Commercial Assistant Europe (m/f)

Company description

Our client, a worldwide industrial company, is currently searching for the following profile, based at their headquarter in Luxembourg:

Commercial Assistant Europe (m/f)

Under the supervision of the Commercial Director, the Commercial Assistant Europe is responsible for assisting in all the commercial activities of the department in project management of main strategic plans for market statistic searches, analytical data and their implementation through KPI’s dashboard.

The Commercial Assistant supports the department in various aspects, including the management of main contracts and the follow-up of Key account price policy and acts as a backup for the pricing department and Marketing and communication coordinator.

Job description

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation of business plans (market data analysis, competitive analysis, SWOT, product positioning, trends, etc)

• Generate market researches and analysis for new business opportunities and new markets by gathering information from several sources to match SBM/Key account requirements

·         Prepare monthly reports on sales numbers by segment and on product families

·         Update various KPI’s for the commercial department

·         Assist the Market Development Managers (MDM) in the preparation of a price list for critical Accounts :

• Tracking of raw material variation over period of reference

• Calculation of impact on customers’ spent

• Update of price lists

• Support for Sales force working with non-European currencies

·         Update SharePoint with new price lists

·         Communicate with other subsidiaries in order to coordinate actions with regard to projects, on a global scale

·         Ensure Marketing & Communication Coordinator’s back-up when needed

·         Backup & assistance responsibilities:

• Marketing & Communication: helps promoting the company and products’ visibility internally and externally through a marketing program developed by the Marketing Communication Coordinator. Replaces the MC Coordinator in case of absence

• Pricing: Acts as a backup for the Pricing Administrator in case of absence

• Perform all other additional projects and duties as assigned by management

Required profile

Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Economy or in Business

• At least 6 years of relevant working experience in similar position

• Fluency in both French and English (German will be a plus)

• PC Literate

• Excellent organizational skills

• Customer-oriented

• Proven analytical mind