Administrative Assistant

We are seeking am Administrative Assistant. In this role, you will provide administrative support in a variety of functions to an individual, team, department or another group in an organization (vs. an entire office). You will collect, review and analyze data and prepares reports, charts, budgets, and other presentation materials. You will respond to or routes routine inquiries from external or internal sources with own correspondence or other messaging. You will schedule and coordinate meetings, travel, and other group activities. You may be responsible for creating reports and distributing on a regular schedule. You may handle confidential and sensitive material and make some independent decisions regarding planning, organizing, and scheduling work. **Responsibilities**: - Compiles and analyzes basic information for inclusion in reports or presentation materials, prepares charts, graphs, or tables as necessary. - Receives and responds to routine correspondence following established procedures not requiring management review. - Assists in the performance of general administrative procedures, including data entry, equipment identification, equipment service, and preventive maintenance. - Contributes to proper resource utilization, cost containment, procedural compliance, and customer service levels. **Qualifications**: - 2 years required, 3 years preferred of administrative support preferably in similar industry. - Principles and processes for providing customer and personal services, including customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, evaluating customer satisfaction. - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. - Ability to explain and teach appropriate policies, procedures and practices. In the purchasing role, negotiating with suppliers on discounts and payment terms and influencing their involvement in problem resolution. - Strong verbal and written communication skills. - Strong computer skills. - Awareness of products, suppliers and trade discounts related to procurement activities is preferred. - Strong comprehension of WESCO systems, policies and procedures concerning purchasing, inventory, quality and administration is preferred. - WESCO International, Inc., including its subsidiaries and affiliates ("WESCO"), is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. It is the policy of WESCO to not discriminate against any job applicant or employee based on age, race, religion, color, handicap, sex, physical condition, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status or any other protected status. This policy includes but is not limited to the following: recruitment and employment, promotion, demotion, transfer, compensation, selection for training including apprenticeship, layoff, or termination. _ LI-ES1 - WESCO International, Inc. (NYSE: WCC), a publicly traded FORTUNE 250 company, is a leading provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain management solutions. Pro forma 2019 annual sales were over $17 billion, including Anixter International which it acquired in June 2020.- WESCO offers a best-in-class product and services portfolio of Electrical and Electronic Solutions, Communications and Security Solutions, and Utility and Broadband Solutions. The company employs over 18,000 people, maintains relationships with over 30,000 suppliers, and serves more than 150,000 customers worldwide. With nearly 1.5 million products, end-to-end supply chain services, and leading digital capabilities, WESCO provides innovative solutions to meet customer needs across commercial and industrial businesses, contractors, government agencies, institutions, telecommunications providers, and utilities.- WESCO operates nearly 800 branch and warehouse locations in over 50 countries, providing a local presence for customers and a global network to serve multi-location businesses and multi-national corporations.- At WESCO, we build, connect, power, and protect the world. We have the capabilities and expertise to deliver the latest technologies, including: Industrial networking, Intelligent buildings, Cloud computing, Alternative energy, Broadband communications, Critical infrastructure protection, LED lighting retrofits, and Physical security.