Sales Support - Writing

Job Description

Position title: Sales Support - Writing

Location: Hamburg, Germany

Reports to: Senior Manager Sales

Contract type: Permanent, full-time

Job summary

As a Sales Support you will provide administrative assistance for the sales team and customers in Nordic countries, while being based in our Hamburg office. Your role is to help maximize the efficiency of the sales team to deliver top line sales revenue and profitability for the brands like Parker, Rotring, PaperMate, Sharpie.

Key responsibilities:

• Gathers customer, market, and competitor understanding and supports the delivery of innovative win-win customer and channel strategies for their territory/account portfolio
• Assists in the execution and coordination of promotions, merchandising, forecasts, and annual planning (where applicable)
• Shares customer(buyer)/consumer/shopper/purchaser/end user feedback with the appropriate sales and marketing teams
• Supports sales with up to date pricing and trade term communications
• Provides historical information on sales by SKU (Stock Keeping Unit), category, business, etc.
• Provides necessary reports using MS Excel to help sales analyze margin and product mix
• Manages inventory levels by controlling returns and damages
• Uses internal systems and resources, as well as external where necessary, to access sales numbers including customer, market and shopper data, category sales and SKU level sales
• Represents the company in a professional manner, presenting one company face to the customer
• Elevates customer concerns/needs immediately to sales management

Minimum Qualifications:

• 1-2 years of experience on similar position
• Fluent English and communicative German
• Good command of MS Excel and ability to work with large amount of data
• Valid driving license

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of Finish and/or Norwegian
• Ability to work alone, without direct supervision
• Good command of MS Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
• Excellent communication skills to drive sales/training point of difference
• Ability to influence various departments with the business without direct authority
• Very outgoing and self-motivated

What we can offer you!

Newell Brands has a strong footprint in the EMEA region with several thousand employees spread over many corporate offices and manufacturing facilities. A wide portfolio of our brands is strongly represented across the region including Parker, Waterman, Rotring, PaperMate, Sharpie, DYMO, Yankee Candle, NUK, Coleman, Marmot, CrockPot and many more.

We grow the brands that sit in every aspect of people’s daily lives.

Join us and become part of:

• Global company with development opportunities, both locally and internationally.
• Our friendly and competent team, who will support you to achieve the goals you are aiming for.
• Sustainability Strategy – environmentally sustainable and socially sensitive business practices.
• Give@Newell – charity activities dedicated for local communities right where you live/work.

Are you interested?

If so, please click on “Apply Now” on this site and upload your CV in English.

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