Executive Assistant (HYBRID) - Bolingbrook - IL

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Company Overview 

S&S Activewear (“the Company”) is the leading wholesaler to the imprintable apparel and uniform market in the United States and Canada. Since 1988, we’ve provided high-quality, imprintable apparel to our broad wholesale customer base. We offer high-quality apparel that allows our customers to express their creativity through wearable art through concert merchandise, corporate swag, school & team apparel, theme park gift shops and any other use case for customized apparel.

Today, we offer the most extensive and accessible collection of fashion-forward styles around, while maintaining just-in-time fulfillment for our customers. We operate eight nationwide distribution centers—that’s 4 million square feet of efficient warehouse space—and uniquely offer the largest one & two-day distribution footprint in the industry, with products reaching 99% of the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico within two days and 44 states in just one day.

We offer more than 100 brands, including Adidas, Champion, Columbia, Dickies, Hanes, Gildan, Oakley, Richardson, Tommy Hilfiger, etc. We have grown from a successful midwestern t-shirt and fleece distributor into an industry leader with approximately $2.5 billion in annual sales. In March 2021, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”) acquired S&S Activewear. CD&R believes S&S to be a leading distribution platform with sustainable competitive advantage following significant strategic investments in its geographic reach, people, and technology.

About Clayton, Dubilier & Rice

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) is all about investing with a purpose. CD&R is a private investment firm that focuses on turning companies into stronger, more profitable versions of themselves. CD&R has overseen the investment of over $35 billion across 100 different companies, and those deals add up to a total value of more than $150 billion. The CD&R firm has offices in both New York and London.

Job Description 

The Executive Assistant supports the general administrative functions of multiple C-Level executives. The Executive Assistant will be responsible for managing designated administrative functions, including greeting/assisting visitors scheduling, planning meetings, processing invoices, handling travel arrangements, expenditure reports, presentations and other projects as needed. The Executive Assistant must be well organized, thorough, have strong attention to detail, possess strong MS office skills, be proactive in handling assigned tasks and projects consistently and to conclusion. All S&S Activewear employees must adhere to the guidelines presented in the S&S Activewear Employee Handbook.

Schedule

Monday-Friday, Full-Time, Exempt 

The position is available in Bolingbrook, IL (Hybrid). 

Benefits

• Vacation, Personal, and Sick time.
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short/Long term disability.
• Flexible Spending Account.
• 401K with 3% company contribution.
• Discounts on brand name apparel.
• Employee events.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Planning, organizing, and coordinating the activities of the multiple executives, and involves an extensive knowledge of each of the executive’s responsibilities and routines.
• Answer and direct calls, emails, and messages, and appropriately relay important information promptly and clearly. 
• Provide seamless coverage by providing dependable, high quality administrative support to the partners.
• Interact and correspond with all levels within the organization, external customers, and the board of directors in a professional manner.
• Prepare for board meetings and handle corporate governance matters when requested with attention to detail and while maintaining confidentiality.
• Work closely and effectively with all executives to keep them well informed of upcoming commitments and responsibilities, following up appropriately.
• Serve as one of the primary contacts for the company, greet and establish rapport with employees, clients, visitors, investors, and all other guests of the company in the office or at company events.
• Prepare and revise written documents and correspondence as needed.
• Ensure daily meeting information, agendas, and supporting materials are available for all meetings, including materials for internal and external speaking engagements.
• Coordinate onsite and offsite meetings.
• Coordinate travel arrangements, create itineraries and travel packets.
• Create expe