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Louis Dreyfus Commodities has been one of the leading merchandiser and traders in international commodities markets since 1851. Our canola crushing plant in Yorkton, Saskatchewan has a opening for an Admin Associate. The successful candidate will have a High School diploma as well as Administration experience. Advanced education in Business Admin would be an asset. We are looking for a strong dynamic addition to our team. Training will be provided to the right candidate.
This position is responsible for Administration and settlement duties while maintaining customer service.
Primary Responsibilities include:
Develop and manage customer base and producer relationships via face to face meetings, emails and telephone calls.
Manage producer discrepancy issues verbally.
Manage/update information on web page.
Manage contract maintenance using telephones, face to face meetings and computers
Assist in settlements to ensure timely payments to producers.
Provide back up to Accounts Payable and Administration clerks.
If you would like to work for a company that will always rise to meet new opportunities, Louis Dreyfus Commodities is the place for you. We offer competitive wages, health and retirement benefits, and a safety first environment.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
Technical Terminology
- Business
Specific Skills
- Type and proofread correspondence, forms and other documents
- Send and receive messages
- Provide general information to clients and the public
- Prepare and format page presentation
- Perform basic bookkeeping tasks
- Compile data, statistics and other information
- Receive and forward telephone or electronic enquiries
- Maintain and prepare reports from manual or electronic files, inventories, mailing lists and databases
- Process incoming and outgoing mail manually or electronically
- Prepare invoices and bank deposits
- Service office equipment and arrange for servicing in the case of major repairs
- Photocopy and collate documents for distribution, mailing and filing
Work Setting
- Private sector
Area Of Specialization
- Invoices
- Correspondence
- Contracts
- Reports
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Repetitive tasks
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Sitting for extended periods
Security and Safety
- Bondable
Keyboarding (Words Per Minute)
- 41 - 60 wpm
Business Equipment and Computer Applications
- Windows
- Word processing software
- Spreadsheet software
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Word
- Lotus 123
- Excel
- Electronic mail
- General office equipment
- Accounting software
- Internet browser