Executive Administrative Assistant at Cummins Inc.

In this role, the candidate will make an impact in the following ways:

• Provide extensive personal and administrative assistance to the South Africa MD and her leadership team (LT - 8 ) Quickly understand critical business priorities and be able to schedule meetings seamlessly with particular attention to timelines for deliverables. Schedule and plan out each day, consulting with the LT as you prioritize appointments and meetings. Ability to complete work with a limited degree of supervision.
• Manage travel itineraries both locally and globally and coordinate and submit expense requests and reports with a detailed summary of spending and costs.
• Maintain organization and pay attention to detail throughout the day to ensure all documents and important contracts are filed and marked appropriately. Produce reports, presentations and briefs.
• Act as the point of contact between the LT and internal/external customers, this includes being able to handle difficult customers.
• From time to time may be required to arrange meeting, town halls and events and work with Marketing and Communications teams for announcements and business communication.
• Be a superb gate keeper when required to the LT with the added ability of working flexible hours.

To be successful in this role the candidate will need the following:

• Outstanding organizational and time management skills along with up to date with latest office gadgets and applications.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize daily workload along with excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Discretion is highly important as they will have access to classified privileged information.
• Secretarial Diploma or a Degree/Diploma in Business Administration or any related qualification as this role requires significant relevant work experience or specialized skills obtained through education, training or on-the-job experience.