Executive Administrative Assistant at Forward Air in Atlanta, Georgia

Job Description:

Job Description

Company Overview:

Forward Air (NASDAQ: FWRD) is a leading asset-light freight and logistics company, providing less-than-truckload ("LTL"), truckload, intermodal and pool distribution services across the United States and in Canada. We are a highly respected transportation and logistics Company with revenues in excess of $1B annually. As an industry leader, we are dedicated to finding and developing the best people. We want individuals who share our core values and demonstrate a true passion for what we do. Forward Air offers excellent compensation and benefits packages to our employees, as well as tremendous growth opportunities for top performers.

Position: Executive Administrative Assistant

Job Description:

The Executive Administrative Assistant is responsible for providing personalized secretarial and administrative support in a well-organized and timely manner. You will work on a one-to-one basis on a variety of tasks related to executive's working life and communication. The ideal candidate will have experience and proven track record in scheduling, collecting and analyzing data, produce reports, presentations and briefs.

Core Responsibilities & Duties:

• Act as the point of contact between the executives and internal/external clients
• Undertake the tasks of receiving calls, take messages and routing correspondence
• Handle requests and queries appropriately
• Maintain diary, arrange meetings and appointments and provide reminders
• Make travel arrangements
• Take dictation and minutes and accurately enter data
• Monitor office supplies and research advantageous deals or suppliers
• Produce reports, presentations and briefs
• Develop and carry out an efficient documentation and filing system
• Other duties as assigned

• Minimum 3 years of related experience
• Proven experience as an executive administrative assistant, senior executive assistant or in other secretarial position
• Full comprehension of office management systems and procedures
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office
• Exemplary planning and time management skills
• Up-to-date with advancements in office technology and applications
• Ability to multitask and prioritize daily workload
• High level verbal and written communications skills
• Discretion and confidentiality

• Ideal candidate will possess a "can do" attitude with a "will do" work ethic
• Ideal candidate will possess reporting, time management and presentation skillset
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Transportation industry knowledge and experience is a plus