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Defined by inclusivity rather than exclusivity, Tapestry embraces the exploration of individuality and invests in helping you grow personally and professionally. Every individual in our global house has the opportunity to make an impact, learn and be part of our growing and unique story.
At Tapestry, we have the freedom to express ourselves and run with our best ideas across Coach and Kate Spade New York. We share a profound belief in both our individual and collective potential, and know that with hard work and dedication, anything is possible.
Primary Purpose: The Executive Assistant provides high-level executive and administrative support to two Vice Presidents, enabling them and their teams to operate efficiently and deliver key business priorities. Acting as a trusted first point of contact, the role requires managing complex diaries, travel, expenses, and correspondence with professionalism, discretion, and sound judgement.
The Executive Assistant coordinates meetings, materials, and presentations; partners closely with stakeholders to ensure seamless logistics and effective communication; proactively identifies opportunities for improvements; manages budgets and ad-hoc projects and provides flexible cover to support the wider team as required.
The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in Executive Administration to:
Act as a primary point of contact for VPs with all internal and external parties
Manage the scheduling and rescheduling of appointments, communicating to attendees and maintaining a flexible approach to changing schedules, ensuring appointments are met and correct facilities are booked
Provide general administrative support for VPs and their teams
Coordinate presentations and prepare slides
Support VPs with the submission of monthly expenses
Coordinate all travel logistics including flights, hotels, cars and rail. Manage visa applications for travel as required
Partner with other EA’s to support wider teams and provide suggestions for process improvements
Manage the travel and expenses budget for assigned teams and partner with them to manage forecasted travel budgets
Produce general correspondence to both internal and external stakeholders
Liaise with the IT department for all technical needs related to meetings, including conference call set up, VC set up and room bookings
Coordinate and/or lead ad-hoc projects
Provide EA cover to other team members when required
The accomplished individual will possess:
Extensive experience as an EA/PA to senior level management
Highly proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel
Ability to respond quickly to last-minute requests, working autonomously and with sound judgement
Professionalism and discretion when handling sensitive and confidential information
Proactive problem-solving, taking initiative and driving solutions independently
Comfortable working in environments of ambiguity and change, and adapting flexibly as required
Exceptional organisational, communication and interpersonal skills
Strong attention to detail with consistently high standards of work delivery
Proven ability to establish and build partnerships at senior management level and collaborate effectively across teams
Ability to manage multiple assignments while showing diplomacy and efficiency in fast-paced environments
What Tapestry can offer you:
Hybrid working (Tuesday - Thursday working from the office, Monday and Friday working remotely)
Option to finish early on a Friday (Flex Fridays)
1 paid volunteering day per year and opportunities to volunteer with global projects
Learning & development opportunities
Internal mobility & career progression
Regular social events - seasonal & cultural
Equity Inclusion & Diversity initiatives which include employee resource groups & regional inclusion council
Other benefits include:
25 days holiday in addition to bank holidays
Annual Incentive Plan (company performance bonus)
Multi brand discount up to 50% off – Coach and Kate Spade.
Private healthcare with health assessment (Bupa)
Bupa rewards - Financial wellbeing support and wellness discounts
Private dental cover
Free 24/7 support for family building, fertility and menopause with Maven
Eyecare vouchers
Employee assistance programme
Enhanced employer pension contribution
Gym discount
Interest free season ticket loan
Cycle to work scheme
At Tapestry, we are committed to building a diverse & inclusive workforce. We know that having a wide range of perspectives and experiences makes us more innovative and brings us closer to our consumers. If you are interested in this role but do not believe you meet all the set criteria, that’s ok. We are happy to work with individuals who have the drive, passion, agility and willingness to learn. So, take a chance and apply; you may just be who we are looking for. We would be delighted to hear from you.
Our Competencies for All Employees
Courage: Doesn’t hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and “actionable” positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn’t upset when things are up in the air; doesn’t have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.
Our Competencies for All People Managers
Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
Developing Direct Reports and Others: Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person's career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder.
Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in their team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.
Tapestry is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicant’s or employee’s qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration. These decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law.
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