Administrative Assistant - Confectionery Purchasing

Nassau Candy is a leading importer, manufacturer and distributor of candy, specialty confections, fine foods, and promotional products.

We are currently seeking a Confectionery Purchasing Assistant for our growing buying team Hicksville!

This exciting and vital role is responsible for providing detail-oriented administrative support to the Category Managers and the Confectionery buying team. You will be a self-starter who can switch gears easily, and thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Essential Functions:

• Work with marketing and art departments to ensure that images, descriptions, pack sizes, etc. are up to date and accurate for web and print.
• Generate reports, maintain and update excel spreadsheets for Category Managers as required.

• Process customer sample requests
• Maintain relationships with vendors and brokers

• Administer and process chargebacks.
• Other administrative and data entry duties as required by the department.

Minimum Requirements:

1. Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
2. Intermediate Excel and overall computer skills.
3. Experience providing administrative support to a buying or sales team in a manufacturing / distribution environment preferred.
4. Ability to be resourceful and diligent while working both independently and in a team setting.
5. Superb organizational, written, and verbal communication skills required for this role.
6. Comfortable communicating actionable ideas to management, stakeholders, and vendors as needed.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established and thriving Long Island company!

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer