Executive Assistant, Apple Business Sales [12 months fixed term]

London, England, United Kingdom Sales and Business Development

Description

Provide first class administrative support to the leadersSchedule and manage demanding calendars interacting daily with other EAs across Apple both locally and internationally.Arrange and coordinate complicated international and domestic travel, accommodations and all trip logistics.Accounting support including raising purchase requisitions, Apple Own Use orders, Goods Receipts, creating new vendors, expense reports, etc.Arrange and event-manage business meetings, offsite conferences, all hands events, etc.Coordinate timing and logistics of staff meetings.Assist visitors from foreign / home office as required.Prepare meeting materials ahead of time.Organise meetings via face to face, VC and conference calls.Handle and maintain highly confidential and sensitive information.Results-oriented, diligent and works with a sense of urgency.Proven ability to effectively organize, prioritize and handle multiple assignments simultaneously and meet deliverables under tight deadlinesCritical thinking; understands business and industry and sees the “big picture”. Thinks of innovative ways to get things doneSelf-starter attitude with the ability to learn and bring themselves up to speed very quickly

Minimum Qualifications

• Relevant experience of high-level, complex administration work at a senior level.

Preferred Qualifications

• Flexible approach to work.
• Excellent networking skills with key business partners in central and country teams.
• Excellent communication skills - verbal and written involving high-level communications with internal and external contacts.
• Effective time management, uses initiative to prioritise workload and execute against multiple projects and deadlines and meet these.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, anticipate issues, stay calm under pressure and work within ambiguity.
• Interpersonal/relationship building skills/proactive collaboration with the team.
• Experience making complex domestic and international travel itineraries.
• Exceptional assessment and organisational skills; attention to detail and excellent follow-through.
• Demonstrates ability to take initiative, anticipate needs and exercise independent/sound judgment.
• Demonstrates passion for learning new things, continuous improvement, sharing best practice.
• Direct experience taking care of sensitive and conflicting situations in a diplomatic manner.
• Keynote, Pages and Numbers skills required.
• Determined, self-motivated and eager to take on new challenges.
• Ability to influence others; manage conflict appropriately, know when to delegate issues upward.
• Ability to anticipate change and react efficiently & expeditiously.
• Experience as an EA to a leader is preferred.
• Experience of working with remote and geographically dispersed teams.