Your Role
The Executive Assistant is responsible for providing professional administrative support to ensure the effectiveness of the Merchandising leadership team. This role will manage calendars, travel arrangements, support the Merchandising leaders and team as needed and various general administrative duties. The ability to problem-solve, think ahead, and anticipate needs and taking initiative is critical.
Department: Victoria’s Secret Lingerie
Reports To: Executive Vice President, Merchandise Planning & Allocation (MP&A)
Why You Belong Here
At Victoria’s Secret & Co, we acknowledge your value. We recognize that every associate has something unique to add to our brand and business. We strive to recruit, retain, and advance diverse talent that reflects the customers we serve and the communities where we live and work. We foster a culture where everyone belongs because we know our business thrives most when we look for, listen to, and amplify diversity, equity, and inclusion.
We place the customer at the heart of everything we do. We dream big, embrace curiosity and creativity while always learning from our mistakes. We lead with integrity, trust, and respect to achieve the best outcomes as one team.
Your Impact
- Manage the leader's calendar; identify potential conflicts and make recommendations for resolution
- Develop a clear understanding of the business meetings (cadence, purpose, attendees)
- Prioritize incoming information and appointments, learn preference for response, in email, text, Teams chat, in person
- Take initiative to respond to requests and support the leader with required and useful information
- Creation of PowerPoint slides and decks, based on direction from leaders
- Develop creative ways to gather the information (Ex. learn how others prefer to respond, email, text, Teams chat, in person)
- Demonstrate adaptability, flexibility, and resourcefulness as changes occur in schedules, plans, documents, or other situations throughout the business day
- Contribute to ongoing improvement of process and support of the team
- Schedule and manage travel and transportation
- Complete and verify expense reports
- Coordinate all details of setting up meetings owned by leader (room reservation, table arrangement/set-up, technology support)
- Ensure agenda and meeting information are distributed prior to the meetings owned by leader
- Close partnership with the operations team and other EA’s in managing ongoing development meetings. Understanding of the development calendar from a high level.
- Act as a liaison to other business and enterprise partners as directed by the leader including human resources, finance, and operations.
- Communicate with team members and cross functional teams both internally and externally as appropriate, including communication with other EA partners.
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