Administrative Assistant

at  Nippon Express USA

Overview:
Nippon Express Company, Ltd. (“NX”) was founded in 1872 in Japan and is headquartered in Tokyo. NX employs approximately 72,000 employees at 733 locations, in 47 countries and 314 cities around the world.
Nippon Express U.S.A., Inc. (“NEU”) was incorporated in New York in 1962 as a fully owned subsidiary of NX. NEU provides logistics solutions and comprehensive transportation services through its international freight forwarding and logistics network, including specialized handling of: air, land, sea and express packages; all types and sizes of cargo; personal effects and household goods; fragile and perishable freight; and livestock. NEU also provides related services, such as warehousing, distribution and customs brokerage and clearance. NEU operates at 55 locations in 27 states within the U.S., with approximately 1300 employees. NEU has enjoyed tremendous growth and success as one of the top five international freight forwarders in the world. We connect people with products throughout the world.

Responsibilities:

• Schedule tentative appointments of top management without prior clearance
• Review outgoing materials and correspondence for internal consistency and conformance with supervisor’s procedure.
• Collect information from the files or appropriate personnel for routine inquiries on office program or periodic reports.
• Explain to subordinate or branch/office personnel supervisor’s requirements concerning office procedure
• General business support function as assigned

Qualifications:

• Great computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel & Outlook)
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• High school diploma or equivalency certificate or significant or relevant or appropriate working experience.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

(With or without accommodations) This position is predominantly sedentary office work which involves sitting, typing, filing, and conversing on the phone.
This job description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities and working conditions of the position. While it is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements, management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary.

• Schedule tentative appointments of top management without prior clearance
• Review outgoing materials and correspondence for internal consistency and conformance with supervisor’s procedure.
• Collect information from the files or appropriate personnel for routine inquiries on office program or periodic reports.
• Explain to subordinate or branch/office personnel supervisor’s requirements concerning office procedure
• General business support function as assigne