Backed by more than 100 years of tradition and innovation, Chiquita (23.000 employees in more than 70 countries, +$4.5 billion in revenue and shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange) has become one of the most recognised brands in the world for quality fresh fruits & vegetables, processed fruits and fresh packaged fruits & salads.
As Chiquita establishes a new European Headquarters in Switzerland (Rolle, canton de Vaud), we are seeking talented international professionals with a broad range of skills, nationalities, educational backgrounds to join us on our journey to a fresh future.
We are particularly looking for an EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT (M/F).
Your main responsibility is to provide executive level administrative, secretarial and office management support to the President of Chiquita Fresh Europe & Middle East and a number of senior executives. Your role is to relieve President of as much administrative work as possible by being proactive in helping him manage his workload, and understanding the President's function and responsibilities.
Main responsibilities include:
- relieve President of as much administrative work as possible by being proactive in helping him manage his workload,
- acting as an extension of the President's office and interact at all levels of the organization,
- performing general office duties,
- prepare presentations, spreadsheets and other information, assist in various departmental project initiatives and on special projects,
- provide administrative, secretarial and office management support to the President and a number of other members of ELT, including calendar management, travel scheduling/booking, meeting organization, etc.
Graduated from a Business, Secretarial School or equivalent, you have a significant experience as a Personal Assistant. Able to act independently and with sound judgement in exercising your responsibilities and acting as an extension of the President's office, you are extremely flexible and adaptable to changing schedules, tight deadlines and stressful situations. You are able to effectively manage the President's calendar and schedule, and to write correspondence in a professional, polished style, with limited input from the VP/President.
In depth knowledge of languages (very good command of English) and excellent written/verbal communication are required.
If you are interested, take the first step towards joining our family by visiting: www.joinchiquita.com
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