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KLS Interiors is seeking a PA and office manager to join its team in London.

KLS Interiors is a London based manufacturer of bespoke top end soft furnishings for the trade. We work with many of London and the UK’s top interior designers, developers and architects on a range of residential and commercial projects.

We are now hiring a full-time personal assistant/office manager to work at our premises in northwest London.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a career PA, with proven PA skills and a minimum of three years’ experience in a corporate environment, to assist the founding director. Experience in the interiors or architectural sectors would be an advantage.

The right candidate will be super organised with traditional PA skills. They must have a confident and proactive approach towards their work, be a team player with a resourceful flexible approach to problem solving and an aptitude for mathematics.

The candidate is also expected to have proven experience of running and managing an office from an operational aspect.

PA responsibilities include:

• acting as gatekeeper for the director, taking full ownership of a complex and busy diary
• liaising between the director and internal colleagues, wider project teams, clients and external contacts in a confident and proactive manner
• managing all correspondence, including emails, letters and phone, draft responses and reminders
• preparing, prioritising and managing tasks for the director’s attention
• arranging site visits with clients and preparing for these meetings on behalf of the director
• ordering and monitoring delivery of components needed for various soft furnishing projects for the director
• represent the business at a professional level through excellent communication skills both written and verbal

Office manager responsibilities include:

• ensuring the smooth and efficient running of our facilities, health and safety, cleaning and other key building maintenance contracts
• keeping our database up to date
• managing office supplies, including soft furnishing components for our workroom
• experience using a range of computer software, including email, spreadsheets and databases
• proven skills in working on Mac systems and a range of office software including Excel and Microsoft office
• coordinating the office annual leave rota and employee sickness records

This is a full-time office-based role, Monday to Friday 8.00am – 5.00pm.

Salary: cira £30k depending on experience
Start date: ASAP

Benefits:

• a competitive salary based on experience
• 20 days annual leave, not including bank holidays
• pension

To submit your application please click the ‘apply’ link below.

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