Personal Assistant

Location: This role is offered on a 12-month fixed term contract basis. It is a hybrid role, offering a combination of being able to work remotely and from our or London (Kings Cross) headquarters.

 We are currently seeking a highly organised and proactive Personal Assistant to support two key members of our senior management team. You will also provide reception cover at our Kings Cross HQ during occasions of absence.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our London team. You will have the opportunity to be part of some fantastic events in the office, including engagement and D&I initiatives.

What you will be doing:

• Extensive diary management for senior management across the business
• Coordinating the scheduling of events, including catering, for both internal and external clients
• Create, assemble, and prepare presentations for team meetings, progress meetings, and other meetings.
• Arrange travel, transport, and accommodations in the UK and internationally
• Provide high quality admin support to wider leadership team members as required.
• Provide full reception cover during annual leave or sickness.

About you:

• Proven work experience as a Personal Assistant.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office; PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and Excel.
• Self-motivated, efficient, reliable, and has a ‘can do’ attitude.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills.
• Excellent organisational and administration skills.
• Proactive with meticulous attention to detail.
• Experience working in an international organisation is helpful.
• Ability to travel to London office, hybrid with 2 days in the office, as agreed with Executive. During times of reception cover you will need to be in the office for the duration of the absence.

The extras you’ll get:

At RS, as well as the usual employee benefits, you’d expect from a FTSE listed company, including an annual performance bonus, private healthcare, and generous holiday, in the UK, we’ve just introduced several new Family Friendly Policies including: 
 

• Help for people to take control of ongoing Health conditions such as diabetes or asthma with £500 a year available for monitoring & consultation. 
• Support for Neurodiverse colleagues and families with neurodiverse members with needs assessment, diagnosis and post-diagnostic support for autism spectrum, ADHD and Tourette’s syndrome. 
• Support for Women at different life stages from streamlined fertility support to diagnosis and monitoring of both endometriosis and menopause. 
• Helping our LGBTQ+ community through enhanced coverage for trans colleagues, including voice coaching, facial surgery and gender confirmation surgery. 

We are RS Group:

RS is a global solutions partner for industrial customers and suppliers. Our business has operations in three geographical regions – the Americas, EMEA and APAC, supported by global organisations for supply chain, corporate functions, marketing, and product & supplier management.

Our market today is large, fragmented, local in nature and digitally immature. Only a few international distributors serve it, with many regional and local providers, who largely trade offline. We stock over 2,500 supplier brands, 500k products and 61% of our sales are digital.

We are committed to Making Amazing Happen for a better world and our Vision is to become first choice for customer, suppliers, our people, and communities.

RS is committed to creating an inclusive environment where people thrive. We recognise that a diverse and representative workforce is critical to our success, and our aim is to create a business where people can be their true selves. Our employees expect this as a matter of course and it is fundamental to how we attract, develop, and retain the best talent.

In line with our D&I policy, we recruit and develop employees who are the best suited to the requirements of the job role, regardless of gender, ethnic origin, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.

Are you ready to explore the possibilities?