Secretary to National Sales Manager

• Location: Nottingham NG6 8YP
• Salary: Up to £35,217.06 depending on experience
• Days of Work: Monday
  - Friday
• Times of Work: 09:00 - 17:30
• Contract Type: Permanent / 37.5 Hours Per Week

Join us on our journey as we aim to be the UK’s most sustainable delivery company, whilst ensuring our customers continue to receive a world class service. You will be in a busy and fast paced business, with a turnover of nearly £2 billion, that can offer you great benefits and plenty of opportunities to progress your career

DPD are passionate about creating an environment that is open, ethical, inclusive and socially responsible. When joining DPD you are not just starting a job, you are vital to our journey to be the most customer centric, inclusive, sustainable and leading parcel delivery provider within the UK who embraces and drives change, placing our people and our customers at the heart of what we do.

Along with job security, the tools to do the job and a competitive salary, you’ll receive fantastic benefits starting on day one, including never working on your birthday ever again!!!

DPD is a Valuable 500 company and a Disability Confident Employer.

Our National Sales Manager
- North is looking for a top class Secretary to join him here at the Nation’s favourite parcel delivery company. We are looking for an excellent performer who has a creative flair and the ability to produce great Presentations.

We’ll also expect you to display all the qualities required to provide a wide ranging and confidential senior level support service, including:

• Provide high level secretarial and executive administrative assistance to the National Sales Manager
  - South
• Create high level reporting & executive summaries from various internal and external systems, Excel, Google (Docs)
• Act as first point of contact for general enquiries, escalations from departmental senior management and DPD board (SMT)
• Regularly prepare presentations and reports to a high standard, predominantly Keynote
• Organise all venues and catering requirements for Sales Team meetings and other business events as and when required
• Produce memos, minutes, letters, recruitment documents, liaising with the HR Department as required
• Record and Monitor company holiday entitlement, absence/sickness & manage the Sales Team Annual Leave Calendar via DPDs internal portal
• Maintain a level of confidentiality and written communication regarding sensitive business information
• Any other tasks as designated by the National Sales Manager-South

• Prepare written correspondence and presentation material to a high standard
• Ability to respond to general enquiries in a timely and professional manner, meeting deadlines within timelines.
• Maintain and keep all relevant Sales documentation up to date
• Be able to prioritise and have excellent organisation and planning skills
• The ability to pay attention to detail and produce concise Sales information at request
• Be confident operating at a senior level

To be considered for this role you must have previous secretarial experience ideally gained within a dynamic fast paced organisation whilst operating with absolute integrity, confidentiality and discretion.

Working in an environment where working efficiently under pressure and at pace will be key to your success. Outstanding organisational and planning skills are essential in this role. In addition, we’ll also expect you to have:

• Have high level of PC/IT expertise, particularly in respect of Keynote application and the production of professional graphic presentations
• First rate communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to prioritise your workload
• Working in a timely and professional manner
• Demonstrate the core DPD DNA values of Passion,…