Sales and Marketing Assistant

Sales and Marketing Assistant Macclesfield, Cheshire £26,250 p.a. (pro rata) Full-time – Permanent / Mon-Fri 09:00-17:00, with one hour for lunch (Reduced hours negotiable) Benefits Bonus Pension Private Medical Insurance. 23 days’ annual leave entitlement + Christmas shutdown Pfleiderer is a Europe-wide leading manufacturer of wood-based panels; we are looking to recruit a Sales and Marketing Assistant to support our business across the UK & Ireland. The ideal candidate will be: Proficient with Microsoft Office (especially Word, Excel and Outlook) Have good customer service experience Be able to work under pressure and prioritise tasks Be comfortable on the telephone with a polite and friendly telephone manner Have good written & verbal communication skills Be enthusiastic with a positive attitude In this role you can expect to be: Answering incoming telephone calls and email enquiries from a variety of customers. Handling sample requests - taking requests and ensuring prompt packing & mailing. Maintaining sample stocks, liaising with distributors re. sample/literature supply and liaising with Sales and Marketing personnel. Pro-actively contacting kitchen studios where POS are placed, to check on sales activity, requirements for more marketing materials etc. Logging sample requests as leads for the Sales team on CRM system. Occasionally assisting the Strategic Marketing Co-Ordinator on projects. Issuing export documents for customs clearance and answering any queries - liaising with our transport department, customers, customs agents, hauliers. Checking, logging and passing on supplier invoices for payment, in conjunction with the Office Manager.  This role will report to the Commercial Services Manager. Candidates must be eligible to work in UK to be considered for this position. Apply today with an up-to-date CV