OFFICE BASED BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT- GERMAN MARKET

Join us on our journey of growth into European Markets!

We are expanding into Europe and need a German speaking Business Development Assistant to join our sales office here in Kings Lynn.
This role has lots of potential and could be flexible, depending on the skills of the applicant.

The main focus would be on making contact with potential customers (both consumers and re-sellers) by phone, email and social media (both cold calls, and follow up calls from face to face visits); and there would initially also be some in depth market research on the web, and via trade journals.

Taking incoming enquiries via phone and email, and support at European events would also be a responsibility of the successful applicant.

Additional tasks could include, maintenance of German e-commerce store, translation of technical documents, assisting with German social media strategy and support at face to face sales visits.

Essential skills for this role:

• Fluency in German language (both written and oral)
• Good English language speech
• Previous office based sales experience
• Outgoing and friendly with good telephone manner
• Resilience and persistence
• A positive attitude, high levels of motivation and willingness to help

Useful experience/skills would also include

• Experience in social media management
• Experience in face to face sales
• Experience in translation (English/German)
• Willingness to travel

If you are interested in an exciting and rewarding role, within a small but highly motivated export sales team -  please call Roland Tunley (Export Sales Manager) for an informal chat on +44(0)1553 768 346, or submit your CV/email us at careers@arbortecforestwear.com