Personal Assistant

Adkins & Cheurfi Recruitment are recruiting for an executive personal assistant for a renowned luxury country store nestled in the Highlands of Scotland.

About the company:

Renowned as Scotland’s most prestigious country store set in the Highlands of Scotland half an hour north of Perth. No trip to Scotland is complete without a visit to The Home of Country Clothing which offers a unique variety of shopping opportunities rolled into one.

About the role & the perfect candidate:

This role is Monday to Friday and based on site in Blair Atholl (we currently do not offer any hybrid working options). Note: Whilst the role is within office hours, a flexible approach to a working day may be required due to the needs of the business

The successful candidate will be tenacious, highly organised with in-depth experience of providing executive level administrative support.

Key duties will include:

• Diary management support to the Chairperson and Managing Director ensuring accuracy and effective communication.
• Organisation of all travel arrangements for the Chairperson, Directors, Buyers and Company representatives, including domestic and international flights ensuring timely, accurate and a cost effective approach.
• The receiving of calls, following up external enquiries, action incoming mail and distributing accordingly.
• The co-ordination of weekly and monthly reports for the Chairperson, Directors and Senior Management Team.
• Producing accurate minutes for meetings and distributing with action points accordingly.
• Drafting customer correspondence on behalf of the Managing Director.
• Organisation of seasonal events for the Managing Director, and ad hoc employee events when required.
• Arranging catering requirements for meetings.
• Supporting the Managing Director on the monthly payroll and holiday schedules using Microsoft Office packages.
• Supporting the Managing Director with Account Manager responsibilities, product code set up and the inputting of purchase orders. General support in Mail order operation also when required.
• Research and project work, analysing data for any new or existing projects within the business.

Additional benefits:

• Competitive salary.
• Generous holiday allowance.
• Career progression and learning and development opportunities.
• Work life balance.
• Being a part of a company whose values will give you a standard to aspire to and underpin who we are as a company and a community.