WHAT IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR?
Updated: Jun 20, 2025 - The Administrative Coordinator is responsible for the efficient operation of our office, ensuring all employment-related activities are managed effectively. This role encompasses a broad range of duties including staffing, compensation, performance reviews, and training. The coordinator also maintains up-to-date visual communications for staff, managing and refreshing notices regarding programs, benefits, schedules, performance metrics, and relevant updates on wellness, safety, and compliance.
Need-to-Know Overview of an Administrative Coordinator
1. Administrative Coordinator Duties and Responsibilities:
- Complete Daily Sales Report and sends to Store Support Center
- Ensure that the front end of the location is staffed without interruption by working at a cash register for around 1 hour daily
- Partner with the Store Support Center Human Resources and the Store Manager with policy, procedure, and initiatives
- Source and screen candidates, review resumes, and make recommendations
- Handle pre-employment screening, including background checks and drug tests
- Plan and participate in job fairs
- Maintain updates in Mangrove, Infor, and Eagle of associate status (hires, terminations, status changes, pay changes, associate discount)
- Coordinate benefit enrollment and status changes
- Maintain associate attendance records and personnel files
- Follow up on associate training to ensure participation
- Help location management in efforts to maintain a visually appealing location, clean and welcoming for associates & customers
- Conduct new associate orientation and other employment-related training
- Use general office equipment such as telephone, copy machine, fax machine, calculator, computer
- May be required to cross-train and perform other duties as necessary
2. Administrative Coordinator Abilities and Requirements
- 1+ years cash-handling and human resources experience preferred
- Retail experience preferred
- Competent knowledge of computer fundamentals including MS Word and Excel
- Possess excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Ability to interact with the team in a fast-paced environment, remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful, and efficient
- Ability to access and use the in-store computer, scanning system, and wireless handheld unit
- Ability to participate in our online applicant and new hire onboarding process remotely
- Ability to complete computer-based training
- Ability to work in team-based environment, developing cross-functional network of resources, maintaining effective working relationships.
- Detail oriented and able to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Computer skills: Proficiency in Excel, Power Point, and Word.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Detail-oriented team player with ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously in fast-paced environment.
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