Executive Assistant

Elevance™ Renewable Sciences, Inc., a new specialty chemical company based on groundbreaking, proven technology, is harnessing the potential of natural oils to produce a portfolio of commercial products across multiple markets. Elevance was formed to institutionalize work started in 2004 in collaboration between Cargill, one of the world’s largest producers of agricultural oils, and Materia, a leading edge technology organization leveraging patents from the California Institute of Technology (CalTech), to catalyze the commercial production of renewable chemicals.

Elevance is backed by TPG, and is a high growth business with a leading market and IP position. We are the leader in using renewable or natural oils (e.g., soybean, canola, corn and sunflower oils) to create an extraordinarily wide variety of specialty chemical products using a broad range of proprietary, patent protected technologies, including Nobel Prize winning metathesis.

The complexity of the business model stems from commercializing multiple products through multiple channels into a wide spectrum of premium markets and end use applications. While Elevance’s business model incorporates a relatively complex supply chain, the manufacturing platform operates within a low temperature and low pressure envelope to facilitate scale-up.

Elevance begins with a revenue base of approximately $20 Million and is projected to scale to over $1 Billion in 6 years and directly addresses a $20 Billion Market. We have strong IP protection, real revenue and catalyst technologies which are such that they create a compelling growth opportunity.

Position Summary:
The Executive Assistant position will provide professional and reliable administrative support to various Executive Team members within Elevance Renewable Sciences. The position reports to the VP Human Capital and provides executive support to the COO, CFO, EVP Supply & Logistics, EVP Sales & Market Development and VP Human Capital. This position works closely with the Executive Office Manager.
The position is located at Elevance’s suburban Chicago area headquarters in Bolingbrook, IL.

Primary Responsibilities:

Managing the administrative needs of the ERS Executive Team, including but not limited to:

• Coordinating and organizing meetings and functions;
• Outlook calendar organization and maintenance;
• Assist in preparation/creation of presentation materials and letters;
• Assist in travel arrangements;
• Typing, filing, phone coverage and other administrative duties;
• Invoice record keeping/filing;
• Back up contact for troubleshooting (i.e., computer/telephone/site issues); and
• Back up to the Executive Office Manager.

Qualifications:
The successful candidate will be flexible and capable of handling a demanding workload that includes a variety of job duties in a fast-paced working environment. The candidate must be able to manage competing priorities with minimal supervision and follow through on tasks to ensure completion. He/she must be a team player and have the ability to effectively communicate with individuals at all organizational levels. Specific skills and experience include:

• High School Diploma or the equivalent; associates degree or equivalent education preferred.
• 2-3 years previous administrative support experience preferrred
• High proficiency in using Windows-based software, i.e., Outlook, Word, Excel and especially PowerPoint, is required. Specific skills such as mail merge, pivot tables and charts, graphs, org charts, and diagrams are required.
• Excellent organizational skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Demonstrated initiative
• Ability to utilize appropriate systems for fast and effective processing of information
• Solid background managing diverse and time-sensitive priorities

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