Executive Assistant

at  Nedco

For 100 years, Nedco has been a cornerstone in the electrical industry. With branches across Canada, Nedco is pleased to offer one-stop shopping for a wide range of quality products such as communications, wire and cable, distribution, lighting, data, home integration and security.
Nedco, a leader in the electrical industry, is a company committed to high quality and customer service. The strength of that commitment by our people is reflected through Nedco’s track record of professionalism and customer satisfaction. Nedco’s commitment to value and on-going training and development enables our teams to provide quality solutions to our customers and empowers us to exceed their expectations, day after day. Nedco is an equal opportunity employer firmly committed to the Canadian marketplace.

DESCRIPTION

We are currently looking for a self-motivated individual to become an integral part of our team at our Richmond branch. If you want to work in a dynamic team environment and you excel when being trusted with responsibility then Nedco is the place for you.
The Executive Assistant is responsible for providing knowledgeable information and assistance within the Office as well as to other senior management of the Company. The exercise of considerable personal discretion is required in the handling of sensitive and confidential information.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Candidates for this position must possess a Community College education plus a minimum of (5) years senior-level administrative experience, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Good analytical skills with the ability to pull reporting and summarize and interpret the data.
• Graphing and charting in Excel, PowerPoint & Word.
• Ability to pull together reports for scorecards and for month-end presentations.
• System administration experience, Safety Sync administrator.
• Maintenance of action registers or work plans.
• Highly organized with great communication skills (complete fluency in English is required). Incumbent must be able to communicate effectively with Company executives, managers and employees as well as to senior-level representatives of the Company’s customers and suppliers, the business and financial community and government and industry representatives.
• Excellent work ethic.
• Experience in dealing with matters related to Senior Executives would be an asset.
  If you require any accommodation in the application process, please contact us with the “Need Help” button in Fitzii.
  We thank all candidates for their interest. However, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
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• Compose and prepare correspondence, memorandums, reports etc. for the General Manager as well as for other senior managers. Review incoming mail and, where appropriate, distribute to others for their information and response. Maintain up-to-date and easy-to-access files.
• Take minutes and issue them (as required) and ensure that all reports and other information are available as required for these meetings. Organize conference calls as required. As necessary, act on behalf of the General Manager to summarize matters and remind individuals of projects and due dates.
• Liaise with departmental and corporate officials and with other vendors / suppliers on behalf of the General Manager
• Requisitions new or replacement equipment and supplies as needed.
• Maintaining strict confidentiality on all issues flowing through the Office. Formatting and typing confidential and sensitive correspondence,
• Strategically managing all aspects of the General Manager’s calendar: coordinating and scheduling meetings; resolving scheduling conflicts;
• Providing a full range of administrative and secretarial support to a variety of committees including the Social Committee.
• Run reports & suggest KPI improvement that are important for the success of the business including but not limited to Sales Campaign, Employee Satisfaction surveys, Development & Training programs.
• Other duties as assigned.