Executive Assistant - Supply Chain Planning

McKesson • Irving, TX

12d • $29 - $48 • Hybrid

About The Position

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care. What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you. Company Profile McKesson Corporation is a global leader in healthcare supply chain management solutions, retail pharmacy, community oncology and specialty care, and healthcare information solutions. McKesson partners with pharmaceutical manufacturers, providers, pharmacies, governments, and other organizations in healthcare to help provide the right medicines, medical products, and healthcare services to the right patients at the right time, safely and cost-effectively. United by our I2CARE shared principles, our employees work every day to innovate and deliver opportunities that make our customers and partners more successful - all for the better health of patients. McKesson has been named a “ Most Admired Company ” in the healthcare wholesaler category by FORTUNE, a “ Best Place to Work ” by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, and a top military-friendly company by Military Friendly. For more info, visit www.mckesson.com . We take pride in our culture of connection and believe in a workplace where everyone can be their full, authentic self. We welcome and encourage veterans, individuals with disabilities and others with diverse perspectives to join our growing team. Your unique perspective and experience are valuable assets that can translate into a rewarding career path with us. Position Summary McKesson is seeking an Executive Assistant within Supply Chain Planning. Provides broad and complex administrative support to two Vice Presidents serving as an extension of the leaders in a manner that ensures the most efficient use of their time and maintains positive, effective, and collaborative working relationships across the organization. This individual must be proactive, articulate, service-oriented, and able to learn preferences and anticipate needs. Also, must possess a flexible personality, be an energetic self-starter and be able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage competing priorities. The successful candidate will also be able to manage through ambiguity and work through others to obtain information needed to problem-solve, meet deadlines to effectively support the leaders. A sense of humor, ability to stay calm under pressure and an enthusiastic curiosity for continuous learning in support of business and mission-critical objectives are highly desired. Requires an extreme degree of confidentiality and independent judgment and discretion in administering information of a sensitive and critical nature to McKesson with little to no supervision or direction.

Requirements

• Typically requires 5+ years of related experience.
• HS Diploma, Vocational Training, Professional Certification or Equivalent. A degree is preferred.
• 5+ years advanced administrative support experience working with mid-level executives within and outside the company, customers, visitors, and other dignitaries.
• Have a genuine interest in the business and want to understand how we function, why we function, who our clients are, and what our industry is about.
• Demonstrated ability to gracefully handle time-sensitive duties.
• Possess excellent organizational skills with attention to detail and follow-through, comfortable making decisions, and comfortable working on initiatives that require confidentiality.
• Direct experience dealing with sensitive and conflicting situations in a diplomatic manner; manage and de-escalate conflict appropriately, know when to delegate issues upward.
• Possess strong business judgment and high ethical standards.
• Exhibit strong executive presence and possess excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to inspire confidence when interacting with a wide variety of internal and external contacts at all levels including extensive engagement with SVP, CFO, President.
• Demonstrated passion for learning new things, continuous improvement sharing best practices.
• Ability to think strategically and understand business and industry; see the “big picture.”
• Ability to quickly learn/adapt using diverse tools and technologies.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, OneNote, PowerPoint, Webex, and Teams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, arrange, and run logistics for staff meetings and a variety of other meetings (quarterly operational reviews, manager meetings, department town halls, supplier, and customer meetings, etc.) including preparing meeting materials ahead of time.
• Coordination of reports and development of presentations.
• Document, manage, and track meeting action items.
• Establish direct internal and external relationships with key company influencers.
• Maintain overall efficiency and accuracy of administrative processes and procedures.
• Plan and coordinate employee/client events.
• Serve as lead and manage small projects.
• Perform an extensive range of administrative tasks such as calendar management, expenses, coordination of complex international and domestic travel itineraries, etc.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED