JOB DESCRIPTION: PRESIDENT-ELECT

The President-Elect is an elected and voting board position with voting rights and in the absence of the President, shall preside at all membership and Board of Director meetings and shall be the Chief Executive Officer in the absence, incapacity or removal of the President. The President-Elect will be responsible for all administrative aspects of Chapter business. The office is responsible for coordinating the administrative service activities commissioned by the Cleveland Chapter. The President-Elect shall have special duties and assignments as determined by the President and Board of Directors.

Main Duties:

1.  Coordinate and facilitate the transition when transition of office occurs.

2.  Learns as much about the APICS Cleveland Chapter’s inner-workings as possible.

3.  Leads the Chapter in the absence of the President

4.  Attend all BOD, PDM, special events, Region and National activities.

5.  Maintains the Passport.

6.  Leads strategic planning committee

7.  May assume special assignments as decided by the President or BOD.

8.  Update/maintain the President-Elect’s “Detailed Position Guide” and forms, contracts, etc. related the Chapter and on file with the chapter Secretary.

Technical Requirements:

1.  E-mail, internet, and phone access.

2.  Have read and fully understand the job description, APICS Cleveland Chapter by-laws, and rules set forth by the National.

Required Skill:

1.  Leadership, motivation, delegation, teambuilding, communication, organization, project planning, negotiation.

2.  Typing and computer skills: word processing, spreadsheets, Internet skills, databases, graphs and charts.

3.  Familiarity with APICS body of language.

4.  Writing skills (grammar, spelling, proofreading).

5.  Public speaking and presentation skills.

Minimum Time Requirements:

1.  BOD meetings: 1 per month, 2 hour per meeting

2.  Transition meeting: 1 per year

3.  APICS sponsored Region Meetings: 2 per year

4.  Professional Development Meetings: 1 per month, 8 per year

5.  10-15 hours additional per month, depending on level of chapter activity

Last Update: August 23, 2005