Sr Admin Assistant - Madison, WI Hybrid

About the position

As a Senior Administrative Assistant, you’ll support multiple leaders and demonstrate a keen ability to think critically in a fast-paced environment. Here, you’re an extension of your leader, complementing their work style while upholding Target’s values and demonstrating the utmost poise, professionalism and leadership. You’ll offer a level of service that goes above and beyond the basics. You’ll successfully manage multiple priorities and processes while staying up to date on an ever-changing retail marketplace. Bring your ability to anticipate your leaders’ needs and proactively solve problems before they arise. Confidentiality, flexibility and exceptional time management will be key to keeping things running smoothly. Field Sr. Admins ONLY: Your role will focus on task-driven responsibilities, including cross-functional pyramid support and key store-facing priorities in the field. You must be a proactive self-starter, able to work independently without daily guidance from your leader. Job duties may change at any time due to business need.

Responsibilities

  • Support multiple leaders
  • Think critically in a fast-paced environment
  • Complement leader's work style
  • Uphold Target's values
  • Demonstrate poise, professionalism and leadership
  • Offer above and beyond service
  • Manage multiple priorities and processes
  • Stay up to date on the retail marketplace
  • Anticipate leaders' needs
  • Proactively solve problems
  • Maintain confidentiality
  • Be flexible
  • Manage time effectively
  • Focus on task-driven responsibilities (Field Sr. Admins ONLY)
  • Provide cross-functional pyramid support (Field Sr. Admins ONLY)
  • Address key store-facing priorities (Field Sr. Admins ONLY)
  • Work independently without daily guidance (Field Sr. Admins ONLY)

Requirements

  • High School diploma or equivalent experience
  • 2+ years of administrative experience or similar experience
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to communicate to variety of levels, both internally and externally
  • Flexible, resilient and nimble; comfortable working in “grey areas” that are constantly changing
  • Accountable with a high degree of initiative; ability to balance fluctuating workload and tasks
  • Exceptional ability to prioritize, problem-solve and make decisions
  • High attention to detail
  • Experience using Microsoft Office preferred
  • Four-year degree preferred

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits and programs
  • Medical insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Life insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Employee discount
  • Short term disability
  • Long term disability
  • Paid sick leave
  • Paid national holidays
  • Paid vacation
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