Commercial Executive Assistant to an international design company

Commercial Executive Assistant to an international design company

Do you love creating structure and momentum in many projects at once? Do you have strong business understanding and at the same time the structure and impact needed to translate decisions into results? Are you interested in helping to support and develop an organization from a commercial and HR perspective?

Then you could be the right fit for the role of Executive Assistant at ASTARRI – where you will both have responsibility for HR and for driving strategic projects and ensuring execution in the next phase of ASTARRI’s development.

You will report directly to the company’s CEO, and you will be part of the company’s leadership team. Your workplace will be the head office in Horsens, where the CEO also operates from.

About Astarri

ASTARRI is a privately owned company with a focused portfolio of strong, independent brands supported by selected shared support functions. The company operates in design lighting and furniture with activities that include the renowned brands VERPAN and Frandsen.

In 2023, the majority of ASTARRI was acquired by Heartland A/S, and the company has in recent years undergone a transformation journey with a clear ambition to strengthen its operational foundation, improve profitability and build a scalable platform for sustainable, long-term growth.

See more about ASTARRI at www.astarri.com

About the job

Astarri has big ambitions and is undergoing a very exciting transformation. You will have the opportunity to join this journey and have a significant influence on how the company develops going forward.

You will have a clear mandate to ensure that the decisions the company makes are translated into action and concrete results. You will work across brands and functions and get close to both the CEO, the management team and the board.

Your main areas of responsibility will include, among other things

• supporting and coordinating selected HR processes (e.g., recruitment, EU salary directives, and annual cycle) in collaboration with the CEO and CFO
• driving management meetings and ensuring consistent follow-up on decisions and actions, thereby creating structure, clear responsibilities, deadlines and progress across the organization
• driving the strategy process and ensuring ongoing follow-up on goals, “Must Win Battles” and central projects, including identifying and managing risks & challenges and acting as a trusted sparring partner for the CEO regarding business, organization, priorities and execution
• driving selected business development and transformation projects across brands and functions
• participating in developing the organization, culture and values – and being a clear culture carrier for the new ASTARRI
• coordinating our work with IP, design and patent rights as well as potential infringements. You do not need to be a legal specialist or handle cases, but ensure structure, documentation, involvement of relevant advisors and consistent follow-up.
• Additionally, there may potentially be a smaller leadership responsibility also for a couple of selected functions in the organization, including HR

Qualifications

Your background can come from many places – we imagine you have a relevant higher education degree, combined with approximately 2-10 years of relevant experience in project management, commercial operations, HR, management consulting or a similar Executive Assistant role

The most important qualifications to be successful in the job are that you

• have strong commercial understanding combined with a highly structured and disciplined approach
• have experience with HR-related tasks, including GDPR
• are strong at preparing presentations and decision papers at management and board level
• are strong in relationship building and communication
• have positive energy, natural impact and a desire to achieve results together with others
• have personal gravitas and enough impact to constructively challenge both the CEO and the rest of the organization
• have good financial and commercial understanding and can identify opportunities for growth
• have flair for IT and are digitally curious – you learn new systems quickly and naturally see opportunities in data, AI and digitalization
• thrive with responsibility, pace and a broad contact surface
• speak and write English at a high level, as the position has international interfaces
• have a basic understanding of law; not a requirement but an advantage
• thrive in a dynamic organization where there is little distance from idea to action

You offer

In addition to offering you an exciting and challenging position, you will become part of an international design company with strong brands and ambitions, operating with a flat organizational structure, fast decision-making and a culture characterized by collaboration.

Astarri is on a change journey, where you in the role of Executive Assistant will have the opportunity to leave a marks on the company’s continued development.