Executive Assistant

Miele•Opelika, AL

About The Position

For more than 125 years, Miele has been a family-owned, family-run company. Based on this tradition, a healthy balance between the demands and the appreciation of our employees is very important to us. Besides following our objective of becoming “forever better” which our employees represent with their specialist knowledge, their ambition and with thinking ahead, we want to ensure that everyone can experience and profit from our good working environment here at Miele. Living and passing on our Miele values, as well as working in teams to further develop our innovative products, are important parts of our Miele culture at each of our 50 locations. What does it take for a family-run company to become world market leader in the premium domestic appliance segment? It takes more than offering average products, run-of-the-mill service or short-sighted actions. It also requires the aspiration to do it forever better and to be forever better. This stance accounts for a good working environment at Miele and the success of our products. Our colleagues can rest assured that those who live up to our standards of quality and professionalism grow personally and professionally. No matter if they are apprentices or managers. Make our claim your challenge - whether in Gütersloh, Melbourne or Singapore! Become one of more than 23,000 Miele employees in 50 countries around the world who are committed to making our products even better every day - and help us to expand our innovation leadership.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.
Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in a corporate or manufacturing environment
Internet/intranet skills with strong knowledge of PowerPoint, Word, Excel, SAP
Calendaring, and Travel & expense applications.
Ability to multi-task and prioritize workflow with minimal supervision.
Detail oriented.
Must possess good organization and follow-up skills.
Must have excellent communication skills to effectively communicate with all levels of professionals, both internal and external.
Must maintain a high level of confidentiality.

Nice To Haves

Some college coursework preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide dedicated support to one or more professionals.
Maintain / coordinate calendars and schedule meetings.
Coordinate domestic and international travel arrangements.
Prepare expense reports.
Apply and implement internal policies, provide guidance as needed.
Create / prepare correspondence, presentations, reports, and site incentive metrics.
Global interaction and exposure to other levels of the organization.
Exposure to and handling confidential / sensitive information.
Contact with others may be moderate to extensive and may involve problem resolution and negotiation.
Event and meeting coordination, involvement with project management and participates on various team, committees, and programs.
Serve as point of contact for site wide communications.
Coordinate site events.
Coordinate site visits from suppliers, company executives, and customers.
Manage small projects including but not limited to policy and procedure changes.
May coordinate customer visits.
May be responsible for budget tracking.
Involvement in complex projects
All other duties as required.