Executive Assistant – Sales, Service & Marketing

Job Description

This position is classified as a Hybrid position, meaning the successful candidate will work at our Markham or Oshawa office three (3) days each week

The Role:

GM Canada is seeking an experienced candidate to manage the day-to-day administration, schedule, and meeting planning, in support of the Vice President of Vehicle Sales, Service & Marketing, General Director of Sales, Director of Distribution, and Director of Dealer Network, and the Dealer Communication Team process.

What You'll Do:

Works independently and with discretion to ensure smooth operation of the Vice President’s and Directors’ Offices, which includes calendaring, meeting coordination, travel arrangements, expense reporting and reconciliation.

• Ability to handle confidential materials and situations with professionalism such as the coordination of executive team meetings by, preparing agenda packages, arranging monthly meeting dates/times/rooms, and contacting participants ensuring follow-up on items as needed.
• Able to proactively create and maintain effective workflow and communications with senior leadership team to accomplish the work of the Office which includes the handling of a variety of projects and tasks simultaneously.
• Manages daily emails and in-person inquiries, prioritizing and responding to all requests in a professional, customer-focused and confidential manner.
• Ability to work within a larger team and liaison with other administrative staff to solve a variety of complex and sensitive situations with good judgement.
• Assist with co-ordination of the Dealer Communication Team process, such as in-person meetings, conference calls, annual elections, action item management, and other tasks as required.
• Manage the Information Lifecycle Management, Business Continuity, Time Keeping, Internal Training Tracking, and Distribution List Administration process for Vehicle Sale Service and Marketing.
Assist with Global Connect content management.

Your Skills & Abilities:

• Strong organizational, time-management and problem-solving ability.
• Effective at calmly managing multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Demonstrates a high-level of confidentiality with the ability to handle sensitive business information.
• Solid customer-focused interpersonal skills and strong written and verbal communications are essential.
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Previous Executive Assistant experience, supporting multiple Executives.

Additional Job Description

Compensation and Benefits:

• GM’s Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs.
• GM’s comprehensive compensation and benefits plan is carefully designed and thoroughly benchmarked against the companies that we compete for talent in the local market .

The goal of the General Motors of Canada total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan currently includes the following benefits, in addition to many others:

• Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and supplemental benefits for pregnancy, parental and adoption leave.
• Healthcare, dental and vision benefits including health care spending account and wellness incentive.
• Life insurance plans to cover you and your family.
• Company and matching contributions to a Defined Contribution Pension plan to help you save for retirement.
• Global recognition program for peers and leaders to recognize and be recognized for results and behaviors that reflect our company values.
• Tuition Assistance and Employee Assistance Program.
• GM Vehicle Purchase Plan for you, your family and friends.

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us

We aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Diversity Information

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers. We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities.

We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Accommodation is available for applicants with disabilities. Should you be contacted by General Motors of Canada, please advise if you require accommodation. General Motors of Canada values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer.