Senior Administrative Assistant
If you're friendly and dependable and you like to support some terrific leaders, we'd love to talk about an opportunity on our team!
Coborn's, Inc. is a fast-growing employee-owned grocery retailer located in the Midwest. Our grocery store formats include Coborn's, Cash Wise, Marketplace Foods, Hornbacher's, Tadych’s Marketplace Foods, and Sullivan’s Foods and we offer unique online grocery home delivery services through our CobornsDelivers and Cash Wise Delivers locations.
Coborn's, Inc. also owns and operates liquor stores under the Coborn's Liquor, Cash Wise Liquor, Andy’s Liquor and Captain Jack's brands. Additionally, our fuel and convenience division, pharmacy, in-house grocery warehouse and distribution center, in-house Central Bakery, in-house Fresh Foods Commissary, and Tops Cleaners are significant assets to our operations. We also have a handful of other retail entities in the markets where the fit is right: Little Dukes, Ace Hardware, Country Floral Gifts & Greenhouse, Caribou Coffee, Dunn Bros Coffee, and Erbert and Gerbert's.
Are you a REMARKABLE forward thinker with a “Go the Extra Mile” attitude? Join our Coborn’s Team as our next Senior Administrative Assistant! In this role, you will provide direct support to our Senior Vice President of Fresh Merchandising and Vice President of Operations and get an inside look into the Fresh and Operations divisions of our business. Calendar management, travel reimbursements, and maintaining a confidential and professional manner will be a standard part of this position but you will have the opportunity to learn and grow from these leaders and the experienced teams that they lead. If you are ready to put your multi-tasking and organizational skills to the test, this is the position for you!
Location: This is an on-site position that will work at our Coborn's Support Center in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
Additional Responsibilities Will Include:
- Exercise independent judgment and discretion
- Provide administrative support which includes, but is not limited to, preparing and editing reports, creating correspondences and presentations, calendar management, event coordination, reviewing contracts and various business documents, arranging travel and expense reimbursement, provide receptionist coverage and manage information.
- Serve as a key functional resource, answering routine and complex functional questions that may require troubleshooting, additional research, and follow-up. Refer to appropriate employees as needed.
- Assist with project coordination; gather and prepare data in preparation for project meetings; identify future needs to complete projects.
- Confidentially manage work, ensuring information is shared with internal and external individuals appropriately; guide peers as necessary regarding proprietary information.
- Serve as a liaison between external partners and the leadership team.
A qualified candidate will possess the following:
- Associate's degree in Business or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school.
- Four plus years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
- Working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite, with intermediate proficiency with Excel, and email systems.
We believe that building a team of people with different backgrounds, beliefs, experiences, and perspectives inspires fresh thinking and opens us up to new possibilities. We are an EEO/AA Employer - All qualified individuals, including minorities, females, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
