Job Description
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This will be a full-time Executive Administrative position supporting the EVP of Stores for all WSI Brands.
We are seeking a positive, dynamic Executive Assistant to provide administrative support to the EVP of Stores for all WSI Brands. In this role you will provide day-to-day assistance to the EVP, as well as general support as needed to other departments. The goal of this role is to maintain a safe and pleasant office environment, with superb attention to detail and customer service.
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of experience as an executive assistant
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- The ability to effectively prioritize and work on multiple projects in a deadline driven environment
- Excellent, professional customer service and respond to requests quickly under pressure Proactive problem solving skills; must be able to collaborate with others at all levels of the organization
- Strong analytical skills
- Excellent Outlook skills for Calendar, Power Point, Excel, Word and email
- Experience in Office 365
- Nice to have experience using COUPA, KRONOS, EZLABOR
- The ability to handle highly confidential information with the utmost discretion
- Ability to perform work onsite in the San Francisco office full-time pending state, local, and Company return-to-work guidance during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Responsibilities
- Strategically manage and maintain the EVP’s schedule so that workdays are efficiently organized
- Plan all aspects of domestic and international travel, optimizing and balancing executive's time with cost of travel. Includes forecasting and managing to the travel budget.
- Plan, coordinate, and execute meeting setup and events. Including room set-ups, light catering, Audio/Visual setup, attendance tracking, and materials distribution.
- Provide agendas, detailed data, information and resources to the executive in preparation for meetings
- Prepare expense reports for the executive. Review and approve expense reports for direct reports in accordance with company travel policy.
- Phone support for executive and back up support for other executives as needed. Includes answering, screening, taking messages/gathering information and re-directing to the appropriate person or team.
- Act as a liaison between executive, their team and other key business partners keeping everyone connected and informed.
- Draft and edit communication in the voice of the executive and company. Resolve time sensitive issues with a high degree of precision and professionalism.
- Maintain hard and soft copy filing, including departmental organization charts for the company, annual budget book, department contact lists and other items as directed.
- Process invoices and order supplies in COUPA.
- Manage time cards in KRONOS and EZLABOR.
- Utilize other company systems and platforms as needed for various tasks.
- Handle multiple tasks, switching priorities and focus as needed.
- Build relationships with people and teams across the company to foster process improvement and resolve issues.
- Perform and prioritize special projects as directed; handle confidential and sensitive information. 'No task is too small' approach.
- Operate a computer and communicate via telephone
- Transport materials and equipment and lift, move, and carry objects up to 50 pounds on a limited basis
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