Executive Assistant III - Cleveland, United States - Varite, Inc
Description
ABOUT THE JOB (JOB BRIEF)
Provides executive administrative support to Regional Sales Executive; performing diversified administrative and clerical duties as assigned.
Often exposed to sensitive or confidential information, the Executive Assistant manages the day-to-day administrative operations, schedules meetings, communicates with internal and external stakeholders and composes written communications and presentations.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
" Provides diversified administrative support to the leader including scheduling, travel arrangements, and coordination of meetings.
" Serves as a liaison to internal and external stakeholders and interacts with the most senior leaders in the market.
" Prepares confidential and sensitive documentation and correspondence which may be distributed to various internal and external stakeholders.
" Prepares presentations within PowerPoint while sourcing information from other systems and/or databases (i.e. Excel, Word, etc.). Edits and proofreads complex documents for accuracy.
" Effectively formats and manipulates data within Excel while creating and using a variety of formulas.
" Schedules appointments, answers phone calls and provides information to callers; composes and types correspondence; reads and routes incoming emails and other forms of communication.
" Maintains frequently changing calendar(s) and extensive contact lists.
" Consistently follows through on deadlines and projects, taking initiative on all work requests, providing status updates to managers and team as needed.
" Proactively anticipates needs and issues; recommends and takes action to proactively resolve challenges.
" Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
" Undergraduate degree in Business related field or equivalent experience
" 5 or more years of experience working with senior executives
" Strong working knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
" Demonstrated problem solving, relationship-building and interpersonal skills
" Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to work in a team environment
" Excellent attention to detail, organization and accuracy of work
" With direction, solves problems and anticipates needs
" Proven problem-solving skills with the ability to prioritize in fast-paced, high-pressure environment
" Demonstrated personal leadership
" Handles confidential information with discretion
" Business Acumen:
Demonstrates a business minded focus. Understanding how Client and its business units operate. Is aware of his/her contributions and how they impact the business and/or organization at an enterprise level.
" Relationship Builder:
Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down and sideways, inside and outside the organization: builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
" Client Sensitivity:
Seeking deep insight into client issues and working to develop client-focused solutions that provide value beyond expectations.
Showing a thorough and unique understanding of client needs, and gaining the reputation as trusted advisor and partner with clients (both internally and externally).
Handles confidential information with discretion." Organizing:
Can marshal resources (people, funding, material, support) to get things done; can orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal; uses resources effectively and efficiently; arranges information and files in a useful manner.
" Planning:
Accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks and projects; sets objectives and goals; breaks down work into the process steps; develops schedules and task/people assignments; anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblocks; measures performance against goals; evaluates results.