Key to Cree’s market advantage is unrivaled materials expertise in silicon carbide (SiC) with gallium nitride (GaN) to deliver chips and packaged devices that can handle more power in a smaller space while producing less heat than other available technologies, materials and products. Cree’s product families include blue and green LED chips, lighting LEDs, LEDs for backlighting, power-switching devices and radio-frequency/wireless devices.

We are headquartered in Raleigh/Durham, NC; an area consistently ranked in the Top 10 Places to Live by Money Magazine and is also home to the Research Triangle Park. The RTP area was recently voted the #1 high-tech region in the country by the Silicon Valley Leadership Group and consists of approximately 112 research related organizations and companies that employ over 40,000 people. Cree’s facility in Durham has approximately 1400 full-time employees devoted to R&D, manufacturing, sales & marketing and other professional support roles.

Cree boasts a casual work environment, where jeans and shorts are a typical sight every day, not just on Friday. We also have an onsite fitness facility; complete with indoor track, basketball court, 3 racquet ball courts, aerobics room, free weights, machine weights and cardio machines. This facility is 100% free to our employees and their spouses, and is open Monday through Friday. Our benefits include a quarterly bonus program, stock options, 401k, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, tuition reimbursement, and medical/vision/dental coverage.

We currently have an opening for an Administrative Assistant within our LED Components group. This position will be stationed at our headquarters in Raleigh/Durham, NC.

Summary:
This position is part of the administrative team with primary support responsibility to the VP/GM - Components along with other key members of the Components team. The position reports directly to the VP – Administration but takes technical day-to-day direction from the VP/GM - Components.

Responsibilities:
• Advanced administrative support to the VP/GM – Components and other key members of the Components team. This includes preparation of correspondence, PowerPoint presentations, Excel spreadsheets, Word documents, expense report processing, meeting/event coordination, greeting external guests, calendar management, contract management, invoice processing, budget coordination, filing and general office management. Also responsible for making daily shipments to other locations.
• Travel management including working with the Travel Manager and Egencia on complex international and domestic travel logistics and preparation of expense reports connected with travel which includes calculating exchange rates for international. Also includes processing of Visas and Passports as required.
• Meeting coordination – including extensive logistical support. This includes ordering meals for both external and internal meetings.
• Coordinate logistics with external visitors, customers and potential candidates for employment. Logistics includes coordination of meeting, travel and lodging arrangements.
• Efficient and effective processing of invoicing against contract terms. Responsible for order management of supplies and general office management as requested.
• Contact management including scanning business cards and setting up a system for easy retrieval of contact information.
• Budget coordination and oversight including tracking of expenses and assistance with creating and managing the fiscal year budget process.
• Calendar and file management including tracking emergent meeting requests and rescheduling calendars to meet business requirements.
• Event planning – including coordination of external customer visits and associated logistics.
• Backup for receptionist position, on a rotation basis which includes greeting external visitors, answering phones on the switchboard and coordinating meeting room logistics.
• Other administrative duties as assigned by the VP – Administration including, but not limited to, providing back up administrative support to other areas of the company.

Qualifications/Education:
• Experience in administrative support roles, preferably in a corporate environment
• Self motivated, works with limited direction
• Professional appearance and outgoing/energetic demeanor
• Organized and resourceful
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• High school diploma requires, AS or BS degree preferred
• Excellent customer service skills
• Ability to work independently

Professional and Personal Traits
• Possesses unquestionable integrity and ethics
• Has a demonstrated track record of quality support and high performance
• Will question current assumptions about the business conditions and the business model and offer solutions
• Inquisitive about new and emerging market trends or business patterns
• Excellent communicator, collaborates well with others
• Multi-tasks effectively
• Strong work ethic, self-directed
• Highly intelligent and extremely skilled