Executive Assistant to the Sales Director

  • Confidential
  • Reading, Berkshire
  • Dec 07, 2021
Full time Administration

Job Description

Executive Assistant to the Sales Director
Reading HQ, with remote working from home 1-4 days per week

About Us

Driven by our mission to use innovation to prosper the community, Sapphire Balconies is the nation's leading balcony manufacturer. We're a well-established firm who are passionate about challenging traditional methods and going above and beyond to deliver unrivalled service.

As we continue to grow 20%+ year after year, we're now looking for an Executive Assistant to the Sales Director to join our team on a permanent, full-time basis working from our Head Office in Reading or remotely.

We are passionate about the people that join us. Our aim is to ensure you enjoy your work with us, that you thrive and grow in the role rather than just get by.

If you are simply looking for a job - don't apply.

If you are looking for the best opportunity for you and your future career - that is a different matter. Please apply now.

The Benefits

- Salary of up to £36,000 DOE
- Significant quarterly bonus
- Five days training per year with a structured personal development plan
- Private medical insurance (after probation)
- Pension scheme (after probation)
- 23 days' holiday plus Bank Holidays
- Remote working options

If you have experience as a PA or EA to a Sales Director, this is the perfect opportunity to continue building a career to be proud of with our leading company.

We pride ourselves on being a dynamic and caring employer who holds people at the centre of everything we do. We hold true to our family business roots, which is reflected in the way we will support you and the development opportunities and rewards we continually offer.

So, if you want to take the next step in your career with a leading company, assisting some of the best in the industry, this is the role for you!

The Role

As an Executive Assistant to the Sales Director, you will act as their air traffic controller, co-ordinating and communicating both internally and externally with existing and potential clients, ensuring the efficiency of the Sales Director and their team.

Supporting the Director, you will monitor the status of all incoming enquiries and commercial and sales tasks, acting as the foundation that enables them to thrive.

Scheduling activities or meetings, you will manage our portfolio of open sales and commercial opportunities, organising, documenting and following-up the Sales team's activities.

Additionally, you will:

- Manage the Director and key team members' diaries and triaging their emails
- Plan events and travel, as well as setting up meetings
- Manage the KPI tracking system, PowerBI and CRM database
- Support the preparation of sales management reports
- Review all incoming sales enquiries
- Assist the Sales Team by finding out relevant contacts and information for new enquiries

About You

To be considered as an Executive Assistant to the Sales Director, you will need:

- Two years' experience as a PA or EA to a Director

This is a full-time role working eight and a half hours per day excluding lunch. Starting time is between 7am-7:30am and finishing time is around 4pm-4:30pm.

Other organisations may call this role Executive Assistant, EA, Personal Assistant, PA, Executive Assistant, Senior Administrator, or Secretary.

Webrecruit and Sapphire Balconies are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

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