Twinings
PA to International Procurement Director
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Application Deadline: 14 June 2023
Department: Tea Supply Chain
Location: Andover
Description
Are you searching for a career with bags of variety, in an environment that celebrates differences and empowers collaboration, which values individuals and will encourage you to make an impact? Do you want the freedom to explore, and the opportunities to find new ways and to innovate? If so, TwiningsOvo delivers.
We’re looking for people who don’t just come here to get the job done, but who have a real passion for the brand and a desire to do the best job they can. In return, we offer an inspiring package of employee benefits - to show just how much we value you. This role will offer you the scope for growth and the tools to aim high.
The Personal Assistant is a member of the Global Procurement team, which is made up of a group of Global and Local Category Manager’s located in Twinings Tea and Ovaltine factories in Andover, China, Poland, India, and Thailand, who are also responsible for TwiningsOvo’s global spend on packaging, raw materials (excluding tea), indirects, freight and logistics. The Personal Assistant will also form part of TwiningsOvo’s SAP community of practice, which is responsible for driving the benefits and exploitation of Twinings SAP implementation.
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Please note: This role can be based in either Poznan, Poland or Andover, UK.
Key Responsibilities
- Extensively organising and maintaining diaries
- Arranging meetings
- Managing complex travel arrangements, visas and hotel accommodation for both team and any visitors
- Organising team meetings, conferences and events, within and outside of the UK
- Monitoring expenditure against budget
- Reconciling expenses for the Procurement Director and Global Category Leaders (GCLs).
- Maintaining data in ERP system (maintaining suppliers details in SAP system; and raising purchase orders and assisting in invoicing)
- Administering the Procurement SharePoint site
- Stationary monitoring and ordering
- Administering the contract database
- Acting as the Health and Safety representative and Fire Warden
- Play an agreed role in implementing defined projects to support delivery of the Tea Supply Chain strategy
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- An experienced personal assistant with strong organisational and analytical skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experienced and competent user of all Microsoft platforms
- Excellent organisation and planning skills, with the ability to manage a number of tasks at one time
- Ability to be pro-active in anticipating organisational needs and making things happen.
- Comfortable working with degree of ambiguity and using own initiative.
- Commercial awareness a must, and experience of working in a Procurement environment would be desirable
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Benefits
- Yearly bonus based on personal contribution and financial performance
- Flexible working options
- 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays and the option to buy and sell holidays
- Onsite Gym and Wellbeing Centre
- Perkbox – employee discount scheme with discounts online, in high street stores, cinema, holidays, restaurants and many more
- Pension scheme with your contributions matched for up to 10% of your salary
- Cycle to work scheme
- SimplyHealth Cash plan
- Onsite Staff shop and online staff discounts
If you think this role sounds like your cup of tea, we’d love to hear from you. Please apply below.
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