Lidl Careers Near Me – Procurement Secretary

Summary

£25,850 up to £33,000* per annum – This isn’t 9-5. This is making the most of every day.

At an exciting time of development for the company given our ambitious expansion targets, our Head Office Procurement and Facility Management Department is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Secretary to the National team.

This position will report directly to the Procurement and Facility Management Director as well as providing support to Senior Leaders for 3 teams. This is a truly exciting opportunity for a candidate who thrives in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

We have moved to a fully flexible model of mobile working for appropriate Head Office and Regional roles, empowering our teams to choose how and where they work best. We feel it is important that, where possible, we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible and trust our teams to determine the right environments that work most effectively for them.

What you’ll do

• Telephone call screening & handling (Domestic & Lidl International – Germany)
• Email & Calendar management (Director / Senior leaders)
• Monitoring & cascade of domestic & international communications
• Maintaining document logs, preparing reports and consolidating documents
• Meeting scheduling & preparation (agendas / invitations / minutes / meeting room booking /welcoming guests) incl. refreshments when applicable
• Deadline management
• Travel management
• Processing of post/parcels (incoming / outgoing)
• Digital Document management (incl. scanning / renaming / filing) and ad hoc printing and copying
• Raising & monitoring inter-departmental requests e.g. IT Equipment/Software/ Training plans/ new colleague onboarding
• Communication & co-ordination with other departmental secretaries and providing cover when required
• Assisting with preparation of presentations
• Assisting the Procurement and Facility Management teams with ad hoc tasks & maintaining trackers
• Organisation and coordination of team events
• Occasional document translation, German to English & vice versa (if German speaker)

What you’ll need

• Punctual, reliable and flexible
• Eye for detail
• Friendly and approachable
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Genuine passion for performing administration tasks effectively, efficiently and to a high standard
• Trustworthy & discreet (working with confidential & sensitive information)
• Proficient in MS-Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
• Native or fluent in English and German (German language is preferable)

What you’ll receive

This isn’t getting by. This is getting what you deserve. Working at Lidl is rewarding, in every sense, because we give you the extensive training to succeed in your role and plenty of opportunities to progress your career here. We’re proud to offer a competitive salary from £25,850 up to £33,000* (depending on experience) with 30 days’ holiday per year (pro rata). Save for your future with our pension scheme, or save today with a 10% in store discount, plus extra discounts on days out, cinema tickets and much more.

• includes 10% non-contractual London Weighting allowance

Please note your employment is conditional upon the Company’s receipt of satisfactory references and if requested by the Company, a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date. This is to ensure our teams can manage application levels while maintaining a positive candidate experience. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.