Role: Administrative Assistant / Sales Support

Status: Contract to Hire

Contract Duration: 4 months

Contract Pay Rate: $22 to $25/hour

Perm Salary Range: $45K to $50K

Location: South Bronx, NY

Keys to the role:

• 100% onsite - Monday-Friday 9 am-5 pm, 1-hour lunch paid, no remote options.
• COVID vaccine policy – will need proof of 2 shots.
• Recent grad - Assoc or Bach degree
• Good tech skills, especially with excel, social media

Overview: 

An award-winning specialty food manufacturer in the South Bronx is seeking a smart, punctual, highly organized team member with strong written and verbal communication skills.  This growth position focuses on sales support, customer service, and logistics, but also includes cross-training in purchasing, HR matters, and various admin functions.  This is a great opportunity to interface with customers, vendors, and company employees in all departments.

Responsibilities:

• Draft correspondence and various documents, excellent writing skills are a must
• Support the planning and execution of tradeshows and events
• Inventory, storage, and care of tradeshow and media props and equipment
• Greet and assist onsite guests
• Answer inbound telephone calls, professional phone etiquette is a must
• Help develop and implement the transfer of physical files into e-files
• Social Media and Website support, knowledge of Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter
  etc, preferred
• Human Resource Support
• Sales Support includes but is not limited to, taking phone orders, invoicing, sending
  samples, shipping labels, maintenance and updating of excel sheets, HACCP support
• Customer Service Support via phone, email, and social media
• Perform a variety of other office tasks

• Experience in office administration or other related fields 
• Self-starter with a strong ability to prioritize and multitask 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• Strong attention to detail 
• Must exercise a high degree of independent judgment 
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills
• Social Media experience

• Associate or bachelor’s degree 
• Experience in customer service 
• Multi-tasker who can assess and accommodate changing priorities 
• Computer proficiency - Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Publisher 
• Proactive problem solver