Administrative Assistant

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55378, Savage, MN
In-Office
Junior
Industrial • Manufacturing
The Role
Provide administrative support including managing calls, correspondence, scheduling meetings, and maintaining office supplies while ensuring professional interaction with guests and staff.
Summary Generated by Built In
SunSource and its family of companies represent 200+ locations and 3,000+ employees making up one of North America’s leading value-add industrial distribution companies.  We provide customers with products and solutions within Fluid Power, Fluid Process, Fluid Conveyance, General Industrial Components, and Industrial Service & Repair. www.sun-source.com

The primary purpose of this position is to provide administrative support to the district. Duties include general clerical, receptionist, customer service/purchasing duties and project-based work. Project a professional company image through in-person and phone interaction.

Responsibilities:

  • Field incoming calls and transfer to appropriate associate, answer all routine and non-routine questions, or take messages and direct to appropriate contact.
  • Type and design general correspondences, memos, charts, tables, graphs, business plans, reports etc. utilizing Microsoft Office.
  • Schedule and organize activities such as meetings, travel, food orders and department activities for members of the Savage location.
  • Greeting visitors at the front desk and making sure they sign in and out of the visitor logbook. This also requires you to contact the associate(s) they are visiting.
  • Purchasing supplies for production shop & warehouse when required.
  • Stocking breakroom & conference room supplies daily.
  • Managing office supply inventory and ordering as supplies as needed.
  • Sort through and distribute mail for various departments daily.
  • Confirm if any voicemails were received and direct them to the appropriate person via email or follow up verbally.
  • Set up and run reports within Trend system when requested/as required.
  • Work independently and within a team on special, nonrecurring, and ongoing projects.
  • Very experienced in Microsoft Office programs, internet, high importance on skill level of Excel
  • Work with production scheduler to build up work order packets with assembly drawings and labels daily.
  • Other various duties to be jointly determined as required. 

Core Competencies:

  • Organizational Skills: Ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently, prioritize responsibilities, and maintain a structured work environment while exhibiting the ability to manage time effectively.
  • Communication Skills: Proficient in both verbal and written communications, facilitating clear and effective interactions with colleagues, customers, and stakeholders.
  • Reliability: Demonstrates a high level of dependability in all aspects of the job.
  • Customer Focus: Demonstrates concern for meeting internal and external customer needs in a manner that provides satisfaction for the customer. (“Customers” can be co-workers, peers or management as well as external consumers.
  • Positive Outlook: Promotes and contributes to the idea of a positive prospect for the future of the company. Maintains stable performance and emotional control when faced with opposition, pressure, and/or stressful conditions. 

General Education and Experience:

  • Education – High school diploma/GED required, associate’s degree preferred.
  • Experience – 1-3 years of administrative support with the demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects and details simultaneously. Previous experience in self-direction, tact, diplomacy and a clear, courteous and professional manner.  Must have high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations. 
  • Computer Skills – Proficient knowledge in Microsoft Suite to aide in word processing, spreadsheets, reports, databases and presentations.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer M/F/V/D. WE PARTICIPATE IN E-Verify. If you are an individual with a disability and require an accommodation to complete the application process, please contact [email protected] to request reasonable accommodation. Only requests for accommodations in the application process will be returned.    Sun-Source | Privacy Policy

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Microsoft Office Suite
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The Company
HQ: Addison, Illnois
1,861 Employees

What We Do

SunSource, a leader in industrial and mobile fluid power distribution for over 85 years, provides customers with innovative solutions that help reduce maintenance costs, lower operating costs and increase productivity. The solutions are part of the SunSource Advantage: a comprehensive program offering design and engineering support; supply chain optimization; productivity solutions; value-added services; and repair capabilities.

As a national distributor with local presence, SunSource has a unique and dominant position as a full-service resource for the industrial, OEM, MRO and mobile industrial equipment industries. We distribute a broad range of components, but SunSource is much more than a distributor just supplying fluid power components or systems. Along with high-quality products, we provide a commitment to high-quality customer service and technically sound, cost-effective solutions.

SunSource’s history of accomplishment and continued growth means that we give the best condition to energetic, driven people to be effective in their role. We pride ourselves on a culture that provides opportunities for development and advancement of our associates. In addition, we build meaningful relations with our customers, suppliers and internal associates. We are all bound by a pledge to a common mission toward providing the highest quality products and services within our industry and achieving the company’s growth objectives

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