Administrative Assistant - Purchasing - 1st Shift

Logistics at full potential. At GXO, we're constantly looking for talented individuals at all levels who can deliver the caliber of service our company requires. You know that a positive work environment creates happy employees, which boosts productivity and dedication. On our team, you'll have the support to excel at work and the resources to build a career you can be proud of. 1st Shift, Monday - Friday, 7 : 00am - 3 : 30pm Logistics at full potential. At GXO Logistics, we look for employees with a positive attitude who take pride in their work and show dedication to their job. As the Administrative Assistant - Purchasing, you will provide professional-level support to leaders across the organization, as well as partner with other professionals across operations to achieve strategic and business targets. What you'll do on a typical day :

• Manage and coordinate inventory and supply operations for all Departments, ensuring optimal levels and accuracy through weekly inventories, supplier performance monitoring, and collaboration with site and client teams, while overseeing purchase orders, invoice coding, and resolving critical part supply issues.
• Plan and arrange travel itineraries, process expenses and manage schedules
• Arrange various external and internal events
• Organize meetings, schedule meeting facilities and take care of resulting follow-up activities
• Communicate well with leadership, team members and other departments
• Commit to process excellence by ensuring proper, efficient and accurate use of processes What you need to succeed at GXO : At a minimum, you'll need :
• Microsoft Office experience
• Knowledge of multiple administrative disciplines
• Ability to support tasks of moderate complexity, which require discretion and independent judgment It'd be great if you also have :
• High school diploma or equivalent
• 1 year of warehouse experience
• Experience in Purchasing
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, maintain confidentiality when appropriate, produce accurate output and meet deadlines We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains. GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team - energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, disability, veteran or other protected status. GXO adheres to CDC, OSHA and state and local requirements regarding COVID safety. All employees and visitors are expected to comply with GXO policies which are in place to safeguard our employees and customers. All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment may be required to take and pass a pre-employment drug test. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. Review GXO's candidate privacy statement here.