Assistant to Managing Director

Krones AG; Taguig; On-site; PHP 446,000 - 781,000; Full time

Job summary

Krones AG Philippines, a regional subsidiary based in Taguig, seeks an Executive Assistant to support the Managing Director. You will handle calendar management, meeting preparation, and travel arrangements while coordinating with internal and external stakeholders.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and at least 2 years in executive support, with strong English communication and proficiency in MS Office. You will contribute to daily administrative excellence for the MD and assigned team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management, HR, Finance, or related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in executive assistance or office administration.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and ERP/HR systems.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and modify independently documents including correspondence, reports, drafts, emails and memos for the Managing Director
• Manage the calendar of MD, to make appointments and prepare relevant meeting documents
• Participate in meetings with the MD to take notes and prepare minutes
• Assist with clerical, secretarial, and administrative duties including typing, data entry, phone answering and mail handling
• Schedule travel arrangements for MD and handle travel expenses reimbursements
• Coordinate internal and external visitors
• Organize and order office supplies and related equipment for the MD and team
• Handle topics within assigned area including communication to clients and preparation of documents and presentations

Skills

Executive support

English communication

Organization & time mgmt

Detail-oriented

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration/Management/HR/Finance

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

SAP

SuccessFactors

ERP/HR systems

Job description

“Innovative solutions for sustainable and affordable beverages, food and essentials” – we have a clear vision at Krones. For this purpose, we supply state-of-the-art technology to our customers worldwide.

As a regional subsidiary of the Philippines based in Taguig City, it is the commitment of our about 60 employees to optimise our customer reach in this region and to provide them with the best possible service. Furthermore, we are constantly working to provide our customers with optimal results when using our solutions. To this aim, we mainly concentrate on the installation and maintenance fields. In addition to the Philippines, we provide our service to customers throughout the entire Asia-Pacific region.

Interested? Then join our team because: we can achieve more together!

Let’s create impact beyond tomorrow

What awaits you

• To prepare and modify independently documents including correspondence, reports, drafts, emails and memos for the Managing Director
• To manage the calendar of MD, to make appointments and to prepare independently the relevant documents for the corresponding meetings;
• To participate in meetings together with the MD in order to take notes , to prepare the minutes of meeting to distribute them
• To assist with clerical, secretarial, and miscellaneous administrative duties needed, including typing, word processing, data entry, phone answering, copying, collating, mail distribution/pickup, errand filing recording, paperwork processing.
• To schedule travel arrangement for MD and to be in charge of the travel expenses reimbursements afterwards
• To take care of internal and external visitors
• To organize and to order office supplies and other work-related equipment for the MD and for the assigned team
• To be responsible for the different topics within the assigned area (e.g. projects, independent, execution of a functional area,..) including the necessary communication to internal and external clients, clarification of all concerns of the different involved parties, preparation of documents, presentations, statistics, etc.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, Human Resources, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in executive assistance, office administration, or a similar support role.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to handle multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and other business systems.
• High level of professionalism, discretion, and ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with all levels of management and external stakeholders.
• Ability to prepare reports, presentations, meeting minutes, and business correspondence.
• Detail-oriented, proactive, and capable of working independently with minimal supervision.
• Experience in coordinating travel arrangements, meetings, events, and executive calendars is an advantage.
• Familiarity with SAP, SuccessFactors, or other ERP/HR systems is a plus.