Sr. Executive Assistant

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This Sr. Executive Assistant will support the President of Retail and help manage their office and operations, while serving as a liaison between the leader and their direct reports, peers, business partners and employees. This is a highly visible position, with frequent exposure to internal leadership and C-level Executives (including the CEO) and you
will need to possess a high level of professionalism, confidentiality, and discretion. The role requires the ability to proactively manage calendars, in a rapidly changing environment, and anticipate future activities and priorities to ensure your leader is prepared for all meetings and events.
This position requires excellent independent judgement and discretion in handling sensitive and confidential information, in-depth knowledge of Company operations (field and retail operations in particular), policies and procedures, a high-level of professionalism, impeccable accuracy, and attention to detail and follow through in a fast paced environment.
This role is based out of our corporate office in Richfield, MN, and may be eligible for a hybrid-work model.
Key responsibilities include:
Proactively manage calendars, email, calls and other correspondence, while anticipating challenges and conflicting priorities and helping to navigate the requests with a calm sense of responsibility, including drafting, editing and prioritizing correspondence responses, and action items.
Exhibit strong problem-solving and project management skills to proactively assist executive in organizing and planning day-to-day, weekly, and monthly cadence.
Coordinate domestic and international travel (when necessary); prepare expense reports and ensure timely submission and accurate completion.
Maintain confidential records, files, and reports.
Proactively coordinate department meetings and/or events; facilitates meetings as needed.
Responsible for creating agendas, pre-reads, materials, meeting minutes and action items.
Assists with preparation for Board of Director meetings and activities (e.g. presentation materials), as needed.
Collaborate, mentor, share and model best practices and efficiencies with the Executive Assistants to foster and build relationships
Be a voice for the team in building the culture and the collaboration among the different cross-functional departments and teams. Exhibits exceptional interpersonal skills: integrity, tact, diplomacy and trustworthiness.
Be a learner, open, honest, and collaborative with all levels of the organization.
Consistently looks for process improvement and implementation of efficiencies.
Work hours may vary given the nature of retail and may occur outside typical business hours of 9 am - 5 pm CT.
Travel is required for 2-3 days at a time, on average and as needed, to support the leader for store/market visits or Company events.
Basic Requirements
7 years of experience in an administrative, project management, or related role, with at least 5 of the years supporting a senior leader/executive
Excellent communication, time management and organizational skills
Advanced MS Office and business software skills
Travel is required for 2-3 days at a time, on average and as needed, to support the leader for store/market visits or company events.
Preferred Requirements
Understands Omni-channel retail and operations.

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