Executive Assistant

C&C Group plc is a premium drinks company which owns, manufactures, markets and distributes a unique portfolio of beer and cider brands in its home markets and across the globe. You probably know us best from brands like Bulmers, Magners and Tennent’s.

Overview

The Senior Administrator / Executive Assistant will provide high-quality administrative, organisational and executive support to senior leaders and wider teams. The role requires a proactive, highly organised individual who can manage competing priorities, handle confidential information with discretion, and ensure the smooth running of day-to-day business activities.

About the Role

• Provide comprehensive administrative and executive support, including diary management, inbox support, travel arrangements and meeting coordination.
• Prioritise and manage complex schedules, resolving diary conflicts and ensuring senior leaders are well prepared for meetings and commitments.
• Prepare, format and proofread correspondence, reports, presentations, agendas, briefing papers and meeting packs.
• Coordinate meetings, events and visits, including room bookings, technology, catering, travel logistics and follow-up actions.
• Act as a professional point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, handling enquiries confidently and escalating matters where appropriate.
• Maintain effective filing systems, trackers and databases, ensuring information is accurate, accessible and handled in line with data protection requirements.
• Process expenses, purchase orders, invoices and other administrative requirements in accordance with company policies.
• Support small projects and cross-functional initiatives, helping to track progress, coordinate inputs and keep stakeholders informed.
• Manage office stationery, facilities requests and meeting room arrangements, ensuring the office environment is well organised, fully equipped and fit for purpose.
• Identify opportunities to improve administrative processes, ways of working and team efficiency.

About You

• Proven experience in a senior administrative, executive assistant, personal assistant or office coordination role.
• Excellent diary, inbox and meeting management skills, with the ability to prioritise effectively in a busy environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Confident user of Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Sharepoint and Teams.
• Experience preparing professional documents, reports, presentations and meeting materials.
• Ability to manage confidential and sensitive information with discretion and sound judgement.
• Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to work independently and anticipate needs.
• Experience coordinating travel, events, meetings or senior stakeholder activity would be advantageous.
• Professional, approachable and confident when dealing with colleagues and external contacts at all levels.
• Proactive and solutions-focused, with the ability to anticipate issues and take ownership of tasks.
• Calm under pressure and able to manage changing priorities with flexibility and resilience.
• Discreet, trustworthy and comfortable handling confidential information.
• Highly organised, dependable and committed to delivering work to a high standard.
• Collaborative team player who is willing to support others and contribute to a positive working environment.

About Us

Operating through the Matthew Clark, Bibendum, Tennent’s and Bulmers Ireland brands, the Group has a market leading range, scale and reach including an intimate understanding of the markets it serves.

From grass to glass, and everything in between, we grow, brew, manufacture, market, and deliver some of the world’s favourite drinks. C&C Group’s portfolio of owned/exclusive brands include: Bulmers, the leading Irish cider brand; Tennent’s, the leading Scottish beer brand; Magners the premium international cider brand; as well as a range of fast-growing, premium and craft ciders and beers, such as Heverlee, Menabrea, Five Lamps and Orchard Pig.

We seek to champion and embed sustainability in everything that we do at C&C. While delivering joy to customers, we always shine a light on people and the planet. We have a clear ESG vision delivering to a better world. We respect, support, and develop all our people to be their best, with a focus on results by creating a culture of winning together.

We also recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to delivering on our mission. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. Please let us know if you require accommodations during the interview process.

C&C Group (and inclusive companies) do not accept unsolicited CVs from recruiters or employment agencies in response to any of our roles. For help, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at [email protected]. All applications need to come through the candidate portal https://careers.candcgroupplc.com/vacancies/