Assistant to Executive Vice President

Rieter is the world’s leading supplier of systems for manufacturing yarn from staple fibers in spinning mills. Based in Winterthur (Switzerland), the company develops and manufactures machinery, systems and components used to convert natural and man-made fibers and their blends into yarns in the most cost-efficient manner. Cutting-edge spinning technology from Rieter contributes to sustainability in the textile value chain by minimizing the use of resources. Rieter has been in business for more than 225 years, has 18 production locations in ten countries and employs a global workforce of around 5 100, about 16% of whom are based in Switzerland. We are looking for an experienced multilingual Assistant to support our Business Group Head Rieter Machines & Systems (RMS). This is a permanent 80 - 100% assignment. Assistant to Executive Vice President As Assistant to the Executive Vice President, the incumbent is responsible for providing a broad variety of administrative tasks to support the Business Group Head. The purpose of the role is to ensure effective and smooth management of the business group heads’ day-to-day agenda. The job can range widely in duties and responsibilities, from handling the RMS meeting schedule, the Business Group Head’s agenda, making travel arrangements, collecting and preparing information for meetings/presentations, recording meeting minutes, chasing responses, and maintaining records of contacts. Your Main Tasks and Responsibilities Lead RMS meeting schedule, including organizing single meetings and managing meeting agendas, minutes, and follow-up items (to do list) Maintain calendar, manage expenses and perform further administrative tasks for the Business Group Head Arrange travel plans, travel agendas and provide support in the case of changes Assist with presentations, reports and internal communication. Ensure presentation standards and timelines are followed by the RMS team Support the Management Team where needed (e.g. Management Team RMS meetings, visits) Global Travel Management for the Rieter group (administration of contracts, administration of travel guidelines, reporting, 3rd level support, execution of improvement projects) Act as a focal point of contact for other departments and external stakeholders Collaborate with the global executive assistants’ team to ensure successful execution of the group calendar, meetings with the executive team, events and projects Plan, lead and manage smaller projects and events Handle confidential information professionally Your Qualifications Commercial apprenticeship with a functionally related further education or bachelor’s degree in business administration Previous direct executive support of min. 5 years in multinational company in the position as Administrative Assistant, Executive Assistant, or similar Experience in other commercial functions is a plus Proficient in communication- and office technologies, particularly MS Powerpoint and MS Teams Ability to navigate in an international corporate environment Experienced with calendar management and travel scheduling and booking Ability to write minutes and corresponding to do lists Ability to recognize where processes can be improved, and the initiative to improve them Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with all levels and departments within the organization Excellent verbal and written language skills in English and German Your Benefits an international working environment a lot of self-responsibility good development opportunities and fair employment conditions a motivated team with mutual respect and strong cooperation Job ID: 2409021429gm Business: Machines & Systems Country: Switzerland Company: Rieter Functional Area: Others Entry Level: Professionals Contract type: Unlimited Location: Winterthur Gerardo Mariano Human Resources Rieter AG Klosterstrasse 20 8406 Winterthur www.rieter.com Are you interested? If you recognize yourself in this profile and you would like to be part of a successful team, we look forward to meeting you soon. Please send us your complete application documents online. We only consider direct applications for this vacancy.

Location: Zürich, CH

Posted Date: 9/18/2024