Ref: YC45548

Business Development Assistant

Sector Administration/PA
Type Full-time, Temp/Contract/Project
Location Netherlands-Amsterdam
Salary (Annual) €40,000 - 45,000 / Year
A Japanese electronic components manufacturer in the Netherlands is currently recruiting a Business Development Assistant to join our European team in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
In this position, you will work directly with one or more of their Business Development Managers (BDM).
The ideal candidate should have experience in back-office sales assistance.
YC45548

TYPE: Full-time, initially 1 year contract (There is potential for extension)
WORKING HOURS: 9:00-17:30 from Monday to Friday (8 hours per day + 30 minutes’ lunch break)
SALARY: €40-45K including 8% holiday allowance (Incentive plan with a yearly maximum of 15% of the annual salary, based on both personal and company performance. *only applicable after the 6 months probational period has passed, other terms and conditions also apply.)
BENEFIT: Good financial compensation and a comprehensive benefit package
START: ASAP
LOCATION: Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Currently 2 days in the office, 3 days’ work from home – this may change depending on the company’s decision.)

Business Development Assistant Main Responsibilities:
•Provide efficient and effective support service to the external sales team, discussing developments within the customer base
•Receive, process and co-ordinate all sales enquiries, this may involve liaising with other members of staff within Europe or Tokyo office, ensuring that the replies are sent in a timely and professional manner
•Answer customer enquiries on products, using catalogue or their web site. Any technical question can be referred to the Technical Sales Coordinator or BDM
•Log all customer enquiries on sales database SAP
•Update customer information and progress of enquiries on database SAP
•Occasional Pro-active telephone sales campaigns
•Organize and dispatch all samples and catalogues requested by customers, followed by telephone call to see they received what they require
•Establish a good working relationship with all customers and distributors
•Provide quotations using SAP, followed up by telephone call to establish customer feedback regarding prices, projects, suitability of the products and communicate with sales team
•Provide regular quotation tracking reports to the BDM
•Process and track the status of customer sales order liaising with the Central Logistics Controller in Amsterdam head office and ensuring the customer’s needs are met to satisfaction
•Support Sales administration duties
•Handling Purchase Order, Stock, Shipping Documents, Delivery Control on SAP

Business Development Assistant Ideal Candidate:
•Experience in back-office sales assistant (mandatory)
•Experience in business administration such as PO, invoice, stock control (mandatory)
•Experience in SAP or SAP S4HANA system (preferable)
•Fluent English and another European language
•Team player (important)
•Pro-active and hands-on attitude towards assigned work objectives, and flexible
•Excel & Word skills

** All applicants for Business Development Assistant must have the right to work in the Netherlands as the Company is not able to offer visa support.
Updated: 55 days ago
Ref: YC45548