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Position Summary
Purina is looking for a dynamic Sales Assistant that is passionate about pets and loves to be in the middle of the sales action.
A day in the life of a Sales Assistant
- You are the first point of contact for the specialist sales team and support them in various tasks, while building strong bridges with all colleagues
- You provide daily administrative support to the Field Sales Team and the Key Account Managers & become an expert in data management
- You are responsible for customer creation & timely update of the data in the specific Sales applications & tools (AFS Visicom, Product Database)
- You coordinate the monthly promotional planning & mailings
- You actively participate in various monthly meetings & facilitate the organization of Field Meeting & Customer Meeting on-site
- You coordinate the timely development of tools & communication to facilitate the introduction for product launches
- You manage the “specialist mailbox”, dispatching and/or answering customer questions accordingly
- Because of your expertise, you suggest sales process improvements
What Will Make You Successful
- You have a bachelor’s degree, or equivalent by experience.
- You are fluent in French or Dutch with a very good level of the other language. You also have a conversational level of English.
- You are proficient in MS Excel and PowerPoint
- You can work autonomously, and you have excellent planning and organizational skills.
- You are customer & commercially oriented
- You are comfortable juggling with various sources of information, and feel energized by simplifying this towards the team, you are a true multi-tasker
Benefits
- A fulltime, permanent contract
- An attractive salary package including meal vouchers, a yearly target bonus, insurances etc.
- An international company, leader in various product categories
- A work culture based on respect, collaboration, and recognition
- Hybrid working
- A variety of professional training and development programs
- Professional working environment, team spirit, company pride and passionate colleagues
- Our offices are dog-friendly
Nestlé is 308,000 employees strong and are driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. With more than CHF 91.4 billion sales in 2018, we have an expansive presence with 413 factories in more than 85 countries. We believe our people are our most important asset, so we'll offer you a dynamic international working environment with constant opportunities for development. Want to learn more? Visit us at www.nestle.com.
