Assistant Administrative Jobs

Requisition ID: 176357

Career Group: Corporate Office Careers

Job Category: Administration

Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%

Job Type: Full-Time

Country: Canada (CA)

Province: Manitoba; Alberta

City: Winnipeg / Calgary

Location: Winnipeg Office, Calgary Office

Postal Code

Our family of 134,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1500 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.

All career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting.

Ready to Make an impact?

Sobeys is full of exciting opportunities and we are always looking for bright new talent to join our team! We currently have an opportunity for a six (6) month term Administrative Assistant to join our Winnipeg or Calgary Office.

Here’s Where You’ll Be Focusing

As a member of our team of Administrative Assistants you will work in a highly collaborative environment, developing relationships and partnering with peers and Leaders across the company to deliver goals in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate has two (2) years of administrative assistant experience. You will have strong communication skills and believe in participating in a team culture of high performance and being challenged to be the best. You will have the opportunity to think progressively, continually learn and develop, while working together to deliver our collective results.

• File and retrieve documents and reference materials
• Liaise with internal staff at all levels
• Administrate procurement of goods and services
• Design and maintain databases
• Monitor, screen, respond to and distribute incoming communications for VP’s.
• Review operating practices and recommend improvements where necessary
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, where colleagues in your department are encouraged and recognized for generating and implementing innovative ideas
• Prepare and edit correspondence, communications, presentations and other documents
• Timekeeping tracking
• Working collaboratively with functional team, other management team members and their support staff to obtain and traffic information and documentation
• Manage and maintain schedules, appointments and travel arrangements for VP’s
• Conduct research, collect and analyze data to prepare reports and documents
• Coordinate project-based work
• Support on-boarding employees
• Arrange and co-ordinate meetings and events
• Interact with external partners
• Support improvements and maintaining office ‘user experience’ guidelines
• Administrative and business content support to senior management team members

What You Have To Offer

• Administration/merchandising experience in the grocery retail sector preferred
• Attention to detail, accuracy and timeliness
• Demonstrated experience working in project teams
• Exceptional interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and to adjust to a variety of tasks on a daily basis
• Proven time management, organization, prioritization, and multi tasking skills
• Aptitude for learning tools and new concepts quickly
• Strong computer skills; Proficient use of the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)
• 2+ years experience in Administration Support
• University degree or college diploma or relevant work experience

If you feel that this describes the kind of work you want to do, and you are excited about what Sobeys has to offer, then we look forward to reviewing your application. Please ensure that you take the time to ensure your profile shows us why you’re the most qualified applicant for the role.

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a leading Canadian company with a clear vision and focus. We are only accepting online applications and welcome applications from all qualified people interested in this challenge. We will be contacting only those who will be selected to interview.

Sobeys Offers Our Employees Many Valuable Benefits Such As

Flexible working hours and hybrid working policy;

Friendly and welcoming environment;

Competitive salary

Teamwork;

Proximity with senior management and openness to new ideas;

Possibility of advancement;

Company involved in its community.

We offer teammates competitive total compensation packages that will vary by role and location. Some websites share our job opportunities and may provide salary estimates without our knowledge. These estimates are based on similar jobs and postings for general comparison, but these numbers are not provided by or monitored for accuracy by our organization. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.

Sobeys is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.

While all responses are appreciated only those being considered for interviews will be acknowledged.

We appreciate the interest from the Staffing industry however respectfully request no calls or unsolicited resumes from Agencies.