Administrative Assistant

LA Foods is looking for an energetic, motivated, hardworking, food industry loving individual who is excited to have an opportunity to learn, develop and hone their skills in the fast-paced world of food sales from some of the best professionals in the industry.

Administrative Assistant Duties & Responsibilities
 

·        Utilize the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tool for account management, opportunity tracking, task management, logging and maintaining key customer data.

• Collaborates with a team of internal high-achievers to continue building, growing sales and identifying new opportunities. 
• Supports day to day operations.

·        Primary point of contact for day-to-day Customer needs, concerns, orders, handles issues.

·        Obtains required product specifications and paperwork from buyers and suppliers as needed.

·        Process new orders by requesting Customer PO’s, entering into internal system.

·        Works with Traffic Department to obtain freight quotes as required.

·        Ensure all deadlines are met and buyers have sufficient time to work on items as it pertains to forecasts and pricing.

·        Interact with Accounting as needed regarding customer invoices and adjustments.

• Build and maintain strategic partnerships with customers and drive customer satisfaction through superior service and execution.  This includes following up with customers to ensure recently received PO’s were delivered timely and correctly.
• Assist in identifying and driving continuous improvement in our processes.

You are...
 

• Detail-oriented with proven ability to multitask, work under pressure, and meet time sensitive deadlines
• Excited to meet and interact with current customers via the phone
• Highly adaptable- you thrive in a fast-paced, high-change and dynamic work environment
• Open minded, have a thirst for knowledge and learning.
• Results and action oriented - ownership minded
• Self -motivated, and organized, while remaining flexible and adaptable
• Strong written and verbal communication skills 

At a minimum, you have...
 

• High School Diploma or GED, preferably a bachelor’s degree in business, analytics, supply chain
• Minimum 2 years of sales and or marketing experience, (preferably in the food industry)
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, Access, Outlook, CRM

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by associates within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of knowledge, skill and/or ability required.
 

This position offers:

·        Upward mobility

·        Ground Floor Opportunity

·        Health Insurance

·        401k

This position is based out of the Agoura Hills, CA office. 

Position is not remote

Office Hours are 6:AM – 3:PM M-F.