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Home Depot • Atlanta, GA 30309 • Posted 28 days ago

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In-person • Full-time • Mid Level

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This position provides specialized administrative support to the Vice President and department, performing a broad range of administrative duties to support the daily business operations. Responsibilities include planning and scheduling meetings, managing customer inquiries, reviewing documents, planning events, and coordinating travel. The role requires initiative, judgment, and excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Manages Officer calendar, processes expenses, handles correspondence, including typing and drafting emails, memos, and presentations.
  • Compiles information for weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports.
  • Manages the department budget.
  • Attends conference calls and meetings to note action items and creates and manages follow-up with appropriate parties.
  • Organizes, prioritizes and coordinates multiple internal and external work activities with the ability to meet deadlines.
  • Coordinates and executes internal and external events; including securing locations, handling logistics, meeting set up and catering as needed.
  • Arranges travel and all accommodations for both domestic and international travel including but not limited to: Passport/visa requirement if necessary, booking flights, hotel, local transportation and provide comprehensive and detailed itineraries.
  • May on occasion arrange travel for leader's direct reports or internal/external business partners.
  • Coordinate and distribute assignments to leader's direct reports and below officer level Administrative Assistants within the departments.

Qualifications

Required

  • Must be eighteen years of age or older.
  • Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
  • High school diploma or GED.
  • 5 years of work experience.

Preferred

  • Associate degree.
  • Previous experience supporting senior level management, preferably within a large corporate, professional environment.
  • High-level proficiency in Microsoft Office suite of products.
  • Proven ability to manage projects and work under pressure.
  • Strong teamwork skills and a strong ability to offer suggestions to improve processes.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with others.
  • Ability to be flexible and adaptable in response to changing priorities and needs.
  • Strong relationship management skills.

About Home Depot

The Home Depot, Inc., often simply referred to as Home Depot, is an American multinational home improvement retail corporation that sells tools, construction products, appliances, and services, including fuel and transportation rentals. Home Depot is the largest home improvement retailer in the United States. In 2021, the company had 490,600 employees and more than $151 billion in revenue. The company is headquartered in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, with an Atlanta mailing address. It operates many big-box format stores across the United States (including the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands); all 10 provinces of Canada; and all 32 Mexican states and Mexico City. MRO company Interline Brands (now The Home Depot Pro) is also owned by The Home Depot, with 70 distribution centers across the United States. It is the sixth largest United States–based employer globally.

Full Job Description

**Position Purpose:**

This position will provide specialized administrative support to Vice President and department. They will perform a broad range of administrative duties to support the daily business operation including planning and scheduling meetings, managing customer inquiries, reviewing documents and planning events. This role requires the ability to take initiative, analyze many factors and use judgment to make informed decisions. They must be able to manage access to confidential business, associate, and candidate information. This role requires excellent communication with all levels of staff whether in person, via email or over the telephone.

**Key Responsibilities:**

+ Administrative Duties: Manages Officer calendar, processes expenses, handles correspondence, including typing and drafting emails, memos, and presentations. Compiles information for weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports. Manages the department budget.

+ Project Coordination: Attends conference calls and meetings to note action items and creates and manages follow-up with appropriate parties. Organizes, prioritizes and coordinates multiple internal and external work activities with the ability to meet deadlines.

+ Event Planning: Coordinates and executes internal and external events; including securing locations, handling logistics, meeting set up and catering as needed.

+ Travel Planning: Arranges travel and all accommodations for both domestic and international travel including but not limited to: Passport/visa requirement if necessary, booking flights, hotel, local transportation and provide comprehensive and detailed itineraries. May on occasion arrange travel for leader's direct reports or internal/external business partners.

**Direct Manager/Direct Reports:**

+ May coordinate and distribute assignments to leader's direct reports and below officer level Administrative Assistants within the departments.

+ Duties are broad in nature and require the exercise of sound judgment related to assignments.

+ Typically has no direct reports.

**Travel Requirements:**

+ Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

**Physical Requirements:**

+ Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

**Working Conditions:**

+ Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

**Minimum Qualifications:**

+ Must be eighteen years of age or older.

+ Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

+ Associate degree is preferred.

+ Previous experience supporting senior level management, preferably within a large corporate, professional environment.

+ Ability to work well under pressure with composure.

+ High-level proficiency in Microsoft Office suite of products.

+ Proven ability to manage projects and work under pressure.

+ Strong teamwork skills and a strong ability to offer suggestions to improve processes.

+ Ability to work collaboratively with others.

+ Ability to be flexible and adaptable in response to changing priorities and needs.

+ Strong relationship management skills.

**Minimum Education:**

+ The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a high school diploma and/or GED.

**Preferred Education:**

+ No additional education

**Minimum Years of Work Experience:**

+ 5

**Preferred Years of Work Experience:**

+ No additional years of experience

**Minimum Leadership Experience:**

+ None

**Preferred Leadership Experience:**

+ None

**Certifications:**

+ None

**Competencies:**

+ None

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.