Administrative Assistant

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Overland Park, Kansas

About this opportunity:

We are now looking for an Assistant to provide a high degree of administrative support and service to managers, unit leadership teams, and where applicable, to unit members. Assistants may in some cases take decisions on behalf of their manager and represent the unit if delegated. Further, contribute to and coordinate activities in different projects in the administrative area, act as expert for the administrative support systems whenever needed and authorize e.g., orders, invoices in line with authorization policies and routines. This individual will support and inform about Ericsson internal administrative processes, systems, and tools. The tasks performed can be on an ad-hoc basis. All above to optimize administrative efficiency, meet business needs and enable the line organization to focus on the core business.

What you will do:

• Executive support to develop needed content in Microsoft office products such as PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Ericsson internal tools.
• Overland Park office point-of-contact
• Coordinate travel arrangements for personnel, ensuring adherence to corporate policies.
• Use of Ericsson administrative tools & other general tools to perform daily duties.
• Support new employee onboarding as well as employee exit administration.
• Drive improvement and implementation of administrative routines.
• Network and communicate with other assistants within and outside the organization.
• Ensure that administrative routines comply with directives and policies.
• Work in the office 3 days per week
• Provide leadership support in various aspects, including calendar and email management, meeting organization, document preparation, and cost control.

The skills you bring:

• 1-3 years of relevant experience as an Administrative Assistant.
• Education is minimum for the role as entry level position with low experience and secondary school qualifications. College degree is a plus.
• Familiar with handling arrangement of complex schedules, time management and logistics, across multiple time zones; global experience preferred.
• On a limited basis, the flexibility to communicate and complete tasks during non-traditional working hours.
• Self-driven professional with the ability to manage through ambiguity, and independently run activities with minimal supervision.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with a strong focus on structure and execution
• Strong work ethic, high integrity, and the ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
• High degree of professionalism in dealing with diverse groups of people, including senior executives, staff, customers and community leaders
• Excellent communication skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook, PDF file converter, SAP, and conference equipment