Sales Administrator

Purpose: Support the sales team in the management and development of existing and new customer accounts. The sales team consists of the Head of Sales and 5x Account Managers.

The Company:

Established in 1972, Mackle Petfoods has over 50 years’ experience and expertise in the manufacturing and selling of high quality dog and cat food across UK, Ireland and globally. The company employs over 270 staff across two production and office sites at Moy and Moygashel in County Tyrone. Each site has benefited from multi-million-pound investment in recent years to facilitate the production of larger volumes of pet food. The investment is a result of increasing demand for our top selling brands including Naturo, Brandy, Cat Club and Private Label, from our wide range of retail and pet trade customers across the world.

Responsibilities & Duties:

• Collate and analyse sales figures from external customer and internal sales platforms.
• Prepare sales information by collecting, formatting and summarising data to communicate internally across the business.
• Prepare sales figures using Excel and presentations using PowerPoint for customers.
• Manage customer promotion calendars and submit promotion proposals.
• Manage customer price lists, amending/updated when required.
• Prepare New Product Forms and other relevant product/price information required by customers.
• Support new product/customer launches with timely and accurate information communication, and execution of supporting administrative tasks.
• Track and communicate new product/customer launch performance.
• Complete monthly product, price, and promotion surveys within the marketplace.
• Prepare customer samples requests.
• Update / maintain internal product data sheet and external Brandbank subscription
• Raise Purchase Orders and record sales team spend.
• Support the team with travel preparations.
• Assist with coordinating trade exhibitions and events.
• Attendance at trade and consumer shows to represent the company and product brand.
• Any other administrative duties to support the sales team.

Essential Criteria:

•  A years’ experience working in an administrative role.
•  Intermediate level use in PC applications (Microsoft Word, Excel & Power Point)
•  Reliable
•  Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
•  Good interpersonal / communication skills; both verbal & written
• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
• Able to work on their own initiative
•  Ability to work within a team
•  Ability to pick up and assimilate information quickly and easily

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience working within a busy office environment