Business Development Representative – Outside Sales, Industrial Supply
SunSource
Job Level
SeniorLead
About the role
- Handles projects of an administrative nature which require extensive confidentiality, discretion, and independent judgment; requires a high degree of accountability due to the extent of areas supported by the President’s position
- Schedules appointments and coordinates arrangements for travel, meetings, and conferences; manages the President’s calendar and coordinates with Emerson representatives
- Communicates daily with personnel from all levels of the organization, Emerson Enterprise, Business Units, external Impact Partners, and other collaborators
- Coordinates and prioritizes Americas and global team events and meetings (e.g. President’s Club, Business Reviews, customer events, employee events)
- Assists in preparing and submitting expense reports
- Organizes and expedites flow of paperwork through President’s office; responds to correspondence and requests and institutes follow-up action
- Screens calls, correspondence, and visitors; answers routine questions and directs inquiries; acts as first point of contact to outside inquiries
- Composes correspondence, prepares reports and presentations requiring information from a variety of sources; conducts special projects
- Ensures correspondence reflects company standards through good English, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and proofreading
- May provide work direction to other office employees and support other World Area President leadership team members in full or partial capacity
- May serve as backup for other assistants on the team as needed
- Other miscellaneous duties as assigned
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent experience (GED)
- 8+ years of broad administrative assistant experience, including executive-level
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc.)
- Legal authorization to work in the United States (no sponsorship)
- Administrative assistant training and/or college education preferred
- Strong discretion, confidentiality, diplomacy, and tact
- Ability to manage uncertainty, anticipate issues, and plan accordingly
- Excellent written English, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and proofreading skills
- Experience coordinating travel, meetings, events, and preparing/submitting expense reports
