Administrative Assistant

Company Description

Performance Food service, PFG's broadline distributor, maintains a unique relationship with a variety of local customers, including independent restaurants and hotels, healthcare facilities, schools, and quick-service eateries. A team of sales reps, chefs, consultants, and other experts builds close relationships with customers – providing advice on improving operations, menu development, product selection, and operational strategies. The Performance team delivers delicious food but also goes above and beyond to help independent restaurant owners achieve their dreams.

We Deliver the Goods:

• Competitive pay and benefits, including Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, RRSP, Paid Direct Drug Card, & Scholarship Opportunities for children of associates, Paid Time Off, and much more
• Growth opportunities performing essential work to support North America's food distribution system
• Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect.

Position

Purpose:

As the Administrative Assistant, you will be supporting all areas of the division while acting as the first‑line of communication between our vendors and customers. You will be performing various administrative and clerical tasks, collaborating with management on key projects, and ensuring the flow of daily business. A successful candidate will be detail‑oriented, able to handle a multitude of tasks, and will contribute to the impact of serving community businesses and fellow employees.

• Scheduling and coordinating meetings, events, and special projects.
• Assisting in the preparation of presentations, reports, and communications.
• Answering phones and directing calls to appropriate recipients.
• Monitoring and coordinating schedules.
• Greeting visitors and ensuring all guests check in and out.
• Typing various letters, reports, and forms.
• Providing support with data entry such as invoices, orders, and other reports.
• Organizing documents, sending out mail and packages, filing, and processing received mail.
• Assisting management with projects, and filling in as support when needed within the office.
• Monitoring supplies, and assisting in the ordering processes as needed.
• Running errands when needed.

• High School Diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certificate.
• 1-3 years of administrative experience.
• Computer proficient with strong knowledge of Microsoft programs such as Word and Excel.
• Ability to communicate effectively.

• Required
  
  Education:
  
  High School Diploma/GED or Equivalent Experience
• Required Experience:
  
  6 - 12 Months of MS Office Suite, efficient keyboarding, interaction across organization, all levels of personnel, and external vendors, suppliers, agencies, etc.
• Preferred Education:
  
  High School Diploma/GED or Equivalent Experience
• Preferred Experience:
  
  1 - 2 Years of MS Office Suite, efficient keyboarding, interaction across organization, all levels of personnel, and external vendors, suppliers, agencies, etc.

The company offers competitive pay, health & wellness benefits, employee stock purchase plans, RRSP, direct drug cards, scholarship opportunities for children, paid time off, and more. Additional benefits information is available upon request.

Performance Food Group and/or its subsidiaries (individually or collectively, the "Company") provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all applicants and employees, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations.