Office Manager

An industry leader in seasonal products-specifically in Halloween and Christmas, is offering a Temporary to Hire opportunity in their Berkeley, CA location. They are a business consulting firm with private label brands of Halloween and Christmas products that are sold in a variety of retail stores. They work year-round to design, develop, manufacture, and support the sales of Halloween and Christmas products to Mass Market, Big Box, Grocery, Drug, and Specialty Retailers.

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual to wear different hats to do whatever it takes to get the job done with self-initiation, motivation, and drive. We are seeking someone who is eager to grow and develop within the organization. This vital role would take on a variety of responsibilities to allow Operations functions to be on a higher level of productivity and efficiency with the demands of growth in our operation. The Office Manager will manage and support the day-to-day contact with the Management Team, staff, vendors and be the glue to keeping everyone up to date and abreast of what’s going on. The level of expertise is a solid mid-level office manager who is a professional and self-starter in an exciting but complex consumer business environment. This candidate should also have experience with Human Resource functions that include but are not limited to, on-boarding and off-boarding employees, communicating with the PEO, assisting with policy updates related to OSHA, Handbook, Safety and all compliance matters, and fielding HR inquiries from internal business units.

Ascot Staffing is managing this search for qualified candidates interested in a full time Temporary to Hire opportunity that has a possible hybrid work schedule. Qualified candidates will have a passionate interest in consumer-packaged goods, fashion, and toys. You love working in a fast-paced environment with great people who share the same passion in this seasonal product industry. You are well-rounded in your ability to be versatile with interpersonal skills of working well with team but can also be focused and self-directed in completing projects which requires confidentiality and discretion as well. The key to success in this role is to be able to navigate varying priorities of projects, set up processes to meet the demands of growth, be a team player and make things happen for the team so they can count on you. Your attention to detail can be seen as a perfectionist to a certain degree and you love to be known as being on top of everything.

Skills Needed:Compliance, Vendor Management, Human Resources Experience, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook, Attention to Detail, Multi-Tasking, Managing Shifting Priorities, Highly Organized, Effective Communication Skills, Team-player, Judgment and Decision Making.