We're hiring an Executive Administrative Assistant (EA). In this role, you will provide direct support to the SVP, Executive Director of Land O’Lakes Venture 37, and provide support across the C-Suite as a shared resource. As an EA you’ll work to proactively manage and prioritize the ever-changing flow of the executive office by performing a diverse range of complex, confidential and time-sensitive duties.
Essential Duties:
- Provides sophisticated calendar management that maintains the executive’s schedule, including day-to-day management and long-term management of meetings, projects, and priorities
- Provides central support & coordination across the C-suite for compliance tracking, invoice management, expenses, catering, office-supply management & work-orders.
- Arranges complex domestic and international travel coordinating pre-departure through arrival details
- Coordinates events ranging from small to complex in person, virtual, and hybrid events, understands meeting technology and has the technical savvy to support events
- Coordinates preparation of meeting briefings including agenda, meeting materials, key talking points, and research as requested
- Collaborates across the EA team and acts as backup support as needed
- Is willing to be pulled into projects outside the immediate job description, where administrative support is needed
- Meet business deadlines which may require occasional working after business hours and/or weekends
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Professional verbal and written communication
- Possess composure under pressure and demonstrate good decision-making skills
- Flexibility in changing work priorities at a moment’s notice
- Strong planning and organizational skills
- Driven to deliver work with the highest degree of accuracy
- Proactively identifies problems and works to resolve them before they escalate
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Suite of products (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, Publisher etc.)
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
Experience required:
- High School diploma/GED or higher
- 7 or more years of administrative support; including at a VP/C-suite level
- Proficient in planning and booking international travel arrangements, including but not limited to visa management and in-country coordination of ground travel and accommodations
Preferred Experience and Education:
- Experience operating in a high-profile executive assistant position that interacts with all levels of management including senior executives
- Experience interacting with Board members
- Post-secondary education strongly desired
About Land O'Lakes, Inc.
Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.
We provide a broad portfolio of benefits to keep you and your family at your best. Land O'Lakes is Where Your Future Takes Root.
Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.
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