About us
Ready Steady Store is a growing UK self-storage business with sites nationwide and a team of around 70 people. We're looking for a proactive, highly organised Executive Assistant to join our Central Operations function and support our Senior Management Team.
The role
This isn't a traditional diary-and-inbox EA role. You'll split your time between classic PA support for our Senior Management Team and hands-on coordination of store projects from arranging site visits with agents and landlords, to chasing contractor quotes and paperwork, to tracking invoices and certifications as new stores come online. It's varied, fast-paced, and genuinely useful work if you like ticking things off a list and chasing people until they respond, you'll enjoy this.
What you'll be doing
- Providing administrative and PA support to the Senior Management Team - diary management, meeting coordination, travel arrangements, and following up on meeting actions
- Acting as a central point of contact for internal and external queries, and supporting new starter onboarding
- Coordinating contractor and supplier activity: scheduling surveys and works, tracking quotes and deliveries, and keeping supplier records up to date
- Arranging store viewings and site visits with agents and landlords, including sorting access and codes ahead of time
- Compiling quotation sheets and chasing site paperwork (RAMS, liability insurance, certifications) so projects stay on track
- Tracking invoices and maintaining accurate logs and shared records across the business
What we're looking for
Essential
- 2+ years' experience in a PA, EA, or administration role
- Strong organisational skills and real attention to detail
- Confident written and verbal communicator
- Comfortable in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Able to juggle competing priorities and stay calm under pressure
Nice to have
- A Health & Safety or facilities background
- Experience supporting projects or operational teams
- Familiarity with multi-site or operational businesses
Pay: £28,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Employee discount
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Manchester M28 2QB
