Title:  Sales Assistant

Sales Assistant

JOB TITLE: SALES ASSISTANT (M/F/D)
LOCATION: AMSTELVEEN, NETHERLANDS

CONTRACT TYPE: PERMANENT

PROFESSIONAL AREA: MARKETING AND SALES

PROFESSIONAL LEVEL: EXPERIENCED
 
Are you ready to join one of the most challenging FMCG sectors within an international company that offers a lot of opportunities for growth and development?
Are you passionate about working in the M&S department?
Then we have the perfect role for you. For our Marketing and Sales Team, we are looking for an ambitious and full-time Sales Assistant for our office in Amstelveen.

ABOUT THE ROLE
 

The main responsibility is to provide experienced Commercial and Secretarial assistance to the Sales department in order to facilitate the implementation and execution of all Marketing & Sales tasks and programs, with a large focus on Account correspondence and PR/PO process.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• You will be responsible for the Sales support with assigned Channels/Accounts in the Sales Department. Additionally, facilitate contracts, PR/PO creation, GR posting. You will support the merchandising process with respect to external communication; facilitate contracts, solid overview/administration, PR/PO creation, GR posting, travel arrangements, participate in Sales meetings, and handle minutes
• You will be a contact person for accounts in the absence of Regional Sales Managers/Channel Managers in order to collect or solve day-to-day queries and questions
• You will support the Field Sales department:
    Arrange Sales Meetings and Trainings
• You will organize Marketing & Sales team meetings in and outside, f.i.; booking of location and catering, distribution of invitation and agenda, making minutes
• You will handle consumer inquiries and queries
• You will provide assistance to the Marketing- and Sales assistants in case of absence

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Intermediate Vocational Education, supplemented with secretarial training
• Solid experience and very successful record as secretary and in project/process planning, basic knowledge of financial processes
• Fluency in English and Dutch 
• PC literacy: Windows, SAP, extended knowledge of Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Ability to communicate effectively across multiple stakeholders
• Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills
• Proactiveness

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU? 
 
At JTI we believe in the importance of a good work-life balance while we offer lots of opportunities for development and career progression – across functions and internationally. Maybe that’s one of the reasons why our employees stay on average an impressive nine years with us and we have been certified as a Top Employer for over thirteen years now. Want to know more about how our employees rate us? Please visit https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/JTI-Japan-Tobacco-International-Reviews-E6359.htm
 
Next to a rewarding compensation package, we offer a range of other perks and benefits:
•    The opportunity to work 50% of your time outside of the office and 10 days abroad per year
•    Working from home equipment (e.g., chair, screen, mouse, and keypad)
•    25 vacation days + 9 so-called ADV days on a full-time base
•    13th-month salary
•    Bonus scheme

•    Contribution- free pension scheme
•    Great development and training opportunities based on your ambitions and capabilities 
•    Different engagement activities such as dinners, drinks, social gatherings, parties, etc.
•    Working from home allowance
•    Business laptop and iPhone
•    Unique Family leave policy (at least 20 weeks of fully paid parental leave regardless of gender, sexual orientation, or the way of becoming parents)
 
Sounds interesting? We’d love to hear from you! To make it easier for you to apply, there is no need to upload a cover letter. Only your CV is enough because we would like to get to know you in person.
 
WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS – RECRUITMENT PROCESS

We will review all applications and make sure that every candidate receives a reply within 2 weeks after the application deadline. If we find your profile matches what we are looking for, one of our Talent Advisors (Katarzyna Basiewicz) from Warsaw will contact you as a first step.
 
ABOUT JTI
JTI – Japan Tobacco International – is a leading international tobacco company with headquarters in Geneva. As part of the JT-Group, JTI sells its brands in more than 120 countries with around 48,000 employees in over 70 countries worldwide. 
JTI is committed to building a more sustainable future. If we are to achieve our targets, sustainability must be part of the mindset of all our employees and be part of our day-to-day decisions.
Find out more at www.jti.com, https://www.jti.com/europe/netherlands
 
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
JTI is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment. We celebrate the differences that make us unique and strongly believe in a world where you have the freedom to express yourself. Where you can be proud and confident no matter who you are. A world in which we are all equal!
That’s why all applicants will receive fair consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, maternity, or pregnancy. Want to know more about Diversity and Inclusion at JTI? Please visit https://www.jti.com/about-us/our-business/freedom-be-yourself
 
Is this not your next career step, but do you know someone who is a perfect fit? Please let us know!
JTI considers it important that this job vacancy is shared as much as possible. JTI, therefore, invites everyone to share this vacancy with people who might be interested and/or suitable for it. If this results in JTI hiring a suitable candidate, you can, under certain conditions, receive a referral bonus of 500 Euros, to be paid out in the form of vouchers. Want to know more about this bonus? Please contact Mirjam (Mirjam.Draese@jti.com) and ask for the conditions. This policy does not apply to recruitment agencies or recruitment consultants.