Executive Assistant

At Johnson Outdoors, home to some of the world's most innovative and best-known outdoor recreation brands, we create amazing outdoor experiences - for adventurers, by adventurers. Check out each of the unique Johnson Outdoor brands in Fishing, Watercraft, Camping, and Diving!

Located at our beautiful Headquarters along Lake Michigan in downtown Racine: 555 Main Street, Racine, WI. Hybrid work schedule.

About the Role:

Provides, initiates, and prioritizes a variety of complex, diversified, confidential, and comprehensive administrative support to executives. Prioritizes, organizes, and helps manage executive leadership calendars/schedules, commitments, domestic and international traveling, and communication with internal and external stakeholders.

What you will be doing:

• Handles confidential and non-routine information and facilitates communication between appropriate departments.
• Schedules, maintains, and prioritizes executive's calendars/schedules as needed. Supports the planning and organization of administrative aspects such as agenda preparation, location, catering, logistics, audio-visual arrangements, document creation and expenses.
• Coordinates and processes domestic and international business travel arrangements which may include managing logistics, generating expense reports, and reconciling corporate credit card charges to ensure timely and accurate reimbursement.
• Provides project and administrative support which includes creating documents, presentations, as well as auditing and analyzing, and gathering information.
• Performs independent research and compiles, analyzes, and summarizes information from a variety of sources to support administrative needs.
• Creates, edits, and maintains confidential and complex electronic and written communication on behalf executives such as memos, graphics, statistical data, reports, presentations, flow charts and organization charts utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and SharePoint.
• Researches, prioritizes, and follows up on incoming issues and concerns including those of a sensitive or confidential nature. Determines appropriate course of action, referral, or response.
• Serves as recording secretary for committees, and compiles and distributes quarterly reports, meeting agendas and minutes.
• Operates and maintains office equipment (fax, printer, photocopier) and may order office supplies.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What you need to succeed:

• Typically requires a bachelor's in business administration or equivalent.
• Typically requires a minimum of 7 years of experience managing and overseeing complex administrative support for an executive.

• Advanced skills and ability to anticipate needs, think critically, and offer solutions to problems with a high level of professionalism and confidentiality.

• Ability to prioritize workflow and make effective administrative decisions to increase efficiency, accuracy, and productivity.

• Proven experience in managing executive-level calendars, time, travel, meeting logistics, events, meetings, and catering.

• Excellent skills in all aspects of planning, collaboration, analytics, problem-solving, time management, and proactive awareness.

• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Teams).
  • Demonstrated ability to create and compile simple to complex documents, reports, graphs/charts, and presentations.
  • Strong skills in using Teams to manage meetings, create/organize various folders and manage files.

• Excellent and advanced verbal and written communication skills to work effectively with senior leadership, internal and external stakeholders, the Board of Directors, and the executive team.

• Effective organization and time management skills with the ability to work under pressure and adhere to project deadlines.

A few pointers about our culture:

• Entrepreneurial spirit and innovation are in our bones! We authentically innovate trusted equipment that gets people out there.
• We are laser-focused on our consumers, and passionate about inspiring people to actively engage with the amazing awe of the outdoors again and again.
• We strive to create meaningful, healthy change in the world as individuals and as a family of brands.
• We value diversity and team members who are willing to wear multiple hats; who take personal initiative, anticipating what needs to be done, and figuring things out to make them happen; but who are also willing to ask for help, to assist others and work together.

What you will receive:

• Share in the company's success - Competitive base salary, with additional earning potential through participation in the annual discretionary cash profit sharing program, eligibility for annual pay increases, employee stock purchase plans and a comprehensive benefit package.
• Find your work/life balance with generous paid time off and holiday benefits, health insurance and wellness plans.
• Further your career with training opportunities including our tuition assistance program.
• Plan for your future with our 401k with company match and deferred retirement contributions, Sons & Daughters Scholarship program, life and LTD insurance, employee stock purchase plan, and more.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at Johnson Outdoors (and all subsidiaries) without regard to race; creed; color; religion; national origin; sex; age; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; genetic predisposition or carrier status; veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or any other status protected by law. Johnson Outdoors is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.

If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please contact Human Resources at HRSpecialAccommodations@johnsonoutdoors.com to let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

About Us:

JOHNSON OUTDOORS is a leading global innovator of outdoor recreation equipment and technologies that inspire more people to experience the awe of the great outdoors. The company designs, manufactures and markets a portfolio of winning, consumer-preferred brands across four categories: Watercraft Recreation, Fishing, Diving and Camping. Johnson Outdoors' iconic brands include: Old Town canoes and kayaks; Ocean Kayak; Carlisle paddles; Minn Kota fishing motors, batteries and anchors; Cannon downriggers; Humminbird marine electronics and charts; SCUBAPRO dive equipment; Jetboil outdoor cooking systems; and Eureka!camping and hiking equipment. Founded in 1970 by Samuel C. Johnson, the Company has delivered double-digit compound annual growth over its history, evolving from a single brand into a nearly $743 million global enterprise with around 1,200 employees across 20 countries.