Team Assistant, O&HR

Who is Lafarge?

As a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Lafarge is enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure and improving living standards around the world. With sustainability at the core of our strategy, we are becoming a net-zero company, with our people and communities at the heart of our success. We are driving circular construction as a world leader in recycling to build more with less. It’s all thanks to our 7,000 talented people around the world who are passionate about building progress for people and the planet through four business segments: Cement, Ready-Mix Concrete, Aggregates and Solutions & Products.

Who are Lafarge People?

Lafarge people are passionate about finding better ways to build. They embrace innovation and improvement with a pioneering spirit. They work as trusted partners, creating better solutions and experiences for their customers, communities, and colleagues

About the Job

The Team Assistant provides support to the function by performing a wide variety of responsible, complex, administrative, secretarial, analytical and research duties for the team.
In this role, organisational skills are vital. Due to the volume of work that will be ongoing at any one time, the Team Assistant will need to be able to juggle a multitude of priorities and work to tight deadlines, specifically as the role will be supporting several team members with differing remits and agendas.
He/she will also support the Functional Director by effectively and confidentially managing their schedule. The role holder will work closely with other colleagues multiple departments/functions to ensure team coherence and effectiveness.

What you'll be doing

• Provide confidential administrative support to the Functional Director including daily diary management, organising meetings, producing any associated materials and creating presentations, making travel and venue arrangements and liaising with key internal and external contacts.
• Provide administrative support to the functional leadership team including organising meetings, producing any associated materials and creating presentations, making travel and venue arrangements and liaising with key internal and external contacts.
• Office management including stationery & hospitality, liaison with facilities management team
• Tracking and monitoring spend against budget by performing reconciliation as required
• Ensure a seamless and efficient processing of payments
• Process all supplier and prompt payments for the department
• Follow- up with purchasing department to ensure the PO process is speedily executed
• Follow-up with Finance department to ensure payments have been made to suppliers
• Process all incoming and out-going mails, file and retrieve corporate documents and reports as well as handling enquiries and requests as appropriate
• Ensure department housekeeping and maintenance including ordering stationery and office equipment
• This list of responsibilities is not exhaustive and the job holder may be required to perform duties outside of this as operationally required

Who you'll be working with

• Direct Reports 
  • None
• Key Interfaces, Stakeholder
  • O&HRDirector
  • Executive Committee

What we are looking for

• Bachelors degree in any discipline
• 3 - 5 years’ office administration and co-ordination experience.
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Good working knowledge of SAP is compulsory
• Strong computer Skills especially Excel, Word, PowerPoint and email applications
• Ability to prioritise with excellent time management skills
• Good attention to detail
• Able to manage confidential information

Your Lafarge Experience
At Lafarge, there is endless opportunity for you to play your part. Whether you’re in a technical, managerial, or frontline role, you can shape a career that works for you. With us you’ll have the chance to embrace the passion we share for our planet. You’ll be encouraged to seek out diverse perspectives, share your ideas and build the skills and connections you need to perform at your best. Because it’s only when we work together in a culture where everyone thrives, that we can build the world we all want to live in.