Executive Assistant

Role overview

LSH Auto is looking for an organised, proactive Executive Assistant to support the Managing Director and senior leadership team with high-quality administrative coordination. The role is central to keeping daily operations running smoothly, especially across communication, scheduling, and follow-through on important tasks. It is a strong opportunity for a detail-focused professional to contribute to a fast-moving automotive business.

Salary: £33,000 to £35,000 per year, depending on experience.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the Managing Director’s diary end to end, and support senior leaders where needed, including complex scheduling, prioritising meetings, and resolving clashes.
• Set up a wide range of meetings such as leadership sessions, board-level discussions, retailer and partner meetings, supplier meetings, manufacturer-related events, and other ad hoc business reviews.
• Handle all meeting logistics, including room booking, hospitality, refreshments, technology setup, visitor coordination, attendee lists, room arrangements, and related materials.
• Draft, organise, and distribute agendas, meeting packs, briefing notes, presentation materials, and supporting paperwork.
• Join selected meetings to take notes, record decisions and action items, and follow up with stakeholders to keep progress moving.
• Provide general executive administration support by preparing, checking, and formatting correspondence, reports, letters, presentations, and internal communications.
• Keep files, records, contact databases, trackers, key documents, business updates, and action logs well organised and up to date.
• Support customer communication on behalf of the Managing Director, including acknowledgements, updates, follow-ups, and complaint tracking.
• Work with internal teams to gather information, chase responses, and ensure customer, complaint, and stakeholder issues are carried through to resolution.
• Handle confidential, sensitive, or high-risk matters with care and professionalism, escalating them appropriately when required.
• Arrange UK and overseas travel, including flights, hotels, transport, itineraries, travel packs, accommodation, hospitality, and logistics for visiting executives, partners, and stakeholders.
• Submit expense claims accurately and quickly, and support senior leaders with mileage records, bookings, travel administration, and approvals.

Requirements

• Previous experience working as an Executive Assistant or in a comparable administrative support role.
• Strong organisation and time-management capabilities.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills.
• Comfortable handling several priorities at once and staying effective under pressure.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• High level of discretion when dealing with sensitive or confidential information.
• Ability to coordinate demanding calendars and travel plans.
• Professional approach with strong interpersonal skills.

Benefits

• Refer a friend reward of up to £1,000.
• Access to funded training and ongoing professional development.
• Platinum Plus Rewards Scheme.
• Colleague Car Purchase Scheme.
• Eye care vouchers.
• Life assurance cover worth 4 times annual salary.
• 31 days of holiday including bank holidays, increasing to 38 days with service length.
• Wellbeing support.
• Company pension.

Additional information

This position is based in Stockport, England, United Kingdom and is a full-time onsite role. The role requires close coordination with senior stakeholders, careful handling of confidential matters, and a strong customer-focused attitude.