Administrative Support Specialist

1 week ago


Lake Forest, Illinois, United States Grainger Full time

**About Us**

Grainger is a leading industrial distributor with operations primarily in North America, Japan and the United Kingdom. We serve more than 4.5 million customers worldwide with products delivered through innovative technology and deep customer relationships.

We're dedicated to providing value for customers, fostering an engaging culture for team members and driving strong financial results. Our welcoming workplace enables you to learn, grow and make a difference by keeping businesses running and their people safe.

Position Details:

The Senior Administrative Assistant supports 4 leaders, providing a wide range of administrative support to the team by implementing department/operational processes to help meet our goals. This position will be a hybrid model with weekly presence in the Lake Forest, IL office and residing in the general Chicagoland area.

You will report to a Sales Leader within the Region.

Compensation:

This position is hourly and the target pay is $24.37-$36.53 per hour. Other factors that are involved in offer decisions include a candidate's experience, qualifications, geographical area, and internal equity of the team.

Your Responsibilities:

  • Respond to requests by gathering and providing information, referring non-routine calls and emails to appropriate staff.
  • Acknowledge and prioritize tasks from your manager.
  • Locate and gather information from the appropriate source to help resolve business issues.
  • Pursue additional information when needed.
  • Compose and modify correspondence, reports or presentations from rough drafts, general instruction or based on special knowledge of area and Company.
  • Schedule meetings on and off-site including conference rooms, meeting set up and implementation.
  • Make travel arrangements.
  • Oversee calendar and schedule appointments on behalf of manager.
  • Prepare materials needed by manager for meetings and telephone calls.

Requirements:

To succeed in this role, you will need:

  • A High School diploma or equivalent.
  • At least 3 years of secretarial experience.
  • Type 50 WPM and proficiently use: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other software.
  • An understanding of department and its relationships within the Company.

Benefits:

We're committed to your safety, health and wellbeing. With benefits starting day one, Grainger provides choice and flexibility to meet our team members' individual needs. Some of the rewards available to you at Grainger include:

  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage starts day one.
  • Paid time off (PTO) days and 6 company holidays per year.
  • 6% 401(k) company contribution each pay period.
  • Employee discounts, parental leave, and more.

Grainger is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We're proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment.



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