Management Assistant Real Estate Zwaagdijk-Oost • Action

Part-time/Full-time, 32-38 hours a week

Do you want to manage calendars, prioritise tasks and coordinate travel in an international and growing environment? Take action now and become an essential link in our chain as the Management Assistant for our Real Estate Director at Action and support the management team.
 

As Management Assistant, you will be an essential link in their daily activities and therefore in ensuring our Real Estate department runs smoothly. You will be key to ensuring that the director can fully focus on the core task of leading our Real Estate department. You will assume organisational responsibility for their calendar and incoming emails, while handling confidential information with the utmost care and attention. You are responsible for the preparation of meetings, send out pre-reads and coordinate regular meetings and one-off Real Estate events.  Together with the Director, you will determine which emails require their immediate attention and monitor whether any further action is needed.

In addition to your skills in calendar and email management, you will play a crucial role in booking and arranging domestic and international travel for the Director, covering everything from flights to accommodation and transport. Furthermore, fluency in English (both spoken and written) is essential given our international business environment as you will be exposed to interactions with country Real Estate teams. Confidentiality and integrity are your highest priorities, as you will always work with sensitive information. In this role, you will be the link that enables the Director to perform their role to the highest level.
 

Meet Action Real Estate’s expertise. With dedicated professionals, we are committed to all current and future Action employees and contribute to the rapid international growth of our organisation. This rapid growth creates a lot of dynamism, which gives you the chance to pioneer, take responsibility and move the organisation forward. Our guiding principle: better every day. In our international environment, you will make a difference in challenging and complex projects. 
 

In terms of support, you are the person our Real Estate Director can rely on when it comes to planning and organisation. You know how to set the right priorities in a dynamic environment. Due to the nature of the department you will be joining, you handle any confidential information you become aware of discreetly and securely.

You also have the following:

• At least five years' experience in a similar role
• Able to handle confidential information
• Good command of English (spoken and written) and preference to also have good command of Dutch (spoken and written)
• Experience of using Microsoft Office
• Expected to be 4 days a week in the office
   

Surprisingly more! From our international home base in the Netherlands, you’ll have an impact on the whole of Europe. Today we have more than 2,900 stores in 13 countries and millions of smiles from our customers. And we have big growth ambitions. For Action and you. Because our growth means that you can always take new steps. A different job, an interesting innovation project, and new skills: as a professional, you can develop without limits. And all this in a culture where our shared values are truly lived: customer focus, teamwork, simplicity, discipline, cost consciousness, and respect.

Did you know that you can also count on us for:

• A market-based salary based on a 38-hour work week
• 24 days of holiday and the option to buy 5 extra days (based on 38 hours per week)
• 15% staff discount on your purchases at Action 
• A good pension scheme, collective health insurance and travel allowance (Zwaagdijk-Oost is reachable from Amsterdam by car in just 30 minutes on uncongested roads or through public transport, using the shuttle bus from Hoorn train station)
   

If you only know Action from the stores, a new world will open up for you when you join us. As an example, we're working hard behind the scenes to make a positive impact on society and the environment. Did you also know that we sponsor more than 2,500 children worldwide who are growing up in an SOS Children's Village? Or that our team reflects the diversity of our customers, representing 124 nationalities? Or that more than 92% of our wood products and 100% of our cotton comes from sustainable sources? Or that we only use energy-efficient LED lighting in more than half of our stores? Yes, that's Action, too. If you're curious about what other initiatives we're taking, join our team and see for yourself.
 

We're proud to be an inclusive employer, and we warmly invite anyone who sees themselves in the vacancy to apply. So take action and respond to this vacancy now!

What happens next:

1. Response to your application within 14 days (and usually earlier)
2. First meeting with the Real Estate Director
3. Second interview with your recruiter, among others
4. Welcome to Action…

Throughout the process, your recruiter is your permanent point of contact and is available to answer any questions you may have.

Integrity is very important to us. Pre-employment screening is therefore part of the process for this vacancy. Ask your recruiter for more information.