Administrative Assistant
Sysco
- Minnesota
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Creates, edits and proofreads communications, documents, spreadsheets, and presentation slides from rough drafts, notes, or a variety of letters, memos, documents, reports, or technical forms (includes handling of confidential information).
- Establishes and maintains positive working relationships with contacts both within SBS and Corporate, and at Sysco operating companies, suppliers, and customers.
- Assists supported leader in staff capacity by coordinating office services such as personnel, budget preparation and control, housekeeping, records control, and special management studies.
- Schedules conferences, appointments, meetings and travel arrangements for senior staff.
- Records minutes of meetings or other sessions and composes summaries to ensure that proper and accurate records of discussions and information are available.
- Reads and screens correspondence, daily.
- Identifies critical issues within identified parameters and prioritizes correspondence.
- Uses MS Outlook to create and maintain calendars, schedule and organize activities such as meetings and department activities.
- Utilize MS Visio to create and maintain org charts, process flows, etc.
- Assists team with copying, filing, communications, internet research requests, etc.
- Processes invoices and expense reports for payment.
- Generates and maintains tracking and/or filing systems as required ensuring information is always organized, up-to-date and available when requested.
- Anticipates needs and completes special projects as assigned.
- Performs other support duties as assigned.
- High School diploma or equivalent.
- Associates degree or equivalent with some related specialized coursework preferred.
- At least 4 years of professional administrative support experience in a professional office environment.
- Certified Professional Secretary (CPS) certification preferred, but not required.
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills with the ability to communicate verbally and in writing with all levels of associates and external parties including customers and vendors.
- Strong detail and quality orientation.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; excellent telephone etiquette.
- Strong planning and organizing skills, impeccable follow-up and exceptional attention to detail.
- Must have the ability to plan and prioritize workload to meet day to day needs.
- Demonstrate a sense of urgency and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Working knowledge of the rules of effective English usage, including subject/verb agreement, tenses, and basic grammar.
- Maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion concerning confidential and sensitive information.
- Able to read and comprehend basic instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
- Strong organization, analytical and follow up skills.
- Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently and capable of working with little direct supervision.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite/ software including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, with an understanding of the use of tables, formatting, formulas, clipart/ graphics, presentations, macros, database development, project tracking, etc.
- Outstanding word-processing skills (50 - 60 wpm) and business writing ability.
- Accurate and precise proofreading skills.
- Regularly required to sit, stand, walk and use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and telephone to talk and hear.
- Frequently required to sit and reach with hands and arms.
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.