TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods is a great place to work. You can see it in our team members. The diversity of the team and their unique contributions set us apart from the competition. Our success is based as much on our future friendly team as the innovative technology solutions we offer.

Our team members include people like you – enthusiastic, innovative, passionate and energetic. We believe that you'll find our high-performance culture personally fulfilling, professionally challenging and financially rewarding.

HERE'S THE IMPACT YOU WILL MAKE AND WHAT WE WILL ACCOMPLISH TOGETHER

TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods is leveraging our world-leading technology and innovation to tackle one of the most pressing social challenges of our time – achieving more efficient production while lowering the impact on the environment. We believe that by delivering data insights and digital solutions that empower and connect producers to consumers we can improve the quality, safety and sustainability of our food and consumer goods.

We offer an unmatched suite of innovative solutions and purpose-built applications for every participant in the supply chain, from seed manufacturers and farmers through to grocery stores and consumer goods companies. Our solutions consist of the latest technologies that enable our customers to optimize their businesses with more accuracy, efficiency and profit and create unified, trusted and sustainable food and consumer goods value chains.

The Executive Assistant for Food, Beverage & Consumer Goods (FB&CG) will provide high-level administrative support to executive Marketing leadership.

HERE'S HOW

• Provide high-level administrative support and assistance to the VP, Global Marketing for Food, Beverage & Consumer Goods and/or other leadership staff
• Perform clerical and administrative tasks including drafting letters, memos, invoices, reports, presentations and other documents for senior staff
• Arrange and manage travel and accommodations for executives
• Schedule and attend meetings on behalf of executives, taking notes and recording minutes
• Receive incoming communication or memos on behalf of senior staff, review contents, determine importance, and summarize and/or distribute contents to appropriate staff
• Establish and document administrative procedures
• Perform office tasks including maintaining records, and ordering supplies, as necessary
• Perform additional and related duties as assigned by executives

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE ROLE

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent time management skills with a proven record of meeting deadlines
• Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment
• Extensive knowledge of office administration, clerical procedures, and recordkeeping systems
• Able to type a minimum of 50 words per minute
• Extremely proficient with Google and Microsoft Office Suite or similar software with the ability to learn new or updated software
• Strong leadership and project management skills
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with ability to use a high degree of diplomacy & confidentiality
• Strong business ethics understanding
• Excellent ability to manage expectations and communicate with a wide variety of stakeholders on their terms
• A customer-centric focus and attitude
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field preferred
• 4 years of related experience required