanding quality and technical expertise. Scott Bader is different to most other companies. Our business is based on the simple principle of maintaining a balance between our social purpose and business needs. In 1951 we became the first UK company to hold a Common Ownership Certificate when the Bader family handed over their shares to The Scott Bader Commonwealth Limited – in simple terms, this means that Scott Bader colleagues own and are responsible for the success and overall wellbeing of the company. Diversity & Inclusion Our aim is to create an environment that is welcoming to all people, and ensures we treat each other and customers with respect. We appreciate different and fresh ways of thinking, encouraging innovation where colleagues feel they can express their views freely, and create a working atmosphere in which everyone is able to deliver a high-quality service.