Job Introduction
Are you a detail-oriented, organised, and proactive Business Support Professional with a passion for ensuring the smooth operation of a business?
Would you like to contribute to the continued success of the largest family-owned Whisky distillery in the world, responsible for iconic brands including: Glenfiddich, The Balvenie, Hendricks Gin, and Reyka Vodka. If you answered yes to the previous questions, then this opportunity could be for you.
William Grant & Sons are looking for an Executive Assistant to join our established Business Support team, in Strathclyde Business Park (Bellshill). This is a key role in our organisation, where you will join a dynamic team dedicated to providing effective support to senior leaders throughout the business.
Main Responsibility
You will have the opportunity to make a real impact by building strong professional relationships with our Executive Board and senior leadership team. Based at our bottling facility and main office in Strathclyde Business Park, Bellshill, you will own effective diary management, book frequent local and international travel, and organise engaging off-site events for our business teams. You will join an established team of Business Support professionals within the UK and a wider network of Business Support Professionals internationally.
Our Ideal Candidate
You will be proactive, organised, detail oriented. You will enjoy working with people and value building strong professional relationships. You will have demonstrable experience in a similar role and, ideally, have experience supporting multiple senior stakeholders.
What we can offer you
- We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
- Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement and an opportunity to ‘buy’ or ‘sell’ some holiday entitlement.
- Private Healthcare and Doctor@Hand (remote GP service).
- Our employees can join a defined contribution pension plan. Employees contribute either 4% or 5% of salary, the company contributes 8% or 10% depending on the employee contribution. Employee contributions can be made through salary sacrifice.
- Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues.
- Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of eight times your annual basic salary.
- Product allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.
- Our Cycle to Work scheme allows you to hire a bike for an agreed length of time, and then snap it up for a fraction of its original value. All while making savings (at least 25%) and spreading the cost.
- Every employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1,000 per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
- Learning resources to help you be your best self.
About William Grant & Sons
A HOME FOR RARE CHARACTERS
William Grant & Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive.
We value every employee for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play in helping us to achieve our growth ambitions.
At William Grant & Sons, our vision is to be A home where rare characters thrive. We value all colleagues for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We strive to create an environment where we can all be our best and bring our whole selves to work.
OUR AGILE WORKING PHILOSOPHY
Our agile working philosophy is to “Have your best work day everyday”.
Built on trust, we empower our rare characters to have their best work day every day. Where flexibility and positive working experiences help employees to feel connected and release potential across our teams.
We are open to discussing possible agile/flexible working options as part of the recruitment process.
INCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive.
William Grant & Sons
