Very little slack time here, except in late November and December...so now things are picking up rapidly.
In the later months I go through my desk manual to update procedures and file announcements and org charts. This keeps me busy for days, since there are so many changes in this company. In addition to this, I keep an updated list of my job duties available for review purposes, and for use by those covering for me when I'm out of the office.
When I get tired of that, I prepare binders for upcoming year's sales orders, or replace dog-eared folders. In addition, it's time to start putting old files in storage, so I get that organized. I also prepare for the coming year, creating new folders electronically. It's also a good time to weed out unused electronic files and folders.
The contact lists need constant updating, adding info such as what gifts and cards each person at each company receives....updating their titles and making sure that the current correct rep at our company is listed as contact.
I keep a list of projects my boss may mention in passing...things like, "It would be nice to prepare a monthly report of travel for the managers," or "I could use an annual summary of the expense budget compared to the actual expenses," or "Eventually we should keep better track of the completed orders from each facility," or even, "It would be good for you to keep templates of routing possibilities for our various travel destinations." When I have time I work on these suggestions and turn the projects in to him for review.
I also talk with other coordinators to see what kind of extra projects they do for their managers. One of them showed me how to monitor the cost center charges in SAP, because A/P was making many posting errors. I'm going to look into that for our cost center when time permits.
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