Marketing Administrative Assistant

Great Southern Wood Preserving; Abbeville (AL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid vacation and holidays

401(k) with company match

Flexible spending accounts

Dependent scholarship program

Job summary

Great Southern Wood Preserving is seeking an organized administrative professional to support plant operations. The role involves processing documents, coordinating with vendors and customers, and assisting with inventory and employee record activities.

Ideal candidates will handle purchasing tasks, support accounts payable, and back up switchboard duties when needed, while contributing to a positive team environment in the Alabama facility.

Qualifications

• Proficient in MS Office and data entry with accuracy.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Experience coordinating with vendors and customers preferred.

Responsibilities

• Process receivers, invoices, and purchase orders for the plant.
• Maintain relationships with vendors and customers.
• Assist in monthly inventory reconciliation and employee record setup.
• Back up switchboard operator duties as needed.
• Support purchasing and accounts payable tasks.

Skills

Administrative skills

Data entry

Vendor management

Customer service

Tools

MS Office

ERP system

Job description

Great Southern Wood Preserving, Incorporated is well known for its flagship product, YellaWood® brand pressure treated pine which it sells through Do-It-Yourself retail home centers, pro dealers and other retail building-related and industrial segments. Our distribution coverage stretches from the Florida Keys to Texas to Canada, an area that includes all or parts of 27 states and the District of Columbia, as well as much of the Caribbean and Latin America, and part of the European Union and Mediterranean region. From pressure treated fence products, columns, deck specialties, and KDAT products, YellaWood® is the brand of choice for outdoor building.

Essential Duties Include

• Processes receivers, invoices, production reports, freight bills, purchase orders, sales orders, and lumber sales for the plant.
• Orders office supplies for the plant.
• Assists in monthly inventory reconciliation
• Processes new employee information and sets up employee files for Greenbush.
• Backs up and fills in for switchboard operator as needed.
• Maintains positive relationships with vendors, customers, and plants.
• Works with others within the company to achieve desired goals.
• Performs administrative tasks associated with the purchasing of wood products and the movement of inventory.
• Works with accounts payables to resolve issues.
• Trains office employees as needed.

WE OFFER COMPETITIVE PAY & A FULL BENEFITS PACKAGE INCLUDING

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid vacation and holidays
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible spending accounts
• Dependent scholarship program

About Great Southern Wood Preserving

Great Southern Wood Preserving, Inc. is the industry’s leading producer of pressure-treated lumber products for D-I-Y retail home centers, pro-dealers, and other retail building-related segments. Our YellaWood brand pressure-treated pine is widely known to consumers throughout the South who use it to various outdoor building projects. Great Southern also distributes a large volume of products from many of the best-known brands in the industry. Thanks to 15 full-service treating plants and several production facilities, Great Southern Wood is strategically located to provide prompt and efficient service to lumber yards and building supply stores throughout the South, Midwest, and Northeast.