This role provides comprehensive operational and administrative support to the HR function and Grand Rapids, MI campus for Dematic. Responsibilities include delivering day-to-day HR service support, responding to inquiries, delivering an engaging new hire experience, and managing the site employee activities for the Grand Rapids location. The role also functions as an executive operations partner, managing calendars, coordinating international travel, and overseeing logistics for meetings and events. Additionally, it supports global travel and expense processes with a focus on efficiency and compliance, while enabling HR programs and projects through cross-functional coordination, executive reporting, and follow-through on key deliverables.
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The base pay range for this role is estimated to be $62,250-91,300 at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location, education, experience, knowledge, and skills.
What You Will Do In This Role:
HR support & administration: Provide HR support to HR team, leaders and employees, including responding to basic inquiries, administering and communicating HR programs, managing HR reporting and administration, preparing and leading the new hire experience, managing routine administrative tasks and supporting day-to-day HR service delivery.
Site Employee Activities: Lead the project planning, coordination, and executing of employee activities partnering with a cross-functional for the Grand Rapids campus.
Executive operations & coordination: Serve as an operational partner to HR executives, managing calendars, international travel, and end-to-end logistics for meetings and events (domestically and internationally).
Global travel & expense support: Support international travel planning and expense management for HR leadership, ensuring efficiency, compliance, and a high-quality executive experience.
Program & project enablement: Support coordination of cross-functional HR initiatives, support executive-level reporting and communications, and ensure follow-through on key actions and deliverables.
What We Are Looking For:
5+ years of experience in functional administrative support and/or office management in a global corporate environment, including coordinating international travel, planning group meetings and events, processing expense reports, etc.
Familiarity with basic HR administration and support.
Must be able to demonstrate exceptional organizational, attention to details, time management, and communication skills as this is critical for success in this role.
High emotional intelligence, professionalism, and the ability to anticipate needs and proactively resolve issues.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including AI tools for efficiencies.
Experience managing complex projects, travel, and sensitive communications.
Ability to maintain composure under pressure, manage competing priorities, and meet tight deadlines.
A service-driven, can-do attitude with a desire to contribute to a high-performing team.
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Are looking to make your move? Then you’ve come to the right place! We are the KION Group, and the world of supply chain solutions is our home. KION is shaping world trade – globally, regionally, locally. We ensure that supply chains reach their full potential: fast, efficient, smart, sustainable and reliable.
Our 42,000 employees make a real difference, helping us to become who we are today: The Supply Chain Solutions Company. Our people’s passion is innovating, automating, and orchestrating solutions for our customers’ supply chains.
Would you like to be part of our international team? We can offer you interesting jobs and exciting career opportunities in an innovative, rapidly-growing, and forward-looking industry.
With us, you benefit from numerous development opportunities in a global group, including the possibility of working at one of our locations abroad on a temporary basis. Regardless of which of our sites you work at, the KION values—integrity, collaboration, courage, and excellence—shape how we act and how we work with colleagues, managers, customers, suppliers, and applicants both at home and abroad.
KION is the architect of global, regional and local supply chains. Our brands are well established:
Dematic is the global leader in intelligent supply chain and automation solutions. The Linde Material Handling and STILL brands serve the premium and higher value segments of the industrial truck market. Baoli focuses on industrial trucks in the lower value and economy segments.
As a provider of comprehensive supply chain solutions with a worldwide service network, KION has a global presence and a regional focus on the needs of its customers. KION brands keep the world moving.
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