Administrative Assistant

Description

Job Summary: Temporary position for an Administrative Assistant at Maple Bear Natal, focused on inventory organization, administrative support, and purchase order management, with emphasis on proactivity and process optimization. Key Highlights: 1. Experience in procurement and warehouse management is a plus 2. Focus on process optimization and proactive problem anticipation 3. Work in a Canadian educational excellence environment Position to work as an Administrative Assistant at Maple Bear Natal. We are the first bilingual school in Natal and the sixth Maple Bear school established in Brazil. We operate in early childhood education and elementary education (initial and final years). Our mission is to ignite a passion for learning through Canadian educational excellence while valuing Brazilian culture, thereby developing individuals capable of building a better world ethically, sustainably, and humanely. Our vision is to be recognized by families, students, and staff as the best option for early childhood and elementary education in Rio Grande do Norte for learning and working. **Responsibilities and Duties** * Organize and control inventory (receiving, inspection, storage, distribution, material entry and exit); * Provide support in tasks such as document control and interdepartmental communication, including archiving, information recording, and system usage; * Manage internal department purchase orders; * Quotation and negotiation; * Market and supplier research. **Requirements and Qualifications** * Completed high school education; * Experience in procurement and warehouse management; * Proficiency in Excel. **Additional Information** * Primary objectives: be proactive, optimize processes, anticipate problems, and seek solutions; * Temporary position (to cover maternity leave); Maple Bear is one of the largest bilingual education networks worldwide. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, it has been operating in Brazil for 17 years and is now part of Grupo SEB, one of Latin America’s most solid and respected educational institutions. With over 200 schools operating across all regions of Brazil, it delivers high-quality Early Childhood, Elementary, and High School education to more than 35,000 students. It employs the Canadian Teaching Methodology—recognized among the world’s best—which emphasizes experimentation, discovery, information sharing, and places the student at the center of their own learning.