Assistant I Admin
Requisition ID: 186856
Career Group: Corporate Office Careers
Job Category: Administration
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time
Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Ontario
City: Mississauga
Location: Tahoe Office, 0019 Stellarton RSC
Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.
Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.
A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.
Ready to Make an impact?
Sobeys is full of exciting opportunities and we are always looking for bright new talent to join our team!
We currently have an opportunity for an Administrative Assistant to join our Ontario or Atlantic Office.
Here’s where you’ll be focusing:
As a member of our team of Administrative Assistants you will work in a highly collaborative environment, developing relationships and partnering with peers and Leaders across the company to deliver goals in a fast-paced environment.
The ideal candidate has five (5) years of administrative assistant experience. You will have strong communication skills and believe in participating in a team culture of high performance and being challenged to be the best. You will have the opportunity to think progressively, continually learn and develop, while working together to deliver our collective results.
• Administrative and business content support to senior management team members
• Working collaboratively with functional team, other management team members and their support staff to obtain and traffic information and documentation
• Support on-boarding employees
• Administrate procurement of goods and services
• Timekeeping tracking
• Support improvements and maintaining office ‘user experience’ guidelines
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, where colleagues in your department are encouraged and recognized for generating and implementing innovative ideas
• Prepare and edit correspondence, communications, presentations and other documents
• Design and maintain databases
• File and retrieve documents and reference materials
• Conduct research, collect and analyze data to prepare reports and documents
• Manage and maintain schedules, appointments and travel arrangements for VP’s Arrange and co-ordinate meetings and events
• Monitor, screen, respond to and distribute incoming communications for VP’s.
• Liaise with internal staff at all levels
• Interact with external partners
• Coordinate project-based work
• Review operating practices and recommend improvements where necessary
What you have to offer:
5+ years experience in Administration Support
• University degree or college diploma or relevant work experience
• Strong computer skills; Proficient use of the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)
• Demonstrated experience working in project teams
• Proven time management, organization, prioritization, and multi tasking skills
• Exceptional interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail, accuracy and timeliness
• Ability to work independently and to adjust to a variety of tasks on a daily basis
• Aptitude for learning tools and new concepts quickly
• Administration/merchandising experience in the grocery retail sector preferred
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At Sobeys we require our teammates to have the ability to adhere to a hybrid work model that requires your presence at one of our office locations at least three days per week. This requirement is integral to our commitment to team collaboration and the overall success of our office culture.
We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better – physically, financially and emotionally.
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We will consider factors such as your working location, work experience and skills as well as internal equity, and market conditions to ensure the selected candidate is paid fairly and competitively. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.
Our Total Rewards programs, for full-time teammates, goes well beyond your paycheque:
- Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, life, short- and long-term disability insurance.
- Access to Virtual Health Care Platform and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
- A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings.
- A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable.
- Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
- Parental leave top-up
- Paid Vacation and Days-off
We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.