Excited to work with one of the world’s most innovative agri-food cooperatives? Implementing smart solutions by unlocking the full potential of plants for current and future generations? Contributing to the reduction of climate change and the stimulus of a sustainable lifestyle? Decide to sparkle your talents and send us your application (in English), via maartje.smeenk@smeenks.com before August 15, 2022 (also see our application information below).
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VACANCY: TOP PERSONAL ASSISTANT CHAIRMAN EXECUTIVE BOARD ROYAL COSUN UA, NL-BREDA (36-40 hrs/wk)
The organization
Royal Cosun belongs to the international top segment of agri-food cooperatives. With a total of seven business groups – including Aviko, one of the largest potato processors in the world – Royal Cosun serves all sectors of the market with innovative plant-based food, ingredients and energy. Here, you can think of a wide range of segments and applications. From retail, food service, animal nutrition, food and beverage industry, prebiotic dietary fiber to water treatment, personal care products, cosmetic and various industrial applications. Unlocking the potential of plants in the broadest sense of the word! Every day, more than 5,000 enthusiastic employees, 11,000 growers, 8,400 members, 23,000 partners and 26 production locations worldwide realize the distinctive concept “The Plant Positive Way”. Their mutual annual turnover amounted in 2021 to more than € 2.3 billion. For the inspiring and visionary Chairman Executive Board at the beautiful, international Cosun HQ in NL-Breda, home to approximately 60 professionals, the 1:1 vacancy has arisen for a professional, decisive and connecting Top Personal Assistant!
Culture
The collective core values that guide all activities of this international quality player are: together, respect, sustainability and attention. Close cooperation with its clients is therefore central, as is the realization of a high quality standard, short communication lines and clear agreements at every level. Her internal culture can best be described as passionate, knowledgeable, loyal, international, down to earth, transparent, reliable, direct and in transition.
Employment conditions
Excellent primary and secondary employment conditions at a significant organization based on 36-40 hours per week (including 13th month, 3% own pension contribution and the option of two working days at home with a full-time employment contract).
The role
You support and assist the new Chairman of the Executive Board of Royal Cosun UA, 1:1 and from A-Z! There is a strong focus on proactivity, monitoring progress, thinking along and ahead and identifying, initiating and coordinating actions to be taken.
As to your activities, you can a.o. think of:
- Role of sparring partner;
- First point of contact, both internally and externally;
- Complex calendar and time management;
- Preparing, planning, organizing, coordinating and taking minutes of board meetings;
- Organizing and coordinating varioius other meetings, trips, events and calls;
- Monitoring the follow-up of action items and decisions;
- Streamlining, structuring and ensuring a smooth daily work flow;
- Gaining in-depth knowledge of processes, procedures and regulations;
- Screening and organizing information, calls and e-mails;
- Resolving most questions and problems independently, taking or coordinating the most appropriate action, referring only the most complex issues to higher levels;
- Preparing presentations, e-mails and documents;
- Receiving guests and visitors;
- E-archiving;
- All other recurrent broad-based Support and Assistance.
Position requirements
The ideal candidate
You go the extra mile in creating a smooth business and private life for your busy Chairman Executive Board. You prefer functioning in the ‘eye of the storm’ as his ‘eyes and ears’. You are an energetic professional with an international mindset and high values and standards. Passionate about events, technology, data and working in a fast-paced environment. You are nimble, highly accurate and an expert in the field of connecting people, both within and outside your team. You have excellent interpersonal skills and proceed structured and well-organized. It goes without saying that you are proactive, immune to stress and a true teamplayer! Half-a-word is sufficient for you and you easily place matters into perspective, also during peak load. You have previously demonstrated your ability to handle confidential information while maintaining your professionalism. You have a well-developed sense of business politics and diplomacy. You have a sparkling personality and show a natural business interest. You welcome the opportunity of thinking along with and ahead of your Chairman Executive Board and his team, committing yourself to achieving their organizational goals and objectives. Your heart is in business support and you enjoy giving it your utmost every day. In a sustainable manner!
Experience & Qualifications
- Interested in and affinity with the plant-innovative quality world of Royal Cosun UA;
- Education: Preferably pre-university education VWO, followed by minimally a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Support, Business Administration (MBA), Hotel or Hospitality Management;
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant working experience in a professional environment;
- Proficient in Dutch and English (spoken and written);
- Proficient in MsOffice and iBabs; tech-savvy;
- Fulltime available (36-40 hours/week);
- After seeing the Cosun-introductory film below, you cannot wait to make an optimum contribution to “The Plant Positive Way”!
Personal Qualities
- World-class customer service and organizing skills;
- At home in an international, top-innovative quaity world;
- Involved in society and sustainable development (SDGs);
- Excellent accuracy and problem-solving skills;
- Well-developed business sensitivity; integer with good values and standards;
- Attention to detail;
- Excellent in translating activities into priorities; structured and pro-active working approach;
- Ability to manage multiple demands and tight deadlines;
- Open, reliable and accountable;
- Involved and dedicated personality;
- Excellent in handling confidential information, while maintaining overview and professionalism, also during peak load;
- Excellent communication and networking skills;
- Sparkling personality; representative and with good sense of humor;
- Teamplayer!
Application information
Excited to work with one of the world’s most innovative agri-food cooperatives in the world? Implementing smart solutions by unlocking the full potential of plants for current and future generations? Contributing to the reduction of climate change and the stimulus of a sustainable lifestyle? And do you recognize yourself seamlessly in our profile below? Decide to sparkle your talents and send us your application (in Dutch) via maartje.smeenk@smeenks.com before August 15, 2022.
Exclusivity
The search for this position will be exclusively conducted by Smeenk’s Top Personal Assistants. Applications sent to Royal Cosun or one of its business groups directly, will not be considered. Acquisition following this vacancy, is not appreciated. In every way we want to ensure first-class integrity and reliability. Therefore, we screen and individually assess candidates.
Application process
- Deadline applications: August 15, 2022;
- Interviews Smeenk’s Top Personal Assistants: TBD, NL-Breda/online;
- Interviews Royal Cosun UA: TBD, NL-Breda;
- Accepting office: ideally as soon as possible, not later than per October 1st, 2022;
- Type of employment: permanent, fulltime (ideally 36-40 hrs/week).
About Smeenk’s Top Personal Assistants, your intermediairy
Smeenk’s Top Personal Assistants is the only headhunter for the new generation of world-class Personal Assistants in the Netherlands. We focus all of our efforts on finding the right world-class Personal Assistants for CEOs, Business Leaders and Executive Board Members, so they can focus on their areas of expertise and on achieving sustainable corporate results. Exceptionally agile and with impact. Because we believe that attention, focus and quality are prerequisites for sustained corporate success.
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