Admin Assistant

ACME ELECTRIC MOTOR•Cedar Rapids, IA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Join Acme Tools in Cedar Rapids, IA as an Admin Assistant! Are you a people-person who greets everyone with a smile? Do you consider yourself organized and detail-oriented? Do you enjoy having evenings, most weekends, and holidays off? Would you like to join a stable and growing family-owned local company? If so, get ready to do your best work with Acme Tools. Schedule: Full-time hours (40 hours/week) during our hours of operation. For over 75 years, Acme Tools has been a trusted source for tools and equipment throughout North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, and online by serving contractors, woodworkers, and DIY enthusiasts top-quality tools from the best brands. As a family-owned business, we are employee-centric and growth-minded, offer a family-friendly work environment, and actively engage in our community. We are proud to offer a work environment where employees take pride in their work and can see their direct impact on the company. Build your career with a company that takes pride in its customers, its products, and its people.

Requirements

An associate degree or equivalent experience
Excellent customer service, organization, teamwork, and communication skills
Strong computer skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, Word, etc.)
The ability to multi-task and analyze information
The ability to work on weekends if needed
Must have prompt and reliable attendance

Responsibilities

Assisting the sales team in greeting, welcoming, directing, assisting, engaging, and qualifying customers in-store
Answering and facilitating incoming calls
Entering and updating sales orders
Requesting service work to be performed and ordering service parts
Processing dealer financing and titles for new and used equipment
Providing support to the sales team and ensuring a smooth sales process by responding to customer and product queries
Assisting with showroom setup, organization, and preparing for shows and other events (merchandising, catering, decorating, etc.)
Routinely filing, faxing, and organizing sales paperwork
Accurately calculating and handling register balances, bank deposits, and petty cash
Following up with vendors on missed shipments and coordinating solutions
Assisting with new hire onboarding processes (paperwork, setting up training, coordinating pre- and post-employment testing, etc.)
Maintaining existing employee paperwork
Various administrative duties (organizing payments, preparing spreadsheets, assisting in filing over/short reports, following up with vendors, distributing mail, maintaining office supply levels, etc.)
Maintaining a safe and secure work environment by adhering to and striving to improve safety standards and reporting any suspicious activity
Assisting other departments with duties when needed
Completing related tasks as assigned