Build a Career with Dakota Storage

Build a Career with Dakota Storage

Executive Assistant

Milbank, SD
 

This role is a key partner to the CEO and a central point of coordination across the business. You’ll help keep priorities moving, communication clear, and day-to-day operations organized. That includes executive support, purchasing coordination, vendor communication, basic financial tracking, marketing coordination, and follow-through on key projects.

If you’re highly organized, business-minded, and good at keeping multiple moving parts on track, this could be a strong fit.

Executive Support

  • Manage the CEO’s calendar, scheduling, and shifting priorities
  • Help organize meetings, agendas, notes, and action items
  • Screen and prioritize communications
  • Keep information, files, and documentation organized and easy to access

Purchasing and Vendor Coordination

  • Support purchasing activities, including quotes, order tracking, and vendor communication
  • Maintain vendor records and pricing information
  • Track purchase orders and help ensure spending aligns with expectations
  • Coordinate with operations to support timelines and material availability

Finance and Reporting Support

  • Assist with invoice tracking, approvals, and submission to accounting
  • Maintain basic reports such as spend tracking and budget summaries
  • Support expense documentation and internal organization
  • Prepare simple summaries and updates for CEO review

Marketing and Business Coordination

  • Help track marketing initiatives, timelines, and deliverables
  • Coordinate with internal team members and outside partners
  • Keep projects moving and organized
  • Assist with reports, updates, and communication across departments

Operational Follow-Through

  • Help connect the CEO with leadership across operations, sales, and finance
  • Track key projects and follow up on deadlines
  • Support process documentation and workflow improvements
  • Bring order and consistency to administrative systems as the company grows

What We’re Looking For

  • 3–7 years of experience in executive support, operations, office management, or business coordination
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to manage competing priorities
  • Good judgment, professionalism, and discretion
  • Clear written and verbal communication
  • Ability to work independently and anticipate needs
  • Strong attention to detail and follow-through
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, and/or Google Workspace
  • Experience with ERP systems, purchasing systems, or accounting software is a plus
  • Experience in manufacturing, construction, or an industrial environment is preferred

Work Environment

  • Primarily office-based with regular interaction in a manufacturing environment
  • Frequent computer work, phone communication, and email communication
  • Occasional walking through production or warehouse areas
  • Fast-paced environment with multiple priorities and deadlines

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If you’re proactive, organized, and confident managing details while keeping bigger priorities in view, we’d love to hear from you.

 

Compensation

$25-35 per hour

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Executive Assistant