Administrative Assistant (Sales Department)

The Sales Administrative Assistant plays a key role in supporting the Sales Department’s efforts to deliver against company sales and profitability goals. This role leads, facilitates, and coordinates initiatives that ensure and improve the company’s ability to deliver exceptional value to customers through project management of new items/line extensions, process development, communication with the Sales team and key internal contributors, and a tenacious desire to take action.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage, administer and coordinate sales projects through to completion in support of the Sales Strategic Plan. Projects include Internal pricing execution (annual) Sales Reporting (monthly), among others.
• New item project management and process owner.
• Maintain detailed project management documentation for projects and processes relating to Sales, innovation, and market development initiatives.
• Receive any incoming inquiries from Briess websites and assign them to the proper department for response. This includes assigning sales leads in CRM. (sales, finance, procurement, etc.)
• Responsible for corporate and customer contract management and storage.
• Liaison for Fox Travel and Concur travel software for Briess.
• Assists in the Sales planning process and takes a leadership role in coordinating Sales meeting execution.
• Assist VP of Sales and staff in all communications for internal and external messaging.
• Effectively communicate with the Sales Department and internal stakeholders regarding key initiatives, policies, processes, tools, and customer needs.
• Regular communications with sales leadership to prioritize needs of the sales team and projects.
• Other duties as assigned in support of Sales efforts and Sales strategic plan.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Detailed orientation and highly organized with the ability to work independently.
• A passion to drive projects from beginning to end as the leader of the process.
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with Cross Functional team members.
• Able to influence the work of others through informal and formal networks.
• Proven ability to handle and successfully execute multiple priorities in a face-paced environment.
• Process thinker and ability to map processes.
• Ability to keep self and others on task and working towards deadlines.
• Values accountability

REQUIREMENTS

• 3-5 years related experience.
• Project Management experience is preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite required, CRM or other database experience.
• Proactive self-starter, capable of managing time and tasks independently and driving the work of others.
• Highly organized, ability to prioritize multiple projects and tasks, and communicate direction effectively.
• A two- or four-year degree in Administration, Marketing, or Communications is preferred.