We are seeking an organized, detail-oriented Administrative Assistant to provide administrative and operational support for a growing team in Manassas. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys a variety of responsibilities and wants to gain experience across customer service, purchasing, vendor coordination, inventory, and general office operations.
Responsibilities
- Provide administrative and customer support to assist with daily department operations.
- Respond to customer inquiries related to spare parts, service, installation support, and order status.
- Communicate with customers and vendors by phone and email to gather information, answer questions, and provide updates.
- Assist with identifying and ordering replacement parts and accurately enter information into the company’s ERP system.
- Prepare purchase orders and communicate with vendors regarding pricing, availability, and lead times.
- Follow up with vendors and customers to ensure orders are processed and delivered on schedule.
- Maintain accurate customer, vendor, purchasing, inventory, and order records.
- Update vendor pricing and product information within company systems.
- Research alternative suppliers and assist with vendor communications as needed.
- Assist with receiving incoming deliveries and verifying that orders are complete and undamaged.
- Prepare outgoing shipments and ensure parts and materials are correctly packaged and labeled.
- Assist with inventory organization, tracking, and maintaining accurate inventory records.
- Support general office administration, data entry, filing, documentation, and other departmental projects.
- Move throughout the warehouse as needed to open boxes, pack and unpack parts, and assist with receiving and shipping activities.
- Provide additional administrative and operational support to other departments as needed.
Qualifications
- Previous experience in administrative support, customer service, office administration, purchasing, inventory, operations, or a related field is preferred but not required.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate professionally with customers and vendors.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Comfortable making phone calls, following up on requests, and gathering information from customers and vendors.
- Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize responsibilities, and meet deadlines.
- Self-motivated, dependable, and eager to learn new products, systems, and processes.
- Ability to work independently while also collaborating effectively with a team.
- Professional, patient, and solutions-oriented approach to customer and vendor interactions.
- Comfortable working in a role that combines traditional office/administrative responsibilities with occasional hands-on tasks.
- Ability to move throughout a warehouse, open boxes, and pack or unpack parts and materials as needed.
- Ability to work fully onsite in Manassas, VA, Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM–4:00 PM.