Assistant to General Management (m/f/d)

Overview

cosnova GmbH, including brands essense and Catrice, operates in more than 90 countries with annual sales around 1 billion euros. The company is a family-owned business with 900+ employees worldwide. We offer an environment that supports ideas and skills, guided by our values as a family-owned company.

Executive Support

• Proactive and forward-thinking support for the COO in day-to-day operations and strategic activities
• Management of complex calendars and international travel schedules
• Close collaboration and coordination with the directors of the Operation & Services division and the management team at the CNL warehouse location
• Interface with internal departments and external stakeholders
• Preparation of presentations, decision-making documents, and management materials
• Professional preparation and follow-up of meetings, including follow-up tracking and minutes

Board Management

• Planning, coordination, and organization of board meetings, and minute-taking in close collaboration with the Chief of Staff
• Preparation of transparent communications and coordination of internal communication events in close consultation with the COO/Board

Special Projects

• Collaboration and support on cross-functional projects alongside the COO
• Co-development of process improvements and handling of special projects with the cosnova support team

You bring the skills. We give you the space.

Qualifications

• Several years of experience as an executive or board assistant—ideally in an international setting
• Experience working with board and advisory board structures
• Outstanding organizational and prioritization skills
• Absolute discretion, loyalty, and professionalism; confident demeanor and strong communication skills
• Very good German and English language skills
• Proficiency in MS Office (especially Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint)
• Hands-on approach, initiative, and a strong sense of responsibility

Benefits

• Fresh fruit, coffee, tea, cold drinks and a great cafeteria
• 30 vacation days per year plus four weeks of paid special leave (sabbatical) in year seven
• cosnovAcademy training opportunities
• Modern, stylish workplace, free lunch on Mondays and Fridays, and complimentary underground parking
• Company pension plan, in-house gym, job ticket, childcare cost subsidy, and team events

This is just a few of our benefits. Check out the rest at:

At cosnova, we value personality, talent and team spirit – not age, origin, gender, skin colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation.

Application

We look forward to receiving your complete job application in English or German. Your contact person for this vacancy is Janne Kuhn (Human Resources Manager, ).

• Janne Kuhn
• Human Resources Manager

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