Lead Executive Assistant

Sysco Corp

Woodridge, IL

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Administrative Skills, Calendar Management, Communication Skills, Executive Assistant Skills , Leadership, Legal, Mergers and Acquisitions, Proofreading, Succession Planning, Trend Analysis, Willing to Travel
LOCATION
Woodridge, IL
POSTED
2 days ago

Qualifications

Education

  • Typically requires a high school education or equivalent

Experience

  • Exceptional Calendar Management - manage priorities, not just the calendar such as travel, customer availability, tracking deliverables, holding leaders accountable, following up professionally, and removing obstacles

  • Comfortable communicating with board members, customers, executive leadership team, and vendors

  • Proficient communication skills in writing and proofreading

  • Confidentiality - will have access to M&A discussions, compensation, talent reviews, succession planning, legal matters, organizational changes and board materials

  • Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and SharePoint

Preferred Experience:

  • 10+ years supporting C-suite executives

  • Experience supporting a President, COO, CEO, or CCO

  • Experience in a $500M+ organization, ideally a public company

  • Multi-site or national organization experience

  • Experience coordinating board or executive leadership meetings

  • Experience managing complex domestic and international travel

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Under general direction, provides general administrative support to a department or group of professionals

  • Exercises considerable discretion and independent judgment and is capable of analyzing complex information requests and determining complex trends

The ideal candidate demonstrates:

  • High emotional intelligence

  • Calm under pressure

  • Strong executive presence

  • Adaptability

  • Sound judgment

  • Initiative

  • Accountability

  • Professional discretion

  • Resilience

  • Service orientation without needing constant direction

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About the Company

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Sysco Corp

Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. With more than 72,000 colleagues, the company operates 334 distribution facilities worldwide and serves approximately 725,000 customer locations. For fiscal year 2023 that ended July 1, 2023, the company generated sales of more than $76 billion. Information about our Sustainability program, including Sysco’s 2023 Sustainability Report and 2023 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Report, can be found at www.sysco.com.
COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Manufacturing - Other
FOUNDED
1970
WEBSITE
https://careers.sysco.com/