Sales Administration Assistant

Saint Denis, J, FR, 93200- Leviat**Country**: France
**City**:Saint Denis
**Req ID**: 501777

At Leviat, you can build a future with a lasting legacy

Help us make great architecture possible. Responsibly and sustainably. For everyone, and with everyone. Because we’re one rich, vibrant global network of insight and expertise with c.3,000 people at c.60 locations globally, we are a global leader in connecting, fixing, lifting and anchoring technology for the construction industry

Own where your ambition can take you. You’re free to explore and to specialise, so make the most of the opportunity. Whatever you want to do, you’ll have the full support of a global business.

CRH is the leading provider of building materials solutions that build, connect and improve our world. Employing c.75,800 people at c.3,160 locations in 29 countries, CRH has market leadership positions in both North America and in Europe.

Without you noticing our products, we are everywhere you live, work, and relax.

Our **_project portfolio_** includes some of the most sustainable and cutting-edge building projects around the world. Think of the asphalt on the **_Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit, the Paris Metro Rail project, but also the Louis Vuitton Museum in Paris, parts of the Burj Khalifa, and the Kennedy Space Centre_**.

Working in tandem with field sales staff, the Sales Assistant prepares quotations, enters orders, and manages customer orders from A to Z. He/she informs customers about the various services or products, prices, and deliveries, and ensures that the transaction is completed within the proposed timeframe.

Reporting to the Sales Director, the Sales Assistant manages relations between customers, sales staff, and head office - factories, Engineering Department, Methods, suppliers. He/she must have a certain commercial sense, as he/she is in constant contact with the outside world and acts as an intermediary between the company and its customers.

**Missions**
- Drawing up and relaunching commercial offers (quotations, business proposals, etc.)
- Processing orders through to delivery and liaising with logistics and invoicing.
- Handle customer telephone calls and communicate with sales staff.
- Respond to all internal and external requests relating to current projects.

**Technical Skills**
- Mastery of the Office pack
- ERP skills (ideally AXAPTA and/or SAP)
- Good knowledge of administrative management (quotations, orders, deliveries, etc.)

Check prices, margins, and inconsistencies,
- Check that the customer request is complete (order number, delivery address, delivery time, etc.).
- Be able to add missing products if necessary.
- Be comfortable with figures, calculations, and conversions. Ability to use product configurators.
- Knowledge of the building/construction or industrial sector. Technical aptitude.
- Supplier orders.

**Know How**
- Although autonomous, sales assistants must have good people skills to manage customer and supplier relations as effectively as possible. To deal with potential problems, such as debt collection, they need to be conciliatory and diplomatic. The job also requires negotiating skills.
- A taste for teamwork.
- Be flexible and responsive.

**Qualification**
- BTS NRC (negotiation and customer relations), BTS business assistant, DUT GEA (business and administration management), DUT marketing method.
- first experience on similar work required
- Speaking English is a plus.
- Homework possible

**What we offer?**
- We are a global business, looking to attract and retain the best talent
- A culture that values opportunity for growth, development and internal promotion
- Competitive base pay
- A range of other benefits, specific to your role and depending on where in the world you join us i.e. health care, medical insurance, discounted shopping
- Ongoing personal learning and development support
- Date: 19 Sep 2024