Summary
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) is seeking an Administrative Assistant in Manama, Bahrain. The role supports correspondence, meeting materials, databases, filing, purchasing forms and travel arrangements. It also coordinates meetings, customer visits and training, and assists with order, quote and RMA entry and customer communications. Applicants need an associate degree or equivalent experience, proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint, strong organization and communication skills, and the ability to adapt to changing priorities. Database management and experience with Lotus Notes, SharePoint or Visio are preferred.
The posting
As published on selinc.com. Pulled from the employer's site and shown as they wrote it.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
1. Maintain and assist with intra/interdivisional information flow of correspondence, meeting minutes, presentations, databases, and filing systems.
2. Prepare and code forms for purchasing supplies and equipment.
3. Coordinate and reconcile travel arrangements.
4. Collaborate with internal and external contacts to coordinate and prepare for meetings, customer visits and trainings.
5. Follow SEL Values, Principles of Operation, and World Class Manufacturing principles.
6. Understand. Create. Simplify.
7. Other duties as assigned.
8. Engage in regional customer support activities including accurate entry of orders, quotes and RMA's and creation and maintenance of special specifications.
9. Communicate to customers and reps on deliverables and resolving of additional customer service issues with some work direction from supervisor and peers.
Required Qualifications
Related associate degree or equivalent experience
Proficient in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Superior organizational skills and high attention to detail
Excellent grammar and communication skills
Ability to multitask and adapt to changing priorities
Ability to learn and communicate technical/scientific information
Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills
Ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities
Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment
Background check results satisfactory to SEL
Negative drug test result(s)
Preferred Qualifications
Database management skills
Experience with Lotus Notes, SharePoint, and Visio
Foreign language skills
Physical Requirements
None