Management Assistant Global Sales

Are you ready for a next step in your career? This might be the opportunity you are looking for! For our Global Sales Director and team we are on the lookout for a best in class assistant. Your role is vital to make sure the Global Sales Director you are supporting are able to do his job the best, by support him with various operational tasks. Which means, you are able to provide the professional support of this leadership role in a comprehensive and confidential way. The based position of this role is in our Amsterdam office.

The support you will provide is organizing & maintaining agendas, appointments, team meetings and travel arrangements, both on-site and for international events. Additionally, you will manage the expenses of the individuals that you support. During these activities you will handle confidential information, therefore sensitivity to discretion is essential. Intermittently, you will play an active role in the coordination of functional events. Furthermore you will handle to POs of the team.

The general atmosphere is result driven, dynamic, informal with a down to earth mentality.

Key Responsibilities 

• Calendar management of the Global Sales Director
• Making travel arrangements (can be very complex at some times)
• Organizing functional events
• Handle expenses for Global Sales Director
• Handle Po's
• Depending on experience also keep global sales internal website up to date

If you’re brimming with entrepreneurial spirit and a drive to succeed, you’ll fit right in at JDE. Working globally and locally, our Associates have been positively influencing the world of coffee for over 265 years. We love people who are not afraid to try, and who try until they get it right. We value strong convictions and encourage debate. And all this in an open, friendly environment where you can approach anyone and grow any way you like.

For this role as an Management Assistant, we’re looking for someone who has the following skills and experience:

• At least 6 years of solid experience in management support, including full control of Outlook and broad experience with complex international travelling schedules
• You are open to change, flexible and stress resilient
• Highly committed to the job and your team, willing to walk the extra mile
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, on every level within the organization
• Fluent proficiency in English (other languages being a bonus)
• Wanting to be part of an ambitious and hardworking team
• Providing the highest degree of customer service and making the live of the ones you support a little bit easier is what gives you energy
• Although you do have a service oriented mind set, you also are able to stand your ground and prioritize independently

*Ideally we have someone joining us on full-time (40hrs per week) base – but we are open for a part-time employment of min 24hrs per week.

Who we are?

JDE Peet’s is the world's leading pure-play coffee and tea company, with local roots dating back to 1753, and is headquartered in the Netherlands. We unleash the possibilities of coffee and tea in more than 100 countries with a portfolio of over 50 brands, including L’OR, Peet’s, Jacobs, Senseo, Tassimo, Douwe Egberts, OldTown, Super, Pickwick and Moccona.

What’s it like to work at JDE Peet’s?

We are people united by the power and possibility of tea and coffee. At JDE Peet’s, we thrive on the freedom to pursue opportunities, provoking new ideas to make an impact at scale. Our ambition is simple – JDE Peet's: unleashing the possibilities of coffee and tea.

We bring action to our intentions, following through on what was agreed, always pushing things forward. We offer our people a range of learning and development programmes to support their personal growth. We’ve worked hard to build an open, collaborative environment where you can approach anyone and be heard.

At JDE Peet's, we believe it’s amazing what can happen over a cup of coffee or tea. We also believe that a diverse and inclusive culture enables us to serve every coffee and tea lover in the best possible way. No matter who you are, where you come from, how you live your life, or how you enjoy your coffee or tea, you can fulfil your ambitions and contribute to our success.

When you grow, we grow, and coffee & tea grows.

UNLEASH YOUR POSSIBILITY!