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Hitachi

R&D Administration Specialist

Santa Clara, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Aug 19, 2021

Experience
At least 3-5 years of experience working as a bilingual Administrative Assistant.

About the job

Provides administrative and operational support to Hitachi America’s Santa Clara R&D team, including purchasing, onboarding, record keeping, and event and travel coordination.

What you'll do

  • Support purchasing, invoice processing, payment tracking, and asset and supply records.
  • Coordinate employee onboarding and offboarding, travel, meetings, and events.
  • Maintain R&D documents and procedures, support office operations, and assist internal departments as needed.

What they ask for

  • Fluency in Japanese, both oral and written, and familiarity with Japanese and American culture.
  • Knowledge of PC and Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint and Excel) in both English and Japanese.
  • Ability to manage competing priorities, interact with all levels, and work overtime as needed.

Tools

SAP, Microsoft Office, Word, PowerPoint, Excel

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