Belux Sales Support

At M&G our purpose is
**to help people manage and grow their savings and investments, responsibly**. As a business, we are continuing to take steps towards a sustainable future, delivering better long-term solutions for our customers and clients and identifying new opportunities to make a positive impact for our environment and communities. To help us achieve our vision we're looking for exceptional people who live our values of care and integrity and who can inspire others; embrace change; deliver results and keep it simple.

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.

**The Role**:
An opportunity has arisen for a Sales Support to assist the Sales Team responsible for the Belux region. The job can be based in Paris or Belgium. Ideally, we are looking for a bright and enthusiastic individual who is currently completing their university degree or has 1-3 years of experience in Retail, Personal or Private Banking and would like to gain work experience with the perspective of developing a career in the asset management industry.

**Key Responsibilities for this role**:

- Assist the sales team in responding to client requests on various mutual funds distributed in the Belux market
- In charge of the client relationship management database for the region
- Develop marketing tools for the retail market
- Involvement in the organisation and planning of client events (one to one meetings, seminars etc) and help prepare pre-meeting data and presentations
- Maintenance of CRM system (Salesforce)
- Interactions with other departments within M&G including Marketing, Events, Compliance and Operations.
- Assist in the completion of detailed fund questionnaires and on boarding of platforms and associated operational aspects.
- To work collaboratively with colleagues and take personal accountability to maintain and enhance controls you are responsible for to support improvement of the overall control environment, customers outcomes and a reduction in M&G's operational risk.

**Key Knowledge, Skills & Experience**:

- Finance Degree from either a Business School or University (Bachelor or Master)
- Fluency in English and Dutch is mandatory, French is strongly appreciated
- Self-motivated to learn about the Asset Management industry.
- Good organisational skills and able to demonstrate examples of being proactive
- Proven team player
- Good numerical skills
- Good communication skills at all levels
- Willingness to travel
- Advanced knowledge of the Microsoft office pack (especially power point and excel)

**Key Work Level Accountabilities - Colleague**:

- Accountable for delivering a quality service and product to customers and stakeholders
- Focuses on quality of delivery to achieve clear outputs within guidelines and precedent
- Runs the organisation's processes and systems following pre-defined procedures
- Adapts to change, responds with initiative and make suggestions for improvements to own work and processes

Work Level: Colleague

Recruiter Name: Suzie Threlfall

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G plc, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality or disability we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.