Receptionist

WESCO Distribution; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Talentify in St. Louis, MO seeks a Receptionist to be the first point of contact for visitors and calls. You will greet guests, relay messages, and provide information about company services and locations.

You will support daily office operations with calendar management, basic proofreading, and clerical tasks, ensuring professional communication with customers and internal teams. This role emphasizes professionalism and reliable front-desk service.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required; Associates' Degree preferred.
• 1 year relevant experience required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Greets visitors in a professional and courteous manner, determines nature and purpose of visit, provides assistance with check-in, and directs visitors to specific destination.
• Operates multi-line phone system to answer, screen and forward calls, and provide information.
• Performs administrative support tasks including proofreading, transcription, calculation, and invoicing.
• Files and maintains records.
• Schedules appointments, and maintains and updates calendars.
• Receives payment and records receipts for services.
• Analyzes data to determine answers to employee questions, customers, suppliers, and public.
• Provides information about company including location of departments, offices, employees, or services provided.

Skills

Professional communication

Customer service

Multi-tasking

Data interpretation

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Associates' Degree preferred

Tools

MS Office

Job description

As a Receptionist, you will support the entire location as the first point of contact for inbound telephone inquiries and office visitors/guests. You will receive and relay messages/telephone calls from internal and external sources. You will greet guests/visitors, documents information, issues appropriate security passes, reports security issues. You will respond to routine inquiries on office location, hours of operation, telephone numbers, e-mail/website addresses.

Responsibilities:

• Greets visitors in a professional and courteous manner, determines nature and purpose of visit, provides assistance with check-in, and directs visitors to specific destination.
• Operates multi-line phone system to answer, screen and forward calls, and provide information.
• Performs administrative support tasks including proofreading, transcription, calculation, and invoicing.
• Files and maintains records.
• Schedules appointments, and maintains and updates calendars.
• Receives payment and record receipts for services.
• Analyzes data to determine answers to employee questions, customers, suppliers, and public.
• Provides information about company including location of departments, offices, employees, or services provided.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required; Associates' Degree preferred.
• 1 year relevant experience required.
• Administrative and clerical procedures and systems.
• Strong computer skills including MS Office.
• Ability to maintain high level of professionalism and effectively communicate with people outside the organization and represent the organization to customers and other external sources.
• Basic knowledge of WESCO policies, systems, and procedures.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task and adapt to changes in the workflow.

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