Assistant timber trader at Amsterdam

Beschrijving

Role overview
Responsible for the direct sales of GS Timbers' products and services
trading segment worldwide. Establish and develop customer relationships with appropriate
customer contacts. Develop and maintain relationships with these customers. Provide product
and administrative information to the customer base. Keep customers updated on product
developments, GS Timbers' policies and procedures while keeping up-to-date knowledge of the industry.

Role responsibilities
– Sell GS Timbers' products and services by placing outbound customer calls, placing
outbound prospect calls and responding to customer inbound calls
– Establish customer relationships with the "decision making unit", such as Purchasing
– Manager, IT Manager, Finance Manager, General Director and other influencers
– Fully profile all customers to gain an understanding of IT opportunities
– Maintain and report on sales activities to identify buying influences, customer and
competitive trends
– Manage customer expectations and enhance the customer experience
– Forecast account revenue and margin on a daily, weekly and monthly basis
– Maintain awareness of market conditions and competitors' products and pricing
– Develop plans to maximize Senel & Co.'s "Share of Wallet" in the account base
– Achieve weekly, monthly and quarterly targets in line with GS Timbers' strategic
initiatives
– Produce management information such as reports and metrics to help assess our current and
projected position against forecast, plan and targets and to take appropriate action where
required
– Troubleshoot escalated problems to ensure achievement of targets and customer satisfaction
– Manage all bids and tenders efficiently and effectively

Requirements and preferences
– Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Dutch; Portuguese is a pre
– Enrolled in a Bachelor or Master degree
– Experience in the international trade
– Proven track record in a target driven environment
– Excellent customer focus and interpersonal skills
– Strong organizational, planning and analysis skills
– Strong business acumen
– Strong time management skills
– Must be a team player

Extra informatie

Status

Inactief

Opleidingsniveaus

HBO, Universiteit

Plaats

Amsterdam

Dienstverbanden

Stage, Afstudeerstage