Receptionist - Kitchener, Canada - Faire

Faire

Verified Company

Kitchener, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

About Faire

Faire is an online wholesale marketplace built on the belief that the future is local — independent retailers around the globe are doing more revenue than Walmart and Amazon combined.

At Faire, we're using the power of tech, data, and machine learning to connect this thriving community of entrepreneurs across the globe.

Picture your favorite boutique in town — we help them discover the best products from around the world to sell in their stores.

With the right tools and insights, we believe that we can level the playing field so that small businesses everywhere can compete with these big box and e-commerce giants.

By supporting the growth of independent businesses, Faire is driving positive economic impact in local communities, globally. We're looking for smart, resourceful and passionate people to join us as we power the shop local movement. If you believe in community, come join ours.

About this role

What you'll do

Vendor Management:
Coordinate with:
Food and beverage vendors on issues, headcount, menus;
Janitorial on any additional needs
Property Management for building and parking access
Point of contact for vendors that are on site
Assist with setup, coordination, and scheduling of onsite events, catering, and meetings
Answer questions of team members
Assist with setup, coordination, and scheduling of onsite events, catering, meetings, all hands, and interviews
Update digital dashboards with monthly, weekly events and information
Process mail sort and distribute inbound mail, and process incoming and outgoing mail
Maintain communal office spaces to maintain a Faire aesthetic, atmosphere, and culture
Backup to other administrative tasks that may come up and facilities projects on a needed basis
Badging system: Issues badges to all employees
Documentation: Updates all notion pages and proper documentation for KW
Manage and audit systems and tools used to track visitors and employees and ensure we are utilizing them properly and implementing them in all locations.
Backup to other administrative tasks that may come up and facilities projects
Expand role in health and Safety for the KW office, partnering with the Office Manager in monthly audits.
Daily walks of the office to ensure conference rooms are stocked and in order for daily use

Qualifications

12 years of experience in reception and office administration
Have an unparalleled "cando" attitude
Ability to juggle multiple competing items
Be serviceoriented and have superior organizational skills
Excellent communication skills and be able to work with a wide range of personalities
Punctual with strong attendance history
Experience with G-Suite products: Gmail, Google Drive, Google calendar
Understanding of video conferencing systems, such as Zoom, and their features preferred
Faire's flexible work model aims to meet the needs of our diverse employee community by making work more flexible, connected, and inclusive. Depending on the role and needs of the team, Faire employees have the flexibility to choose how they workwhether that's mainly in the office, remotely, or a mix of both._
Roles that list only a country in the location are eligible for fully remote work in that country or in

Why you'll love working at Faire
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We are entrepreneurs:Faire is being built for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs. We believe entrepreneurship is a calling and our mission is to empower entrepreneurs to chase their dreams. Every member of our team is an owner of the business and taking part in the founding process.
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We are using technology and data to level the playing field: We are leveraging the power of product innovation and machine learning to connect brands and boutiques from all over the world, building a growing community of more than 350,000 small business owners.
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We build products our customers love: Everything we do is ultimately in the service of helping our customers grow their business because our goal is to grow the pie - not steal a piece from it. Running a small business is hard work, but using Faire makes it easy.
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We are curious and resourceful: Inquisitive by default, we explore every possibility, test every assumption, and develop creative solutions to the challenges at hand. We lead with curiosity and data in our decision making, and reason from a first principles mentality.

Faire was founded in 2017 by a team of early product and engineering leads from Square.

We're backed by some of the top investors in retail and tech including:
Y Combinator, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Forerunner Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, and DST Global.

We have headquarters in San Francisco and Kitchener-Waterloo, and a global employee presence across offices in Salt Lake City, Atlanta, Toronto, London, New York, LA, and Sao Paulo.

To learn more about Faire and our customers, you can read more on our blog.

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