• Job Description

  Req#: R0017637

  Graco manufactures and markets premium equipment to move, measure, control, dispense and spray a wide variety of fluid and powder materials. What does that mean? Well, we pump peanut butter into your jar, and the oil in your car. We glue the soles of your shoes, the glass in your windows and the screen on your phone. We spray the finish on your vehicle, coatings on your pills, the paint on your house and texture on your walls. Graco is part of your daily life.

  Graco is a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of highly engineered systems for numerous industrial and commercial applications. This position supports our Contractor Equipment Division (CED) in Rogers, MN. At CED, our product line meets the needs of painting, striping, texturing, protective coating, fire proofing, spray foam and general contractors and includes all types of airless sprayers, line stripers, pressure washers, spray foam rigs and other proportioning solutions. (http://bit.ly/1zMGRDu ).

  Job Purpose

  The Executive Administrative Assistant provides administrative support to executives and senior management as well as support for commercial activities of the division.

  Graco is a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of highly engineered systems for numerous industrial and commercial applications. This position will work with the executive and the senior management team to deliver daily requirements to support the commercial business activities and meet the expectations of both internal and external customers of Graco’s Contractor Equipment Division (CED) in Rogers, MN. At CED, our product line meets the needs of painting, striping, texturing, protective coating, fire proofing, spray foam and general contractors and includes all types of airless sprayers, line stripers, pressure washers, spray foam rigs and other proportioning solutions. (http://bit.ly/1zMGRDu).

  Essential Duties

  • Maintain confidentiality of information, department activities, projects, materials and exercise discretion when responding to daily inquiries about executive and management team.
  • Act as a departmental information resource, effectively responding to phone calls and emails from both internal personnel and external customers.
  • Maintain work calendars for the executive and senior leadership where requested.
  • Schedule, plan, prepare and execute various onsite and offsite meetings on behalf of the executives and management team.
  • Manage travel accommodations and expense reporting for executives and management team as requested.
  • Prepare and coordinate onboarding of new CED sales & marketing employees to include training, hardware, software, workspace, Graco apparel, demo supplies, business cards and other essentials.
  • Manage the departure process of CED sales & marketing employees leaving Graco to assure all company assets are secured.
  • Prepare and maintain invoices, division organizational chart, distributor distinction awards and annual sales awards.
  • Enter new accounts in Sales Information System (SIS) and send welcome information.
  • Maintain distributor information including terminations, address and class changes in SIS.
  • Proactively order, organize and distribute office supplies and internal mail.
  • Additional duties as assigned.

  Position Requirements

  • 2 plus years of post-secondary education
  • 4 plus years of administrative experience providing support to management
  • Strong computer skills including Microsoft office suite products
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively prioritize multiple work assignments; function from broad sets of work instructions; and communicate with all organization levels
  • Excellent organizational skills
  • Ability to prepare executive / board of directors level presentations, materials, and collateral communications both timely and accurately

  Desirable

  • Previous executive administrative assistant experience
  • Experience utilizing Salesforce software, MS365, and ORACLE iExpense
  • Accounting and/or Marketing/Sales support experience
  • Organizing large group visits and events whether they be internal or external groups (30+ people)

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  Power to Be

  At Graco, the Power to Be means providing the support, resources and freedom to pave your own way. Bring your unique attributes to the table, along with a commitment to being your best self, and you can be a part of a culture that rewards effort, celebrates uniqueness, and gives you the tools you need to succeed and become your best, fullest self along the way. Our culture empowers employees to chart their own career path. Our managers provide support and opportunities while offering freedom for employees to find their own Power to Be. Whether you decide to move up within the same department or expand to another cross-functional group, you will gain the well-rounded experience to succeed on your own terms.

  Graco has excellent opportunities available to individuals who want to be part of a fast-moving, growing company that is committed to quality, innovation and solving fluid handling problems for our customers. Graco is proud to be named a Best Place to Work by Fortune Magazine in 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021 & 2022. Graco offers attractive compensation, benefits and career development opportunities. Graco’s comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, stock purchase plan, 401(k), tuition reimbursement and more.

  Our company uses E-Verify to confirm the employment and eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify .

  Proven Quality. Leading Technology. Launch your career with Graco!

• About the company

  Graco is an American manufacturer of fluid-handling systems and products based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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