Office & Event Management Associate

Charles River; Kaarst; Vor Ort; EUR 30.000 - 45.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading contract research organization in Kaarst, Germany, seeks an Office Administrator to manage reception tasks and office administration. The ideal candidate will have strong MS Office skills, excellent communication abilities, and fluency in German (C1) and English (B2). Responsibilities include event management, purchasing supplies, and budget oversight. This position contributes significantly to a dynamic work environment.

Aufgaben

• Managing all reception tasks and general office administration.
• Main contact person for all events organized on site.
• Purchasing office supplies and catering.
• Calendar and room management.
• Site communication.
• Initiate local CSR activities.
• Travel bookings and expense administration.
• Budget responsibility for CSR and Office management.

Kenntnisse

Very good knowledge of all common MS Office applications

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

German language min. C1

English language min. B2

Jobbeschreibung

Job Summary

Managing all reception tasks and general office administration - 1st face at our location

Main contact person for all events that are organized on site (trainings, external / internal visits, customer visits etc) including catering, bookings, room set‑up

Purchasing office supplies / catering / employee engagement related products and services

Calendar / room management

Site communication

Initiate local and adopt Global Corporate Social Responsibility activities

Travel bookings and expense administration

Budget responsibility for CSR and Office management cost centers

Job Qualifications

• Very good knowledge of all common MS Office applications
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• German language min. C1
• English language min. B2

About Microbial Solutions

Our Microbial Solutions business group has a comprehensive portfolio of endotoxin testing, microbial detection and microbial identification products and services is unlike any other, and has been purposefully designed to meet the complex and ever‑changing needs of the industry. We help clients to ensure product safety and quality with easy‑to‑use yet robust testing solutions that satisfy regulatory requirements, support critical decision making and improve operational efficiencies.

About Charles River

Charles River is an early‑stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non‑GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilising this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.

With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in over 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.

At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well‑being of many across the globe. We have proudly worked on 80 % of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past five years.

At Charles River Laboratories, we recognise and recruit all talent. We are a company committed to the principle of diversity and inclusion and work daily in this direction.