Office Assistant | Japanese food wholesaler

A large Japanese food wholesaler in Las Vegas, Nevada is seeking an Office Assistant.

<Job Summary>

Office Associate 1 supports the efficient operation of the branch office by providing a wide range of administrative and clerical tasks such as data entry, record management, mail handling, phone support, and filing.
This is an entry-level position under general supervision, with responsibilities that vary day to day. The key focus is to ensure smooth office operations and deliver excellent service to clients and customers.

<Job Description>

• Ensure that each employee, customer, clients, and vendor receive outstanding customer service by providing a friendly environment which includes greeting and assisting everyone by maintaining outstanding product knowledge and all other components of customer service related to the office operation.
• Process Sales Orders and/or Purchase Orders using Oracle.
• Review sales or purchase orders and ensure that orders are processed through the order processing system without issues.
• Use the customer inquiry function for accounts receivable (A/R) questions and reply to customers or sales reps.
• Process checks and cash received from customers.
• Prepare payment orders for invoices from vendors and suppliers.
• Check inventory to determine the availability of requested merchandise.
• File documents according to company standard operation procedure (SOP) and able to retrieve it upon sales or customers’ request.
• Supports office staff, sales, and warehouse and acts as an assistant on various tasks.
• Organize delivery and receiving related documents and maintain logs.
• Have effective communication with sales associates, warehouse, and office personnel.
• Receive calls, takes and relay messages, and respond to requests for information: Provide information to direct the caller to the appropriate individual.
• Provide excellent service to customers and suppliers by communicating to expedite the resolution of problems/complaints with Corporate Finance whenever necessary.
• Assist with the quarterly physical inventory (PI) which may be conducted during weekends.
• Understand PI processes and be able to enter data without errors.
• Understand and follow company SOPs and know how to find necessary SOPs when needed.
• Reception duties include greeting and announcing visitors, accepting deliveries, etc.
• Perform other related duties as required.

<Requirements>

• Japanese or Korean / english bilingual required
• Organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under various time constraints.
• Require computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft word, excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook software, as well as other general office skills;
• Knowledge of general office operation.
• Data entry keyboarding skills without error at a moderate rate of speed.
• Effective communication skills internally and externally via phone, email, and in person.
• Ability to speak clearly, concisely, and effectively.
• Ability to listen to, and understand, information and ideas as presented verbally.
• Ability to assemble, sort, and file documents.
• Ability to organize and prioritize tasks to meet cut-offs.
• Ability to speak, write and read English.

【Key Words】

• Administrative Support
• Office Administration
• Bilingual (English/Japanese or Korean)