Executive Assistant
At Damart, We Are Passionate About Our Customers — Do You Share Our Love for People, Purpose, and Performance?
In this pivotal support role, you’ll be at the heart of our business, providing exceptional executive, administrative, and project support to our UK Co-Managing Directors and Leadership Team. You’ll help ensure the smooth running of the organisation, enabling effective leadership and delivery of our strategic priorities.
We are a collaborative team, looking for a proactive and confident Executive Assistant to join us full-time in our Bingley office. You’ll thrive in a fast-paced environment, balancing multiple priorities while maintaining professionalism, discretion, and a positive outlook.
About the Role
The Executive Assistant plays a key role in supporting our UK Co-Managing Directors and Leadership Team. This is a varied and fast-paced position requiring exceptional organisational skills, strong communication, and the ability to anticipate needs. You’ll work closely with senior leaders and external partners, contributing to the smooth delivery of our business priorities.
Key Responsibilities
· Manage complex diaries and travel arrangements for the Co-MDs, ensuring efficiency and no scheduling conflicts.
· Build trusted relationships across the business and with external stakeholders, representing Damart professionally at all times.
· Coordinate and prepare for meetings — from agendas and presentations to actions and follow-up.
· Support internal communications and draft updates and presentations on behalf of the Co-MDs.
· Organise leadership offsite & people events, and communication meetings.
· Provide administrative support for strategic projects, tracking milestones and outcomes.
· Maintain governance and documentation systems, ensuring confidentiality and compliance.
· Collaborate with Group colleagues and external partners, including community and charity partners.
· Champion company culture and colleague engagement through creative initiatives and leadership visibility.
What We’re Looking For
· Proven experience supporting senior executives, MDs or Co-MDs in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
· Strong organisational, planning, and multitasking skills.
· Excellent written and verbal communication with a personable and professional style.
· High level of discretion, judgement, and emotional intelligence.
· Advanced proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, SharePoint).
· Calm under pressure, with a proactive and solutions-focused mindset.
· Ideally educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
Benefits
· Access to 24/7 GP service through our Employee Assistance Programme
· Life Assurance
· Peace of mind benefit – death in service
· 50% Damart branded colleague discount & other retail discounts
· 31 days annual leave (including bank holidays, based on full-time)
· Auto enrolment company pension
· Retail discounts & 20% off EE
· Salary sacrifice options such as cycle to work, electric vehicle leasing, and buy & sell holidays (legislative restrictions apply)
- Department
- Managing Directors
- Locations
- Damart - Head Office
- Remote status
- Hybrid
Damart - Head Office
Benefits & Perks 🙌
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Colleague discounts
50% off all Damart own brand products, exclusive perks and discounts at 100's of retailers with Lifeworks, 20% off EE line rentals for up to 5 people and discounted rail travel.
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Subsidised onsite restaurant & free parking
Full access to our delicious onsite restaurants at our Head Office in Bingley and our Logistics site in Steeton. Both sites also offer free car parking.
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Stunning locations
Our Head Office is in Bingley, a Market Town in the beautiful Airedale Valley and a 5-minute walk from Bingley train station and Five Rise Locks. The Logistics site is situated close to the train station at Steeton & Sildsen, in rural area between Skipton & Keighley. We also have a growing number of Retail concessions located around the country.
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Shower Facilities
Whether you're running or cycling to work or hitting the town at the end of your day, take advantage of our shower & changing facilities at our two main sites.
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Pension & Holiday
We offer an auto-enrolment pension scheme as well as peace of mind benefit, death in service - plus a generous holiday entitlement.
About Damart
If you’d like to work for one of Europe’s biggest senior lifestyle brands, look no further than Damart. If you’re passionate about delivering quality products, outstanding value, excellent service and speedy delivery, then you’ve come to the right place.
Speak to one of our Recruitment Team about our opportunities by emailing UKHRRecruitment@damart.com.
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