Part-Time Executive & Operations Assistant

We are a multi-award-winning local business operating two home-services franchises — Kitchen Tune-Up and Bath Tune-Up of Bloomfield, NJ — along with a fast-growing eCommerce brand. We have earned four national HFC awards in 2026, Suburban Essex Bronze Winner 2025, and maintain 4.9/5 reviews across all platforms.

• Own and protect the founder's calendar; schedule, confirm, and reschedule meetings
• Triage email inboxes daily; draft replies; surface what needs attention
• Prep meeting agendas and capture notes; chase action items to close
• Manage personal admin overflow (travel, vehicle, document renewals)

• Cancelled appointment recovery — call cancelled and no-show consultations to reschedule (we currently have a major gap here and need someone who closes it)
• Appointment confirmations — day-before calls to confirm consultations and reduce no-shows
• Proposal follow-up — call open proposals to answer questions and move them to close
• Vendor and supplier coordination — schedule deliveries, confirm payments, request COIs
• Past customer outreach — review requests, referral asks, repeat-business calls

• Coordinate vendor payments through  (you prep, founder approves)
• Help run payroll cycles through Gusto
• Keep CRM systems clean — Service Minder and Go High Level  (proposals, invoices, contact records)
• Help plan and execute showroom events (design open houses, vendor partner events)
• Coordinate with our in-house crew

• Respond to Amazon Seller Central customer messages (< 24 hr SLA)
• Brief and schedule our content creator across social platforms
• Track inventory and flag reorder points

• Organize company documents in Google Drive and Notion
• Maintain vendor contract registry (COIs, W-9s, renewal dates)
• Coordinate vehicle maintenance and registration

• 2 years in an Executive Assistant, Office Manager, Operations Coordinator, Customer Service Representative, or similar role
• Comfortable on the phone — you don't hesitate to pick up and call. Sales background or appointment-setting experience is a strong plus.
• Experience working in small business or franchise environments
• Strong with technology — Google Workspace, Slack, CRMs; quick learner on new tools
• You use AI tools daily (Claude, ChatGPT) — required, not nice-to-have
• Calm, organized, and proactive — you follow up without being asked
• Live within 25 minutes of Bloomfield, NJ
• Reliable transportation
• Professional written and verbal communication

• Bilingual Spanish
• Experience with Service Minder, Go High Level , or Amazon Seller Central
• Home services, contracting, or real estate industry background
• Prior appointment-setting or inside-sales experience

• $24-28/hour depending on experience (W-2, paid biweekly)
• Performance bonus: $25 per appointment recovered from cancelled/no-show; $50 per closed proposal you helped move
• 20 hours/week to start, with clear path to 30-40 hours if the fit is right
• Flexible scheduling — school hours, light Fridays, etc. negotiable
• Equipment provided (laptop, phone stipend)
• Growth path — as our businesses scale, your scope and pay grow with you

• 30 days: Calendar owned, inbox triaged daily, comfortable on outbound calls, all key tools accessed
• 60 days: Cancelled appointment recovery system running; vendor coordination smooth;
  Amazon CS within SLA; content creator on consistent schedule
• 90 days: You anticipate needs before they're raised. Measurable lift in confirmed appointments and recovered cancellations. Founder is working on the business, not in it.

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We'll review and respond within 5 business days. Top candidates will be invited to a 30-minute phone interview, followed by an in-person meeting at our Bloomfield showroom.

* Kitchen Tune-Up and Bath Tune-Up of Bloomfield are equal opportunity employers. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all team members.*

Flexible work from home options available.