Bayer Hiring for Senior Executive Assistant at Kansas City, MO  Full Time

At Bayer we’re visionaries, driven to solve the world’s toughest challenges and striving for a world where ,Health for all, Hunger for none’ is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We’re doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining ‘impossible’. There are so many reasons to join us. If you’re hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there’s only one choice.

Senior Executive Assistant

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Senior Executive Assistant reports to the Bayer Kansas City Site Leader performing various administrative duties for Site Leader and Site Leadership Team. This role operates under limited supervision and activities are generally self-initiated and involve work of a confidential nature. The role requires a thorough knowledge of the practices and procedures of the function, company products, policies, and programs. The Senior Executive Assistant acts as an informal leader to other assistants at the site in leading the site’s administrative professional network.

The primary responsibilities of this role, Senior Executive Assistant are:

• Provides primary support for Site Leader, Site Leadership Team, and Human Resource function;
• Assist in managing Bayer Kansas City’s community engagement activities including administration of the Community Advisory Panel and distribution of Kansas City Bayer Fund and Community relations budget;
• Coordinate details of internal and external customer site visits, meetings, site conferences and events;
• Assist in meeting planning and preparation work needed, for example, drafting agendas and broader communications;
• Manage calendars, coordinate travel arrangements, plan and support meetings, coordinate projects, process invoices/expenses and create purchase orders and facilitate vendor payments in SAP;
• Facilitate Site Leadership team core duties including assisting the team with projects, events, activities, announcements, personal interactions, and points of contact;
• Execute and manage special projects as needed;
• Interact professionally with internal and external stakeholders;
• Maintain a high level of confidentiality with sensitive information;
• Multi-task and prioritize workload to meet deadlines;
• Interface with other assistants to share and coordinate workload and coordinate the site’s Administrative Professional Network;
• Collaborate with colleagues and demonstrate willingness to shift and expand responsibilities as needed to ensure business goals are met;
• Manage many stakeholder requests in a timely manner and with minimum supervision.

Your success will be driven by your demonstration of our LIFE values. More specifically related to this position, Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience OR associate degree with eight years’ relevant experience;
• Experience with Project Management and meeting planning;
• Excellent communication, persuasion, negotiation skills;
• Proficiency in Personal Computer applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint;
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities while still meeting critical deadlines;
• Strong interpersonal skills;
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work with employees at all levels of the organization and interface with key stakeholders in the community.

Position will be located at the Kansas City, Missouri site.