The Bicester Collection

Personal Assistant to Business Director

The Bicester Collection  •  Barcelona, ES (Onsite)  •  16 days ago
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Job Description

As Executive Assistant to the Business Director, you will provide high-level, proactive, and confidential support to ensure the smooth running of professional agenda. You will act as a strategic partner, managing complex schedules, coordinating travel, handling communications, and supporting key projects. This role is embedded in the operational rhythm of La Roca Village and plays a pivotal role in aligning the Business Operations Director and the wider Directors with the La Roca Village Business Director.

Key Responsibilities

Schedule & Meeting Management

  • Manage the Business Director’s calendar across multiple time zones and stakeholders, including scheduling, rescheduling, and prioritizing meetings, calls, and events.
  • Coordinate with the Business Operations Director to ensure alignment on operational priorities, shared meetings, and strategic follow-ups.
  • Act as a liaison between the Business Director and the Directors reporting into them, ensuring visibility of key deadlines, priorities, and decision points.
  • Book meeting rooms, prepare agendas, and ensure all logistics are in place for internal and external meetings.
  • Monitor attendance for key meetings and reschedule when necessary to ensure maximum impact.

Travel & Logistics

  • Plan and manage all travel arrangements, including flights, hotels, transfers, and restaurant bookings.
  • Collaborate with ATPI and Village Office Managers to ensure efficient and cost-effective itineraries.
  • Prepare detailed travel packs and ensure all relevant information is accurately reflected in the Director’s schedule.

Communication & Administration

  • Manage a high volume of emails, filtering and flagging for action or information, and ensuring timely follow-up.
  • Draft and proofread communications, including emails, letters, and presentations.
  • Take dictation and prepare correspondence as needed.
  • Liaise with internal departments and Villages across Europe to ensure alignment and information flow.
  • Handle confidential and personal matters with discretion and professionalism.

�� Project & Operational Support

  • Support the Business Director and Business Operations Director in preparing reports, presentations, and briefing materials.
  • Assist with cross-functional projects and initiatives, ensuring deadlines and deliverables are met.
  • Consolidate information from various sources into concise, actionable summaries.
  • Track key milestones and ensure alignment across the Directors reporting into the Business Director.
  • Manage monthly expense reports for BD (Oracle/VISA) and maintain organized filing systems.
  • Executive Budget: manage it in terms of Pos (Oracle)

Skills & Qualifications

  • Proven experience as an Executive Assistant or similar role in a fast-paced, international environment.
  • Strong organizational and multitasking skills with the ability to anticipate needs and act proactively.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
  • High proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
  • Discretion, integrity, and a high level of emotional intelligence.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively across teams and geographies.
The Bicester Collection

About The Bicester Collection

The Bicester Collection is a story of how we transformed ourselves from a real estate company into one of the world's most inventive retailers, creating experiences that delight almost 40 million guests every year. Each of the 11 Villages in the Collection was created with its own narrative reflected in its design and architecture, making them a Collection of unique destinations, located in Europe and China's most important luxury and fashion markets.

Bicester Village ∙ La Roca Village ∙ Las Rozas Village ∙ La Vallee Village ∙ Maasmechelen Village ∙ Fidenza Village ∙ Wertheim Village ∙ Ingolstadt Village ∙ Kildare Village ∙ Shanghai Village ∙ Suzhou Village

Each Village is home to a distinctive curation of international fashion and lifestyle brands, together with celebrated designers unique to the respective regions. Our guests come from all over the world. They seek out originality, unparalleled levels of service, an emotional connection and most importantly, fun.

Its a story of entrepreneurial spirit. We never stand still. That's why and how we achieve DOUBLE DIGIT GROWTH year on year. Our 'secret sauce'? Four different perspectives working together to deliver the magic; real estate, retail, hospitality and curation of experience. When we combine the sense of place, the product, the guest services and the emotional connections, we deliver our brand promise: To offer something extraordinary every day to our guests, our brand partners and our colleagues.

Its a story of a family. Ours is made up of 1,200 colleagues of over 45 nationalities with diverse backgrounds, ages, experience and leadership styles. Our infectious enthusiasm and the fact that every colleague is an entrepreneur at heart is in our DNA and forms the foundation of our culture, which values invention, innovation and risk taking.

Its a story of extraordinary people doing extraordinary things.

Industry
Fashion & Apparel
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Bicester , GB
Year Founded
Unknown
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