Sales Assistant and Logistics Coordinator

A leading international electronic components manufacturer based in Amsterdam is seeking a proactive Sales Assistant and Logistics Coordinator to join our dynamic European team in Amsterdam. In this role, you will collaborate closely with one or more of our Business Development Managers (BDMs), supporting strategic initiatives and operations. The ideal candidate will bring experience in back-office sales assistance, ideally gained within a manufacturing environment.

TYPE : Full-time, initially 6-month contract (with the intention to move into a permanent contract once the initial period has ended and should both parties agree to it)

WORKING HOURS : 08 : 30-17 : 00 (Monday- Thursday) and on Fridays 08 : 30 - 16 : 00 including 30mins lunch break

SALARY : To be discussed, depending on experience

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.)

Sales Assistant and Logistics Coordinator 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

Sales Assistant and Logistics Coordinator 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 Sales Assistant and Logistics Coordinator must have the right to work in the Netherlands as the Company is not able to offer visa support.