The Administrative Assistant is responsible for supporting the Distribution Center leadership team. They serve as a confidential assistant and receptionist for the Distribution Center. The role performs routine to complex office and administrative tasks.

Schedule: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Pay Rate: $23/hr

Location: Ashland, VA

Responsibilities:

• Receive calls and greets visitors, take and relay messages, provide information and direct caller/visitor to appropriate individuals.
• Track inventory and order supplies for certain office and distribution related items. May interact and manage vendor relationships.
• Maintain and create necessary files and record keeping systems, including sorting, labeling, filing, and retrieving documents, or other materials.
• Enter data into systems; compile and prepare reports.
• Interact with DC leaders to prioritize and assist with the execution of multiple tasks and activities required to meet deadlines.
• Take meeting minutes; prepare correspondence, reports, documents and/or other written materials.
• Review and respond to incoming correspondence; route matters requiring action by staff or management and follow up to ensure actions are completed.
• Review outgoing correspondence; edit written material for accuracy, format, and arrangement of material.
• Provide clerical/administrative support to the DC team including photocopying, faxing, mailing, and filing.
• Maintain calendars, schedule and coordinate appointments.
• Compile and assist with the processing of vendor invoices.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Comply with all policies and standards.

Requirements:

• Experience with working with vendors.
• Associate's Degree or equivalent experience Preferred
• 4-6 years of Clerical/Administrative experience
• A high proficiency with Microsoft Office Programs.
• Ability to work with customers and co-workers and keep a positive, supportive attitude towards the Company and job; excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in fast-paced, high-volume environment and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work efficiently with minimal supervision.
• Administrative skills which must include excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Attention to detail, organizational, mathematic, analytic, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to maintain high level of confidentiality.
• Responsive to staff needs, including professionalism, respect and consideration of others.
• Demonstrates flexibility and the ability to quickly adapt to change in the work environment.
• Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and monitors work to ensure quality.
• Overtime as required, which may include weekends.

Additional Job Requirements:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is constantly required to stand, walk, talk and hear. The employee frequently lifts and/or moves up to 50 pounds, occasionally up to 60 pounds. The employee frequently uses both hands as well as the full range of motion of the neck, head and back.
• The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms, grasp and perform repetitive hand, wrist and arm motions. The employee is frequently required to climb stairs, kneel/squat, bend and carry.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Employees may be required to wear a headset covering one or both ears. Basic literacy is required for the operation of machines and necessary daily paperwork. Work environment is moderately noisy.
• The employee is occasionally required to work near conveyor systems. There is exposure to dust and changes in weather conditions. Work is performed under typical warehouse conditions. Potential hazards exist with regard to machinery such as forklifts, pallet jacks, mechanized systems, etc.
• Work environment is hectic and fast-paced. The employee is regularly
• exposed to ambient lighting and can be exposed to extreme heat and extreme cold including climates consistent with outside weather conditions.