Experienced Executive Assistant and Office Manager
1. Amy Schmieder
Mobile: 248-345-0233 AmySchmied@aol.com 4448 Chevron Drive
Home: 248-214-2699 Highland, MI 48356
Customer Sales / Executive Assistant / Office Manager
Sharp and Professional ♦ Positive “Can-Do Approach ♦ Customer Sales and Support ♦ Extensive Admin
Skills ♦ Executive Level Support ♦ Team Centric Approach ♦ Proven Performance ♦ Extremely
Dependable ♦ Effective Negotiating Skills ♦ Extensive Automotive Experience ♦ Energetic and Engaging
♦ Computer and Social Media Skills ♦ HR Support and Assistance ♦ Outstanding Customer Relations ♦
Employment History:
Shape Corporation - Novi, MI (September 2002 – January 2017)
Position: Customer Sales Representative / Executive Assistant / Office Manager
Responsibilities:
• Supported Executive Team Leadership including: President, Vice President’s, and Business Unit Directors.
• Worked with Account Financial Managers, Business Development and Sales Engineers, Program Managers and
Quality Engineers
• Maintain master list of all customer contacts for automotive companies, organized and participated in automotive
and business conventions, including SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association.)
• Schedule and meet with customers to improve business relationships, assist with any customer issues, and
increase sales opportunities.
• Assist corporate sales associates with sales reports, presentations, administration, conferences, travel
arrangements, etc.
• Was the “face of the company” for customers (and events) in the Metro Detroit area.
• Assisted Marketing Director with marketing materials and event scheduling and attendance.
• Create/format/write reports, presentations, letters, charts, etc.
• Schedule and organize business meetings and travel arrangements (domestic and international.)
• Organized and participated in company training programs and leaderships development seminars.
• Maintain master file of all business documents (administration, customer, supplier and contractor agreements.)
• Account Receivable Collections – extremely effective with collections, continuously collecting millions of dollars
in receivables on a monthly basis.
• Participated in strategic planning meetings for business units, including the annual corporate sales meeting and
other meetings requested by the President, Vice Presidents and Business Unit Directors.
• Administrator for the FCA eSupplierConnect and Automotive IHS databases (data analysis and forecast
reports for all OEMs.)
• Process and monitor Purchase Orders for Ford, FCA, GM, Honda, Toyota and Nissan Business Units.
• Communicate all pertinent reports with the sales team, and post all business unit information regarding customer
accounts on the Shape Corp intranet.
• Organize North American International Auto Show event for company and customers.
• Corporate liaison for all functions and activities.
• Responsible for HR work for Detroit Area office staff.
• Responsible for ordering and maintaining office equipment and services, and office supplies.
• Responsible for negotiating pricing for hotels, seminars, meetings, and events.
2. Amy Schmieder
Mobile: 248-345-0233 AmySchmied@aol.com 4448 Chevron Drive
Home: 248-214-2699 Highland, MI 48356
Employment History:
SEMCO Energy, Inc. Farmington Hills, MI (July 1999 – September 2002)
Position: Executive Assistant to CEO / President and Vice President of HR and Public Affairs
Responsibilities:
• Complete support for Executive Team Members, including corporate functions and events.
• Create/format/write reports, presentations, letters, charts, etc.
• Compute complex calculations and prepare special reports/analyses which are often confidential in nature.
• Make corporate travel and meetings arrangements, transportation, facilities, itineraries and agendas, etc.
• Manage the calendars for both the CEO/President and Vice Presidents, make appointments, etc.
• Address customer issues, questions, relations and communications.
• Responsible of ordering office equipment and Supplies, and also running Dun & Bradstreet reports.
Phoenix Group – Farmington Hills, MI (October 1995 – July 1999)
Position: Office Manager/Executive Assistant to Vice President of Sales & Marketing and Directors
Responsibilities:
• Department Supervisor (over Marketing Assistants, Receptionists, and Interns.)
• Create/write/format reports, presentations, letters, charts, etc. Maintain email and office communications/correspondence.
• Supervised and organize due diligence for company acquisitions.
• Schedule and organize tradeshows/event planning. Assemble and maintain marketing materials and supplies.
• Schedule and organize business meetings and travel arrangements.
Waste Management, Inc. – Livonia, MI (October 1989 – October 1995)
Position: Executive Assistant to Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Responsibilities:
• Supported Vice President of Sales and Marketing with sales, relations, issue resolution, presentations, training seminars, etc.
• Create/write/format reports, presentations, letters, charts, etc. Schedule and organize business meetings and arrangements.
• Organize and assist in training seminars for Waste Management Sales Representatives.
Ernst & Young, CPAs – Detroit, MI (December 1980 – October 1989)
Position: Office Manager / Executive Assistant to Managing Partners
Responsibilities:
• Supervisor for Receptionists and Interns, address customer issues, questions, relations and communications.
• Responsible for office administration functions (accounts payable, monthly billings, collections, cash receipts, deposits,
ordering office equipment and supplies.)
• Create/write/format reports, presentations, letters, charts, etc. and schedule and organize business meetings, and travel.
Administrative / Computer Skills:
• FCA eSupplierConnect Database • Microsoft Office • Transcriber
• Covisint Database • MarketForce Database • Postage Meter
• Automotive IHS Database • Telemagic Database • Binding Machine
• Plex System Database • Travel Logistics • Laminating Machine
• MapBox Database • Facsimile Machine • Visio
• Social Media • Kodak/Xerox Copier/Cannon • Dun &Bradstreet Reports
• Internet Explorer • GroupWise • Calculator
