Duties of Administrative AssistantsAdministrative Assistants perform many basic functions in offices, including:
- Assisting with all aspects of administrative management, directory maintenance, logistics, equipment inventory and storage
- Managing inventory of assets and supplies, monitoring critical level of stocks, sourcing for suppliers and submitting invoice
- Coordinating between departments and operating units in resolving day-to-day administrative and operational problems
- Scheduling and coordinating meetings, interviews, events and other similar activities
- Sending out and receiving mail and packages
- Preparing business correspondence (often using Word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation computer software)
- Sending faxes
- Managing Files
- Research
- Ordering and receiving food deliveries
- Performing multifaceted general office support
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