What are the responsibilities and job description for the Executive Assistant position at Bel Group?
At Bel, we are not just a company—we are a company on a Mission, built on 160 years of bold innovation, family values, and a commitment to social purpose. With beloved brands like Babybel®, GoGo squeeZ®, The Laughing Cow®, and Boursin®, our snacking solutions bring more than joy; they want to serve as a force for good. Our U.S. Mission? To help close the critical 80% nutrition gap by making it easier for Americans to eat more fruits, veggies, and dairy as part of their daily lives.
The company has headquarters in Chicago and New York City and operates 4 manufacturing plants in Little Chute, WI; Brookings, SD; Traverse City, MI; and Nampa, ID. #IWorkForAllForGood
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Autonomously manage complex and dynamic schedules for leadership, ensuring alignment with both short-term and long-term priorities.
- Provides complete calendar management in Outlook with minimal oversight, proactively resolving conflicts and making logistical decisions.
- Coordinates all meeting logistics, including but not limited to agenda preparation, drafting and distributing invites, assembling materials as needed, catering arrangements, dinner needs, and other logistics as required.
- Welcome and register internal and external visitors
- Lead, develop, plan and execute internal and external key industry and traversal events and meetings by overseeing all aspects from concept through completion for: Large off-site or on-site internal meetings (Annual Company Summit, Strat Plan) and more.
- Manage all aspects of event planning and management, including identifying and working with a variety of external venues/facilities, negotiating along with our Procurement team contracts, maintaining and managing large event budgets, and managing all on-side logistics.
- Develop effective and collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Conduct post-event survey/data analysis to inform future events
- Manage and coordinate welcome/”team life” internal events for employees (breakfasts, etc.)
- Manages complex domestic and international travel arrangements for leadership including flights, accomodations, ground transportation, all while resolving travel issues promptly as needed.
- Ensures all travel and expense activities are completed with accuracy and in a timely manner, adhering to the company’s Travel & Expense policy.
- Manage product sample requests through Supply Chain team and US Cold Storage to ensure timely distribution to Agency partners. Send packages when applicable.
- Manages Partnership Hospitality Fund budgets and ticket distributions for multiple partnerships.
- Support and lead various in-office employee engagement or special employee events/activities
- Act as a trusted partner to leadership and Office team balancing competing priorities and anticipating needs.
Qualifications and Competencies
Minimum degree and experience required:
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience supporting c-suite level executives
- Bachelor’s degree is a plus
- Ability to work in dynamic, fast-paced environment and openness to expanding and changing job responsibilities
- Discretion in handling confidential material, and high level of comfort liaising and interacting with directors, executives and other stakeholders
- Strong communication (both written and verbal) and interpersonal skills; approachable with ability to maintain positive relationships at all levels in the organization.
- Strong interpersonal communication skills and service-oriented
- Skilled in managing multiple tasks/projects along with the ability to work in a fast-paced team environment in a self-directed manner
- Ability to adapt to and thrive in a rapidly changing business environment
- Strong sense of ownership and initiative, collaborative and flexible attitude, with ability to execute tactics to support strategic plans
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
- Base Salary: $70,000-$80,000 (non-exempt, overtime eligible)
- Bonus Opportunity: 7%
- PTO and Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits from Day 1
- 401k Match
Bel Brands is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Bel Brands also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also Bel Brand’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.
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Salary : $70,000 - $80,000