Executive Office Manager/PA

Manpower UK are recruiting on behalf of our reputable Edinburgh based client for a Executive Office Manager/PA to the Sales Director.

Our client is looking for a highly experienced Office Support Manager to lead, develop and manage our clients direct sales support functions across all 5 of their Scottish branches. This is a wide-ranging and challenging role which will also encompass streamlining our corporate client's tender response processes, working alongside the Sales and Marketing functions and taking on the management of the Sales Secretarial support roles including Reception. Ideally you would have worked within a PA/Office Manager role and overseen a team of office staff.

This is a key new appointment and will be a senior position in our clients organisation, reporting directly into our Sales Director.

Our client's name has grown to become one of the most respected in our industry in the UK, thanks to their ethical approach to sales and to our client's service delivery and support that is second to none.

Your skills and competencies

* Strong people management experience ideally across our sales support functions such as Reception and Secretarial.

* This will involve regular travel to our 4 main offices - Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness - and developing and training our secretarial team to proactively deliver its full potential by establishing and then sharing best practice

* Highly process and IT savvy, with the ability to streamline and optimise Sales processes to increase efficiency, quality and optimise results

* Exceptional skills with Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other Microsoft Office packages

* Current experience and expertise with SharePoint

* Ability to proactively coordinate and manage a busy and varied workload

* Development of quality and standardisation/automation of processes within the Sales functions - this will include being highly pc literate (with exceptional MS Office skills) and the use of CRM systems etc

* Previous experience in directing corporate tender responses and sales proposal writing

* Strong commercial astuteness

* Ability to deal with and manage our terms and conditions of trading with clients

* Proactive, self-starting individual with strong vision and leadership qualities

Our client is able to offer:-

* Attractive remuneration package
* Development and mentoring with the Senior Management Team
* Collaborative and supportive working environment
* Innovation and change
* The opportunity to make this role your own, including the recruitment, development, coaching, motivation and performance management of a large team

If you think you have the potential to excel in this role, please forward your CV in the first instance.