Senior Executive Assistant

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Kemin Nutrisurance is seeking a Senior Executive Assistant to provide high-level administrative and project support to the President, requiring exceptional organizational skills, discretion, and independent judgment to manage complex schedules, coordinate events, and ensure seamless communication while maintaining professionalism and confidentiality.

We are a privately held, family‑owned‑and‑operated global biotechnology company driven by curiosity and committed to transforming the quality of life for people, pets, and the planet. We create solutions that strengthen health and wellbeing, provide nutrition and immune support for pets and production animals, safeguard the planet’s natural resources, and protect the global food supply chain for generations to come. We supply over 500 specialty ingredients for various industries, including human and animal health and nutrition, pet food, aquaculture, nutraceutical, food technologies, crop technologies, textiles, biofuels, and animal vaccines.

We employ 3,500 global employees and operations in 90 countries, including manufacturing facilities in Belgium, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Italy, San Marino, Singapore, South Africa, and the United States.

• Competitive Financial Package: Enjoy a rewarding salary, uncapped bonus opportunities, a 401k match program, and generous paid vacation and holidays.
• Health and Wellness Support: Stay fit and healthy with our fitness reimbursement for the whole family, access to an on‑site fitness center, a restaurant offering seasonal fresh food options, and free fresh fruit in break areas.
• Career Development and Advancement: Unlock your potential with opportunities for growth and development throughout your entire career.
• Continued Learning Opportunities: Grow your skills with our in‑house learning platforms, offering thousands of training resources both live and online, and take advantage of tuition reimbursement for external post‑secondary pursuits.
• Service Opportunities: Make a positive impact with paid time off for service, partnerships with The World Food Programme and Habitat for Humanity, and local community initiatives.

• Lead and coordinate projects and events which support the company’s business cause.
• Engage in projects and tasks requiring the exercise of independent judgment (e.g., initiate calendaring projects, coordinate business travel to align with executive travel in different time zones, develop meeting agendas).
• Handle tasks and special projects requiring analysis of situations and data, formulate and execute plans.
• Manage all travel, including anticipating special travel needs, passport or visa issues, and resolving travel conflicts during trips, regardless of time zone.
• Prioritize all requests for meetings and appointments, proactively managing the calendar and making necessary adjustments, recognizing and avoiding conflicts, and estimating time to complete tasks.
• Participate actively in meetings and create meeting minutes, ensuring absolute confidentiality.
• Perform a variety of administrative tasks including creating and formatting letters and data, drafting, formatting, and finalizing documents.
• Proactively initiate and return telephone calls in a timely manner for Executives as appropriate.
• Gather information or data from the President and/or Executive’s direct reports and compile into reports/presentations.
• Organize a variety of domestic and international meetings, including working with hotels, conference centers, advance team activities, and ensuring arrangements and financial aspects are effectively managed.
• Interact tactfully with others to screen meeting requests, handle last‑minute cancellations, and convey messages or directives from the President and/or Executives.
• Coordinate facility logistics, equipment, and presentation needs for meetings with customers, vendors, or Kemin employees.
• Maintain a professional and courteous demeanor, even when interacting with difficult people…