Executive Assistant

WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH

As Executive Assistant to the HR VP, you will be primarily responsible for maximizing the VP's time and promoting a positive company image. Through your duties, you will maintain relationships between the VP, her Leadership Team, her employees and external NIKE contacts.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for a highly organized, proactive, and discreet professional who thrives in a dynamic environment and brings strong business maturity. You will excel in this role if you demonstrate:

• Proven experience as an Executive Assistant supporting senior leadership.
• Fluency in English (written and verbal); Dutch is a plus.
• Advanced MS Office skills, particularly in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Flexibility to work outside standard hours when required.
• Ability to travel for offsites, meetings, and leadership events.
• A courteous, professional, and tactful demeanor.
• A pro-active and structured team player in a fast-moving environment.
• Responds positively to change, ambiguity, adversity and pressure.
• Flexible, resourceful and strategic multi-tasker.
• Works individually and accepts accountability for results.
• Analytical with an eye for detail.
• Maintain confidentiality and discretion.
• Good empathy and people skills.
• Embody NIKE's maxims, always maintaining high ethical standards and leading by example.

• Complex calendar and expense management.
• Manage and coordinate internal and external correspondence.
• Establish and maintain a pro-active and ongoing communication flow between the VP and the Leadership Teams in both EMEA and Global

• In the VP's absence, serve as a spokesperson for the VP/GM and prioritize and establish guidelines for the Leadership Team as directed by the VP.
• Handling highly sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
• Be visible on the floor as main contact person for your manager, your team and others
• Build and maintain a strong and collaborative network amongst your team, colleagues and counterparts.
• Participate in projects, identify, evaluate and make recommendations to improve work processes.
• Provide support for meetings and travel for the VP and/ or the Leadership Team
• Organize, coordinate and supervise the logistics for Global Visits, (Global) Leadership Team.
• Meetings, Country Tours, Café Meetings, etc.
• Control/track department budgets as well as Purchase Order management.
• Control/track (team) travel, org charts and FTO.
• Coordination and preparation of presentations/overviews/weekly reports.
• Coordinate and supervise high level Space Planning/moves for department.
• Provide back-up support, including substituting for other Executive Assistants and functional Assistants.