Overview

REI Co-op is united around discovering, building and celebrating better ways of working in this world, all so that folks can find and pursue a love of the outdoors. When you work for the co-op, you do your best work with the support to live your best life. And you play a part in shaping the future of the outdoors, for people and our planet.

This job contributes to REI’s success by providing moderately complex administrative assistance for an assigned business unit to ensure that the daily and ongoing administrative tasks are accomplished in a way that supports the Company’s business initiatives and objectives. Responsibilities include receiving and filtering incoming inquiries, coordinating schedules and events, drafting and proofreading documents, maintaining records and data, and coordinating special projects. Models and acts in accordance with REI’s guiding values and mission.

Bring your passionate, authentic self  

We lead with our values, and we are creating a culture that inspires and enables everyone to bring their whole self and their highest ambitions to work every day, so that we can achieve more outside together. Join us in seeking, creating, and building new ways to work. 

Responsibilities and Qualifications

How you will be successful:

• Screen, direct, and follow up on incoming calls, mail, e-mail, and personal inquiries.

• Create and distribute documents (agendas, presentations, meeting minutes etc) to relieve workload and ensure accuracy.

• Schedule meetings, travel, conferences or other special events to ensure effective cost control measures.

• Maintain depart bulletin board, forms, and office supplies; places orders to replenish supplies as necessary.

• Coordinate special projects such as office moves, administrative equipment or service evaluations in DC.

• Providesadditional guidance for other administrative staff due to work load, illness, vacations, lunches, or breaks.

• Gathers, compiles, tracks changes, maintains, files, backs-up, and distributes data to ensure effective cost control, and relieve work load associated with time and labor, expense reports, budgets, shared drives, supply inventory, distribution lists, or special projects using electronic files/folders, spreadsheets or manual means within distribution center.

You qualities:

• 2+ years experience working in an administrative capacity.

• Ability to operate office equipment including multi-line phone, photocopier, and fax machine.

• Ability to draft, proofread and edit documents for spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

• Proficient experience with MS Office Suite and web browsing/research.

• Ability to provide administrative support to a full department and/or multiple managers and supervisors.

• Ability to use discretion when dealing with information of a sensitive or confidential nature.

• Actively participates and collaborates with others on one's own team and across REI for the achievement of business goals.

• Flexible in one's viewpoints and positions in order to support the direction taken by others at REI.

• Uses business knowledge, innovative thinking, and sound judgment in the solution of problems or the pursuit of business opportunities.

• Consolidates information from various sources including feedback from others to reach sound decisions.

• Considers the ultimate impact of decisions and actions on internal and external customers.

• Works smart by setting effective work goals, establishing priorities, and planning well in order to produce quality work.

• Executes effectively by using resources efficiently, meeting deadlines, and keeping others informed of work plans and progress toward goals.

• Clearly conveys and accurately receives information by a variety of methods and in various situations.

• Builds rapport with all kinds of people inside and outside the organization.

• Acts upon opportunities and involves and influences others in the accomplishment of worthwhile organizational goals.

• Challenges the status quo, champions change and influences others to change.

Closing

At REI, we believe the outdoors is for all. We are committed to becoming a fully inclusive, anti-racist, multicultural organization (https://www.rei.com/newsroom/article/rei-antiracist-multicultural-fully-inclusive-commitment) . We know that there's strength in our diversity – that each employee brings unique skills, experiences, and perspectives. Every day you are driving change, fostering a culture of respect, and knowing you're backed by benefits that support your whole life. To work towards this commitment and fulfill our brand promise of inspiring and enabling a life outside for everyone, we seek employees who demonstrate different ways of working, create a sense of belonging, and actively listen and learn.

Pay Transparency

We are committed to practices that promote pay equity and transparency. As required by applicable Pay Transparency laws, REI provides a range of compensation for roles that may be hired in locations under these requirements. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include a wide array of factors, including: your specific skills and experience, geographic location or other relevant factors.

REI offers all regular employees a generous employee discount, access to health benefits, a retirement savings plan and accrued time off. Click here (https://foryourbenefit-rei.com/) for a detailed overview of benefits plans by employee profile.

Pay Range

$23.80 - $26.45 per hour