Business Assistant

Job description

General responsibilities:

EHS and Information protection:

·  Live and promote "we never compromise on safety". Follow all environment, health and safety related precautions
·  Business related information and documents should be protected against misuse or loss by appropriate Information protection measures

Compliance and Code of Conduct:

·  Actively represent BASF Group interests and act as a role model with regards to Compliance and Code of conduct, ensure adherence to legal regulations and the company’s internal guidelines as well CORE values and principles.

Strategy related focus:

·  Be aware and support the implementation of the company strategies (both Global and Regional level) within one’s scope of responsibility

 

M ain Tasks

·  Support of MD/CCH Head
·  Responsible for effective time-management of MD in prioritizing meetings and tasks to make best use out of MD's time
·  Responsible for co-ordination of business trips of MD and VIP visitors. Co-operate with other internal and external offices /assistants along the MD's and VIP's schedules. Steering of Facility Management resources for relevant internal and external arrangements
·  Follow up with internal and external contacts including active reminders on deliverables according to MD's tasks and projects
·  Standard reporting and preparation of presentations and meeting minutes on request of management
·  Planning and maintaining calendar: schedule and fix executive meetings; manage and coordinate travel managements
·  Independently carrying out all necessary organizational tasks
·  Apply BASF Group guidelines and principles
·  Act as communication specially for event planning
·  Responsible for MD's "master slides" on business, organisation and projects in the country. Confidentially handle data and information, Co-operate with Sales, Controlling and all other functional departments to keep the "master slides" updated.
·  Accountable for projects assigned by the CCH
·  Support CCH with business & industry analyses
·  Accountable and responsible for the preparation of the monthly management report
·  Bottom-up Sales forecasting and with delegation from the CCH act as a sparring partner with the sales community
·  Consolidate growth opportunities and creation of the opportunity funnel with both GO’s & MBOs, with delegation from the CCH challenge the sales community on missed opportunities
·  Commercial assistant with preparing and moderating Sales meetings, sales reports, etc., coordinating meetings in absence of CCH.

 

M inimum Education and Qualification Required for the Position

Education: Education & training required
plus additional time-extensive job-related training including formal examination (e.g. PhD, BS - MS, MBA)

·  Bachelor s degree in relevant majors

Working Experience:

·  At least 2 years’ experience in managing a similar role is a must.

 

Technical & Professional Knowledge: 

IT skills:

·  Excellent knowledge of MS Office Applications

 

Language skills (level):

·  English (fluent)