Job description

Driven to be the best. At Batesville you will be part of a diverse culture to solve unique industry challenges, provides exceptional service and help meet the needs of families in communities nationwide. Batesville is looking for an Administrative Assistant to join our team in La Mirada, CA. As an Administrative Assistant you will be responsible for working under general direction of the Director, FP&A, providing diversified secretarial and clerical duties for executives/managers and the department. This position requires you to maintain strict confidentiality while performing essential duties and responsibilities.

What Batesville Offers You:

· 2 weeks’ vacation, 11 paid holidays, 6 paid sick days

· 3% Annual Bonus eligibility

· Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance, which includes MD Live, RX help center, Medical Advocate Program, short term disability, among others.

· Generous 401K Matching Program – 3% (base pay) automatic contribution + $.50 for each additional dollar saved on the first 6% of pay saved*

· Competitive pay

· Opportunities for development and advancement

· Batesville is a family: You will be part of a family of highly committed associates who are passionate about our company, committed to our customers and excited about our future.

What you’ll do:

• Assist the department by performing clerical and secretarial duties including the following:
• Maintain files and reports, retrieving information as required.
• Receive and distribute incoming and outgoing mail (Director & Sales Team), including mailing of regional notification letters to customer base.
• Order and maintain office supplies, sales mailroom & daily price sheet request by customers, sales consultants/reps and service centers.

• Ensure timely exchange of monthly data among business partners, field inquiries from sales colleagues, initiate investigation with assistance from the Director and communicate resolution.
• Coordinate annual pricing initiative for sales colleagues. Determining allotment by sales territory and service center combination. Provide customer addresses and delivery mode (mail, email, face to face delivery) to marketing partner.
• Serve as Data Integrity customer set-up backup.
• Participate in other ad hoc analysis projects and special assignments as needed.
• Other duties may be assigned

Basic Requirements:

· Minimum High School Diploma / GED required

· At least 3 years’ experience in administrative office or other relevant work required

· Familiar with warehouse and logistics admin support

· Basic computer skills

· Proficient with Microsoft Office including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook

Great to Haves:

· Dependable, honest, quick learner, good communication skills and team player

· Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

· Customer service experience is a plus

· Dispatching experience is a plus

Physical Demands:

To perform this job successfully, the physical demands listed are representative of those that must be met by an employee. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to handle and feel, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear. The employee may occasionally be required to crouch. The employee may occasionally lift items as heavy as 25lbs. Specific vision abilities may include the employee’s ability to see near and far distances.

Who we are:

A cornerstone in the death care industry, Batesville has distinguished itself from all others through our commitment to quality, service and innovation. For more than 100 years, Batesville has been dedicated to serving the needs of licensed funeral professionals and helping families honor the lives of those they love.® With annual revenues of approximately $600 million, Batesville is a leader, providing a comprehensive portfolio of burial and cremation products, memorialization offerings, profit-enhancing merchandising systems and leading-edge technology solutions.

At Batesville, our associates are our strongest asset, and we strive to attract, hire and develop the best and brightest to ensure our place in the future. Batesville has a strong culture of achievement, which is underpinned by these five core values:

• Individual worth and integrity
• Excellence in execution
• Spirit of continuous learning and improvement
• Courage
• Customer focus and partnership

What Sets Us Apart:

Making a difference: Helping families honor the lives of those they love® isn’t just our mission. It’s why we do what we do every day to make every Batesville product the best it can be.

Development is a priority: We promote learning and development from Day 1. From our Experience Batesvilleonboarding program to self-guided courses on Batesville University, there are opportunities to advance your skills. We encourage associates to create Individual Development Plans (IDPs) to help drive career-focused discussions and advancement.

Putting customers first: We value the funeral professionals’ role in serving families and are committed to doing our part to ensure their success.

We Have Fun! We work hard, but when it’s time to play, we get creative – and competitive. Whether it is a kickball tournament or football toss, our Tree is Me team provides engagement activities to bring people together across the organization.

We Give Back: We support our communities by assisting in fundraising events and volunteer programs to help those in need.

*These services are not available at all Batesville locations.

Batesville is an operating company of Hillenbrand. Hillenbrand (NYSE: HI) (www.Hillenbrand.com) is a global industrial company operating in over 40 countries with over 10,000 associates serving a wide variety of industries around the world. Guided by our Purpose — Shape What Matters For Tomorrow™ — we pursue excellence, collaboration, and innovation to consistently shape solutions that best serve our associates, customers, communities, and other stakeholders. Hillenbrand's portfolio includes brands such as Coperion, Milacron Injection Molding & Extrusion, and Mold-Masters, in addition to Batesville.

At Hillenbrand we strive to build a diverse workforce through equal opportunity employment that embraces and leverages the differences each individual has to offer. Equal Employment Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer of minorities/females/disabled/veterans.

DISCLAIMER: The above information on this job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by the employee within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of any employee assigned to this job. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.38 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location

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