As a valued London Drugs family member, the opportunities for career growth are unlimited! Here is a great chance for you to grow your skills and experience.

Our Marketing Department located at our head office in Richmond, BC currently has an opportunity for:

Marketing Administrative Assistant

The Marketing Administrative Assistant position is responsible for the active support of Marketing Leadership and broader department with initiatives, tasks, assignments and projects. The Marketing Administrative Assistant requires strong organizational, communication and writing skills. Accuracy and professionalism will be required to handle the variety of tasks from invoice processing, managing store requests and vendor quotes for print/marketing orders. This role directly supports the General Manager of the department and member of the Executive. The ability to maintain confidentiality is critical to this role.

Roles and responsibilities:

Support Vice President with all administrative tasks including managing scheduling of meetings and overall calendar.
Prepare/set up of meetings, attending for documentation and support as required.
Create documents and presentations based on briefs and content provided by leadership. Requires both building cohesive structure and flow to content and completing independent fact finding/research.
Utilize administrative skills to document, process and/or execute marketing/department/store requests.
Process Marketing invoices, with an understanding to the finance workflow and importance of accurately reflecting spending, setting accruals and reconciling month by month.
May be required to coordinate marketing assets for print, radio and television production including vendor communications for quotes, rentals or event planning.
Maintain high quality, accuracy and confidentiality of all projects, products and any other information within the Marketing Department.
Ensure security standards are maintained concerning all Marketing endeavors.
Scheduling and supporting meetings.
Ordering supplies.

The successful candidate should possess the following:

Works well independently and as a team member.
Be flexible and willing to adapt to ever-changing work-flow.
Strong administrative skills and accuracy with entries.
Can follow process and procedures as outlined by marketing.
Initiative to isolate and solve problems.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Excel and financial process experience.
Highly organized and able to multitask effectively and work under changing priorities.
Able to be concise and accurate when dealing with people and information.
Demonstrate good interpersonal skills when dealing with customers, staff & management.
Able to work well with little supervision.
Function & thrive in high paced, high volume environment under strict time constraints while developing alternate solutions.
Positive and self-motivated with a high level of confidence, enthusiasm and energy.

Education and Knowledge:

Minimum 2 years post-secondary education in a related field such as business administration.
1-2 years’ experience in coordinating, customer service or events planning.

If you are a well organized, self-motivated, individual who has a positive attitude and a commitment to achieving Company objectives, then we have the opportunity for you to excel!

If you are interested in exploring opportunities but not sure where to start, talk to your Manager about this posting, then submit your application on-line.

London Drugs is an equal opportunity employer. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work applicable to this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required.

London Drugs is 100% Canadian owned and is focused on local customers' satisfaction. Across Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and British Columbia, London Drugs' 79 stores employ more than 8,000 staff dedicated to providing our customers with a superior shopping experience.

At London Drugs, we believe in fostering a culture that treats employees like family. We are committed to providing our employees with a supportive and encouraging environment that promotes professional development and advancement. By fostering this approach, we aim to create an atmosphere where every employee feels supported, appreciated, and motivated to contribute their best to the organization.

When we consider employees for new opportunities or promotions, we see them as integral members of our work family. Our commitment to treating employees like family is reflected in our practices of open communication, recognition of achievements, and providing opportunities for continuous learning and skill development. We want our employees to feel a strong sense of belonging and commitment to their success within the organization.

Therefore, we focus on promoting from within and we invite you to view all live postings to help advance your career with us. We also hold Manager-In-Training programs and LD Career Weeks to help better educate, prepare and support you with your career advancement journey.

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