Executive Assistant Eds

**Position Summary**

The Executive Assistant will operate in a dynamic, rapidly changing environment which requires flexibility, adaptability and initiative, as well as excellent organizational and problem-solving skills. This role acts as a key member of our Wuppertal office team, supporting the executives by managing calendars, keeping them prepared for internal and external meetings, advising of outstanding issues and proactively following up.

**Your Role**
- Responsible for managing heavy calendars to ensure effective and proactive time management.
- Proactively identify scheduling conflicts and other issues; thoughtfully assessing whether to manage scheduling and other tasks independently, triage to the team, or escalate.
- Manage logistics for team meetings, workshops, events and functions
- Professionally, responsively and judiciously interact with all levels of the organization, including officers and board members, as well as external stakeholders.
- Develop working relationships with other executive assistants to facilitate information flow and scheduling process.
- Draft, prepare, edit and format business and documents using Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
- Manage meeting agendas and meeting minutes and effectively communicate action items.
- Effectively manage record-keeping with electronic and hard copy filing of documents.
- Create and organize information and generate reference tools for ease of use by the team.
- Prioritize and follow up on incoming issues and concerns.
- Potentially assist in on-boarding of new team members.
- Organize all domestic and international travel arrangements including air travel, ground transportation and hotel reservations; ensure passport and visa requirements are met.
- Prepare expense reports and track reimbursements through Concur system.
- Event coordination/support
- Conference room/booking/visitor management (access control)
- General office communications to all employees
- Single point of contact and liaison with technical/handyman/facility management provider.

**Your Background**
- Extended experience (5+ years) working in executive assistant roles for international corporations
- High school diploma or bachelor degree
- Multi-lingual (fluent English and German), ideally business fluent in a third language
- Excellent communication skills both verbal as written
- Top organizational skills
- Pronounced Interpersonal skills
- Excellent computer skills
- Used to work under stress and time pressure
- High degree of flexibility and able to cope with heavy workload
- Self-driven, responsible, motivated

**Why join us?**
- You can grow at Aptiv. Aptiv provides an inclusive work environment where all individuals can grow and develop, regardless of gender, ethnicity or beliefs
- You can have an impact. Safety is a core Aptiv value; we want a safer world for us and our children, one with: Zero fatalities, Zero injuries, Zero accidents

**Aptiv Benefits**:

- Our working style: flexible work environment
- Learning, professional growth and development in a world-recognized international environment.
- Access to internal & external training, coaching & certifications.
- Recognition for innovation and excellence.
- Opportunities to give back to the community

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Aptiv is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Aptiv is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.