Administrative Assistant

A Place Where People Matter.

Start your career journey with Univar Solutions! Here you can make an impact on the world around you and accelerate your career in areas that energize and excite you.

Primary Purpose:
Perform and coordinate a wide variety of sophisticated administrative duties that supports an individual or a business unit. Direct and respond to incoming inquires.

What you’ll do:

• Use PC to prepare correspondence, statements, and reports with some direction, for supervisor’s signature
• Responsible for standard office procedures, sort, prioritize and distribute mail, order supplies, and answer phones
• Capture, compile and maintain data, files, record systems
• Order office or operating supplies for multiple sites/departments.
• Responsible for locally based accounts payable
• Greet visitors to the facility and direct them to an individual, office or waiting area appropriately.
• Receive and place telephone calls, greet callers, prioritize and handle/forward messages
• May coordinate personnel issues and act as lead in office.
• Special projects as assigned
• Coordinates with a variety of customers, both internal and external. Develop sound understanding of priorities and follow through with minimum supervision.
• Exercise judgment with shifting priorities. Demonstrate initiative and independent judgement in non-routine matters.

What you’ll need:

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills including strong skills in English usage, spelling, grammar and punctuation
• Strong customer service skills and experience with problem resolution
• Self-motivated
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Ability to work effectively and diplomatically with all levels of personnel
• Good analytical skills, detail oriented
• PC skills and knowledge of various software, including SAP and Microsoft Suite
• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Five years minimum administrative support experience preferred

Where you’ll work:

1842 Enterprise Pkwy, Twinsburg, OH 44087

Pay & benefits:

• The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s relevant experience, education, training, certifications, qualifications, and work location
• Available employee benefits include health, vision, dental coverage, along with industry-leading retirement and time off programs

What you can expect:

• Strong work/life flexibility
• To be surrounded by an inclusive team who is collaborative and committed to the achievement of the company
• To be rewarded for your contributions with a targeted annual company bonus (if applicable to your role) and annual salary reviews
• Competitive pay and benefits

Univar Solutions is a leading, global distributor of chemicals and ingredients essential to the safety, health, and wellbeing of our daily lives from life-saving medicines and vitamins to hand sanitizers and industrial materials used for cleaning, construction, and more. Our team of more than 9,500 employees support our vision to redefine distribution and be the most valued chemical and ingredient distributor on the planet.

We offer a Total Rewards package that includes market aligned pay and incentives as well as a diverse benefits offering to support our employees’ physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing .

Univar Solutions supports sustainable solutions for the world around us so that we can do our part to help keep our communities healthy, fed, clean, and safe!

We are committed to a diverse workforce and a culture of inclusion. Together, we are building a culture that acknowledges the unique experiences, perspectives and expertise of individuals and provides the development and growth opportunities to empower us to redefine our industry.

Univar Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on their race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected classification.

Univar Solutions does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or staffing firms (collectively Recruiting Firms). Recruiting Firms must enter into a Master Services Agreement (MSA) with Univar Solutions prior to submitting any information relating to a potential candidate. All searches must be initiated by Univar Solutions' Talent Acquisition team and candidates must be submitted via Applicant Tracking System (ATS) by approved vendors who have been expressly requested to make a submission for a specific job opening. No placement fees will be paid to any firm unless the aforementioned conditions have been met. Contacting our hiring managers directly is prohibited.

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