Executive Assistant - Surrey, Canada - Sunrise Farms

Sunrise Farms

Verified Company

Surrey, Canada

4 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Sunrise Farms is a group of companies with primary focus in the poultry industry.

From our hatcheries to our "ready to eat" state of the art cooking facilities we service customers in the retail, food service and industrial sectors.

We are proud of our support of the Canadian farm as well as our investment in the latest equipment and technologies at our facilities across Canada.

Our test kitchens have the most current cooking equipment replicating that used in commercial establishments, to facilitate precision testing. This way you know the product you receive will perform to your expectations. We are proud of our long-standing partnerships with family-owned Canadian chicken farmers to produce high quality products.

Responsibilities:

Manage complex and constantly changing calendars, schedule and recording meetings, and appointments.
Coordinate virtual and inperson meetings, taking minutes as required
Participate in meetings and learning events, engage in team initiatives and projects and provide shortterm backup support for colleagues
Document management: conduct research; prepare correspondence, expense, and statistical reporting; create reports and presentations
Prepare and edit information products, presentations, and reports
Manage various databases
Research and organize data to represent senior management, which may include directors, executives, and committees
Prepare and submit detailed expense reports; reconcile complex statements
Event planning: Engage in planning for corporate events including staff holiday parties, summer picnics, and various other employee events
Act as a virtual assistant and perform other duties as required
Use technical tools and software such as Microsoft Office Suite, especially text processing software and spreadsheets.

Who are you:

Comfortable with shifting priorities and ambiguity
Value teamwork while capable of working independently
Provide care, patience, enthusiasm, and passion to the work you undertake and the relationships you build
Effective at working with multiple stakeholders in a fastpaced, changing environment while remaining flexible, proactive, positive, resourceful, and efficient
Communicate effectively and perform and react well under pressure or ambiguity
Possess an entrepreneurial spirit; are curious and insightful, and display a continuous improvement and growth mindset
Anticipate and respond expediently to the needs of others before they arise
Effective with time management and able to quickly shift tasks and priorities as needed
Organized, with superb attention to detail and a strong ability to execute
Adept at handling confidential information and situations with care and confidence
Calm and thoughtful when presented with challenges to overcome obstacles with a positive attitude.

Experience:

Minimum three years as an administrative or executive assistant
High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required; associate degree in business administration is preferred
23 years of clerical, secretarial, or office experience is required; direct business experience an asset
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Comfortable with routinely shifting demands
High degree of attention to detail
Working knowledge of general office equipment

Core Skills:

Strong organizational and time management skills. skills
Effective teamwork and interpersonal abilities
Interactive customer service abilities
Technology and software adeptness
Problem solving prowess
Effective communication skills
Intermediate to advance level of expertise in using Microsoft Office Suite at an advanced level (including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)

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At Sunrise Farms we are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer.

All qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or any other identifying characteristic are encouraged to apply.