Office Manager

AAM - American Axle & Manufacturing; Porto; Híbrido; EUR 28 000 - 36 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Health insurance

Meal allowance

Hybrid work model

Birthday off

Extra vacation days

LinkedIn Learning access

Resumo da oferta

Dauch Corporation in Porto is seeking an Office Manager to oversee daily operations, ensure safety and efficiency, and deliver high‑level administrative services for the facility. The role reports to the Director of the GBS and collaborates with HR, IT, and facilities teams to maintain a productive work environment.

The ideal candidate has a high school diploma or equivalent, strong English communication, excellent organization, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. Hybrid working model offered.

Qualificações

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English; Portuguese a plus.
• Demonstrated organizational and time-management abilities.

Responsabilidades

• Oversee day-to-day office operations for Porto facility.
• Ensure compliance with safety and administrative standards.
• Coordinate front-office activities and visitor management.
• Support HR and IT onboarding activities.
• Lead local office policies and vendor relationships.
• Manage mail, invoices, and data storage.
• Support travel planning and event coordination.

Conhecimentos

Fluency in English

Knowledge of Portuguese

Strong organizational skills

Attention to detail

Microsoft Office proficiency

Formação académica

High school diploma or associate degree

Ferramentas

Microsoft Office Suite

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Job Posting Title

Office Manager

Job Description Summary

The Office Managerwill be responsible for oversee and manage the day-to-day operations of the facility, and clerical tasks in our office. Being responsible for compliance, safety, efficiency, and management, according to the organization requirements.This role will also be responsible to ensure the highest standard administrative service, attending the needs of the infrastructure, its hierarchy and its scheduled operations.The Office Managerwill report directly to the Director of the GBS.

Job Description:

This position is based in our Global Business Services (GBS) in Porto. Our 300+ employees provide services within areas such as HR, Procurement, Finance and IT across the world.

Our vision is to deliver sustainable value with standard, consistent, digitally enhanced processes. To achieve this, we are seeking to attract highly motivated and skilled professionals. In return we offer a corporate culture which champions professional development, embraces and leads change, creates ingenious solutions for our customers and encourages collaboration.

What’s the role about?

The Office Managerwill be responsible for oversee and manage the day-to-day operations of the facility, and clerical tasks in our office. Being responsible for compliance, safety, efficiency, and management, according to the organization requirements.This role will also be responsible to ensure the highest standard administrative service, attending the needs of the infrastructure, its hierarchy and its scheduled operations.The Office Managerwill report directly to the Director of the GBS.

What you’ll do?

• Make and maintain a positive office environment! Having a highly efficient and enjoyable working environment for all employees and visitors is the prime task of the role.
• Ensure that the office is maintained to a high standard, well equipped, and always properly stocked (maintain supply inventory, oversee and purchase based stationary stock levels).
• Coordination of front office activities, including meet and greet for all internal and external visitors, domestic and international.
• Assist HR and IT teams in welcome new colleagues, by participating in onboarding sessions.
• Take ownership of Health & Safety (HSE) topic for Dauch Portugal.
• Participate and act as local lead for Brand deployment projects.
• Develop and deploy Office Policies.
• Manage incoming mail, invoice shipment, and its respective data storage.
• Where required, create, maintain, and enter information into databases.
• Lead and manage relationship with all vendors and 3rd party contractors providing services to the Office, guaranteeing cost-effective services, as well as reaching contractors to handle building repairs.
• Seek continuous improvement of Office Operations, leading processes and initiatives that may increase the Office and Teams’ daily routines.
• Responsible for travel management for Porto Office, including its Policy deployment and development.
• Grant support in all responsibilities addressed to the Office Management Team, such as:
  • Event planning tasks.
  • And maintenance of a harmonious, safe, comfortable, productive, and sustainable work environment.
• Lead 1 team member.

What are we looking for?

• High school diploma or associated degree
• Ability to communicate clearly with internal and external contacts
• Very strong organisational and time-management skills
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Fully proficient with Microsoft applications including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook
• Ability to write clearly and help with word processing when necessary
• Ability to multitask in a highly demanding work environment.
• Prior experience in a similar environment.
• Fluency in English
• Knowledge of Portuguese or any, other foreign languagewould be an advantage.

What do we offer?

• Attractive salary package inc. health insurance and meal allowance
• Truly multinational environment (23 nationalities, 12 languages)
• Modern office facilities (social, dining, and relaxing areas)
• Opportunities to develop, grow and progress
• Hybrid working model
• Free access to LinkedIn learning
• Birthday off and extra days of vacation
• Various discounts across retailers and services

Required Skills and Education

• High school diploma or associated degree
• Ability to communicate clearly with internal and external contacts
• Very strong organisational and time-management skills
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Fully proficient with Microsoft applications including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook
• Ability to write clearly and help with word processing when necessary
• Ability to multitask in a highly demanding work environment.
• Prior experience in a similar environment.
• Fluency in English
• Knowledge of Portuguese or any, other foreign languagewould be an advantage.

About Dauch:

Dauch Corporation is a premier Driveline and Metal Forming supplier serving the global automotive industry with a powertrain-agnostic product portfolio that supports electric, hybrid, and internal combustion vehicles. The company is headquartered in Detroit, MI, with operations that span 24 countries and more than 175 locations. Formed through the acquisition of Dowlais Group plc and its subsidiaries - GKN Automotive and GKN Powder Metallurgy, Dauch unites deep engineering roots with global manufacturing capabilities and an entrepreneurial spirit to move mobility forward. Visit www.dauch.com to learn more.