Executive Assistant - M/F/X

Job Description:

Location: Aimargues

Segment: Royal Canin

Type of contract: CDD 18 mois

We're looking for an Executive Assistant to ensure seamless, efficient and high-quality support to the France General Manager and his leadership team, acting as a central partner to keep operations running smoothly and priorities moving forward. This role is essential in creating focus, structure and clarity in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment.

What are we looking for?

• You havestrong experience as an Executive Assistant and are comfortable supporting multiple senior leaders simultaneously, mastering complexity and prioritisation.
• You deliver high-quality, reliable support by proactively anticipating the needs of senior leaders, so they can focus on strategy and impact rather than logistics.
• You bring contagious energy, a positive mindset and a genuine passion for supporting leadership teams, your role is as much about mindset as it is about tasks.
• Youadapt with ease to different leadership styles, shifting priorities and evolving workflows
• You stay composed, structured and solution-oriented in a fast-moving environment, you keep momentum, maintain clarity and ensure nothing critical falls through the cracks.
• You truly enjoy the Executive Assistant role: managing details matters to you, but so does making a real difference behind the scenes for the leadership and the organisation.
• You speak both french & english

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Provide comprehensive expense report support to senior leaders.
• Manage complex calendars, making independent scheduling decisions based on priorities, requiring forward-thinking and strategic planning.
• Process and update purchase order requests for multiple teams within the unit/segment.
• Prepare official documentation, business invitation letters and visa applications for senior leaders; act as the main point of contact and advisor for all visa-related matters.
• Plan and coordinate internal meeting logistics, including video/audio conferences (Teams/Skype), room bookings, catering, and guest arrangements.
• Organise global meetings, ensuring smooth coordination across multiple time zones.
• Manage external meeting logistics such as hotel blocks, group transportation, venue selection, pricing, and invitations.
• Arrange domestic and international travel, including flights, hotels and ground transportation.
• Interface professionally with leadership, internal teams, clients, key stakeholders and high-profile external contacts.
• Support the Executive Coordinator Team Lead with event management and overflow tasks.
• Perform additional duties as needed based on workload and business priorities.

What can you expect from Mars?

• At Mars, we believe in a relationship of mutual trust, dignity and respect between our company and Associates that is more meaningful than the standard employer/employee relationship.
• As Associates, we can expect to be respected, supported and valued as individuals, to be treated fairly and equitably.
• The opportunity to learn and develop, taking charge of your own career across Mars
• A unique and ideal work environment to become the leader in health through nutrition for cats and dogs!