As an Administrative Assistant, you will provide administrative support in a variety of functions to an individual, team, department or another group in an organization (vs. an entire office). You will collect, review, and analyze data and prepare reports, charts, budgets, and other presentation materials. You will respond to or route routine inquiries from external or internal sources. You will schedule and coordinate meetings, travel, and other group activities. You may be responsible for creating reports and distributing on a regular schedule.
Responsibilities:
- Compile and analyze basic information for inclusion in reports or presentation materials, prepares charts, graphs, or tables as necessary.
- In the purchasing role, negotiating with suppliers on discounts and payment terms and influencing their involvement in problem resolution.
- Receive and respond to routine correspondence following established procedures not requiring management review.
- Handle confidential and sensitive material.
- Independent decision making regarding planning, organizing, and scheduling work.
- Assist in the performance of general administrative procedures, including data entry, equipment identification, equipment service, and preventive maintenance.
- Contribute to proper resource utilization, cost containment, procedural compliance, and customer service levels.
Qualifications:
- High School degree or equivalent required
- 2 years required, 3 years preferred of administrative support preferably in similar industry
- Word processing, spreadsheet, and graphics software skills
- Requires a broad understanding of organization operations, organizational procedures, and personnel
- Principles and processes for providing customer and personal services, including customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, evaluating customer satisfaction
- Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology
- Ability to explain and teach appropriate policies, procedures and practices
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong computer skills
- Awareness of products, suppliers and trade discounts related to procurement activities is preferred
- Strong comprehension of WESCO systems, policies and procedures concerning purchasing, inventory, quality and administration is preferred
About UsThis amount is what we reasonably believe we will pay for the position; however, offer amounts may vary based on factors such as geographic location, relevant education, experience, qualifications, skills, shift, or any collective bargaining agreements.
In addition, Wesco offers a benefits program for eligible employees, which may include paid time off, medical, dental, and vision coverage, and retirement savings plans. Additional details about benefits are available here.
WESCO International Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about WESCO International and has not been reviewed or approved by WESCO International.
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Retirement Support — Feedback suggests the 401(k) with company match is a relative strong point and is consistently part of the package. Retirement offerings are frequently cited as a solid element within the total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Feedback suggests PTO policies are favorable, including self‑managed or generous banks in some roles along with paid holidays. Paid parental leave and related time‑off options add to the perceived strength of leave benefits.
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Flexible Benefits — Feedback suggests employees have meaningful choice through medical plan options with HSA/FSA alongside ancillary programs like EAP, discounts, and supplemental coverages. The breadth of selectable add‑ons supports tailoring benefits to individual needs.
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At Wesco, we believe life should run smoothly. As a leading provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions, we create a world that you can depend on. Harnessing 100 years of ingenuity and expertise, we increase profitability, improve productivity and mitigate risk for approximately 150,000 customers worldwide. With nearly 1.5 million products and locations in more than 50 countries, Wesco is your partner in progress. Our company’s greatest asset is our people. From our corporate and field offices to our distribution sites, Wesco employs over 20,000 professionals around the globe. We’re committed to fostering diversity and inclusion across our workforce by embracing the unique perspectives, authenticity, and individuality our team members contribute to the company. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Wesco is a publicly traded (NYSE: WCC) FORTUNE 500® company with 2022 net sales of $21.4 billion.
