Sales Administrator | French & English

Are you a highly organised individual with strong administrative skills and a passion for fast-paced commercial environments? We are looking for a Sales Administrator for the French market with excellent Excel proficiency on behalf of our client, a global consumer products company, based in Amsterdam.

Please note: This is a temporary position for approximately 4 months via Adams Recruitment without the possibility for an extension. 

Key Responsibilities:

Order Processing & Retailer Coordination

• Process 10 to 15 incoming daily orders from independent French shops, logging them accurately in Excel and coordinating fulfilment with the production team
• Serve as the primary contact for French independent retailers, handling queries and follow-ups by email and phone in a professional and timely manner
• Liaise daily with independent sales agents covering the French market (commission-based, external), ensuring alignment on orders, stock availability, and customer requirements
• Prepare and follow up on customer setup sheets, quote sheets, and sample or image requests tailored to individual retailer needs
• Respond to ad-hoc retailer requests for high-resolution images, product specifications, dimensions, and related product information

Sales Reporting & Account Support

• Compile and distribute monthly sales reports and plans across all retail accounts
• Maintain retail landscape overviews for the French market, updated quarterly
• Support the Sales Manager during sales calls and account-related meetings, including preparing sell sheets and requesting samples and collateral through internal trackers and portals
• Coordinate with Product and Brand Managers for updated prototypes and product information required for web content, catalogue updates, and account maintenance
• Track all shipments and provide updates to the relevant sales manager or customer as needed
• Schedule and coordinate Account Planning Meetings

Content & Portal Management

• Upload product images and content to retailer portals, keeping listings accurate and current
• Prepare detailed product data sheets by consolidating information from internal systems and coordinating with different teams for product-specific queries, test certificates, and compliance data
• Conduct head-to-head product comparisons as needed
• Coordinate international creative requests between brand managers and account managers

 

Qualifications & Skills:

• Near native French speaker with professional fluency in English, written and spoken
• Minimum 3 years of experience in sales support, sales coordination, or a similar administrative role 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to represent the company professionally in all retailer and agent interactions
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to handle high daily volumes of tasks and prioritise independently
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP formulas) 
• Proficiency across the broader MS Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Comfortable working at a high pace with accuracy and consistent follow-through on a high volume of daily transactions
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Sales, Marketing, or equivalent professional experience
• Experience working with independent retail networks or fragmented B2B client bases (highly preferred)
• Familiarity with retailer portals and product data or content upload processes (highly preferred)
• Background in consumer goods (highly preferred)
• Experience with or interest in AI tools (nice-to-have)

 

What We Offer:

• Salary €3,200-€3,600 gross per month
• 40 hours per week
• Hybrid working: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday in the office; Monday and Friday work-from-home
• Approximately 4-month temporary assignment via Adams Recruitment
• Small, close-knit sales admin team covering different European markets
• Informal, international working environment with fun as a stated company value
• Fast-paced, proactive culture with a high degree of ownership
• Centrally located Amsterdam office 

Interested? Feel free to apply or contact me for more information at eduardo@adamsrecruitment.com

Please take into consideration that we can only consider applicants who are currently living in the Netherlands and who will NOT require VISA sponsorship now or in the future.

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