Senior Administrative Assistant: Innovation Center

<p><strong>We want more movers and shakers, dreamers and doers, thinkers and tinker-ers. We want more people who are excited by their work and passionate about their communities. We want people who are ready to Build Something Amazing.</strong></p> <p><em><strong>"At La-Z-Boy we're dedicated to home... because home is what really matters and what will always matter. At the end of even the longest days, home is where we find ourselves."</strong></em><strong><em><br /><a href="https://vimeo.com/230201741" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Watch the full experience here.</a> </em></strong></p>

Dayton, Tennessee

La-Z-Boy Corporate

<p><strong>Not many companies can say that they are both a household brand and one of the most innovative organizations in their industry. La-Z-Boy can. Ninety years after our first recliner, we&rsquo;re still re-inventing the industry.</strong></p> <p><strong>We want more movers and shakers, dreamers and doers, thinkers and tinker-ers. We want more people who are excited by their work and passionate about their communities. Our people are what drives us forward. We want people who are ready to Build Something Amazing.</strong></p> https://www.la-z-boy.com/

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Full-Time

Competitive

Overview: Responsible for ensuring all activities related to the daily operation of the business are managed and executed efficiently. Perform administrative duties for the Vice President, and business leaders on the Research &amp; Development, Quality and Automation Teams.<br /><br /><strong><br /><br /></strong>
Responsibilities: <ul> <li>Perform administrative duties and departmental support for Vice President of R &amp; D. and the Innovation Center team. Develop and maintain department calendars to include; coordination of vacation and travel schedules and assist with the use of the online travel booking tool.</li> <li>Schedule appointments and coordinate on and off-site meetings/events, including communicating with meeting/event participants, ensuring room scheduling, setup and equipment requirements, coordinating catering when required, distributing of agenda and meeting minutes.</li> <li>Ensures coordination between the Payroll and HRIS departments to accurately account for all employee status changes that occur on a weekly basis.</li> <li>Responsible for ad hoc HR reporting including; active employee listing, headcount report, benefit enrollment, annual review and others as assigned.</li> <li>Run reports and navigate thru La-Z-Boy system to include: E1, Agile and DOMO and others as assigned</li> <li>In coordination with the campus HR team, provide communication and support to Innovation Center employees on matters involving local policy review, compliance, employee engagement, and ad hoc training.</li> <li>Manage cleaning service, outside maintenance staff in addition to maintaining warranty &amp; service agreements for equipment and building systems</li> <li>Advise leaders of special events or circumstances occurring within the community to enhance their profile as community leader(s); meet with special interest groups or individuals on behalf of management.</li> <li>Greet visitors and determine the level of access, coordinate visitor schedules and tours of the facility.</li> <li>Create purchase, maintain and submit work orders to maintain equipment and approve expense reimbursement for vendors</li> <li>Purchase and maintain all necessary equipment and/or supplies for the facility.</li> <li>Maintain security access changes as needed.</li> <li>Assist in preparation of annual budget and R&amp;D tax credit submissions.</li> <li>Develop and edit presentations as needed</li> <li>Lead building administration projects as assigned.</li> <li>Exercise good judgment and confidentiality in making decisions related to work flow and functioning of the department.</li> <li>Manage site expenses, petty cash, and corporate credit card accounts.</li> <li>On site liaison for facilitation of communications to include distribution of HR and HQ material; such as benefit packets, branding material.</li> </ul> <br /><strong>SCOPE &amp; IMPACT:</strong> <br />Ensures the daily operational needs for Research and Development are met by executing requests in a timely manner. Positively impacts the morale of the department by ensuring business issues are addressed and employee needs are met in order to deliver department and business objectives.
Requirements: <ul> <li>High School Diploma with 2-4 years of relevant experience, required</li> <li>Strong interpersonal communication skills, both verbal and written.</li> <li>Strong organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple projects concurrently.</li> <li>Strong with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).</li> <li>Maintain a high degree of confidentiality.</li> </ul> <br /><strong>PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS: </strong><br /> <ul> <li>Associates degree.</li> </ul> <strong>SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES</strong>: None.<br /><br /><strong>PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:</strong> <br />Office environment / no specific or unusual physical or environmental demands.<br /><br /><strong>CORE ATTRIBUTES:</strong><br />Communicate Transparently<br />Lead the Team <br />Impact and Influence <br />Deliver Results<br />Coach and Develop <br /><br /><strong>OTHER DUTIES</strong>: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the incumbent for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.