Sales Administrator

Location: Nuremberg, Other/Not Applicable, DE

We, at Leggett & Platt Inc., are searching for a Sales Administrator within our Sales team to help support our Automotive business. Did you know we are the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of seating support and comfort systems for transportation manufacturers, as well as tier one and two suppliers within the automotive industry? That’s right! Our automotive products fall into four primary groups:
Seating and Lumbar support, Motors, Actuators and Massage Systems. If you join our team, your work will ensure people across the world have a little more comfort in their lives.

In this role you will support the Sales team with quote process & customer account maintenance. You will also collect & track sales data and compile information for monthly reporting purposes.

As a Sales Administrator, you will:

• Update the Global Sales Plan (GSP) based on PTS (project tracking sheet) input from Sales Managers and TAMs. Coordinate update of addressible market file on quarterly basis.
• Kick off quote preparation in the quote management system (Q-strat), distribute weekly quote report including timing/delays. Invite for kick-off meetings, issue meeting minutes, and follow up with action plans.
• Generate monthly NBO and win-loss report from the GSP as input for the regional Demand Review. Generate customized reports from GSP as needed by Sales and Demand team in close coordination with Sales Analyst and Senior BI Manager. Support the Senior BI Manager with issuing a quarterly market price report.
• Participate in AR meetings and coordinate Sales-specific tasks with the Sales team.
• Support the Sales team with organizing workshops and meetings, as well as preparing PowerPoint presentations as needed (e.g. company presentation, competitive analysis slides, customer intimacy slides, etc.).
• Act as interface between Sales Managers and other functions, supporting collection of raw material data, labor inflation, logistic costs, and special freight. Support the Senior BI Manager generating a profitability report.
• Actively participate and support the Sales team in generating and updating process descriptions and work instructions ensuring latest revision level is available in the system.
• Trained for all regional customer portals, assisting with quote entry as requested by Sales Managers.

To be successful you'll need:

• University degree in Business Administration or similar
• At least 3 years of experience in a related role
• Experience with cross-functional and cross-cultural collaboration
• Automotive/manufacturing experience preferred
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills with different levels
• Knowledge of business intelligence tools, such as PowerBI
• Strong proficiency in MS Office and databases (especially PowerPoint, Excel)
• Resilience and time-management skills for dealing with recurring long-term tasks as well as short-term tasks

Now that you’ve had a chance to learn more about us, what are you waiting for! Apply today and allow us the opportunity to learn more about you and the value you can bring to our team. Once you apply, be sure to create a profile, and sign up for job alerts, so you can be the first to know when new opportunities become available.

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