Sales Assistant | Essential Home (all genders) - German Speakers wanted City: Heidelberg We are Reckitt Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege. u200bSalesu200b Our Sales teams help to deliver Reckitt's purpose by building shared success with our customers, making access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment possible in-stores and online. Within Sales, we're focused on achieving outperformance across all of our channels, operating in highly competitive categories. This focus results in a dynamic, fast paced environment where cross functional teams are encouraged to collaborate to achieve success. We have around 10,000 sales people across the world, within market roles and ranging in areas like Field Sales, Key Accounts, Trade Marketing and Category Development. About the role The Sales Assistant supports a designated customer team and independently handles administrative and analytical tasks to assist the sales department. Your responsibilities - Maintain and create internal trackers (e.g., promotion analyses, price analyses, sell-in/sell-out, listing overviews) - Manage customer tools (e.g., sales reports, price agreements, product data sheets) - Calculate and send unit compensations for KAM partners - Communicate assortment changes and maintain overviews - Analyze Nielsen data - Support customer meetings and presentations - Assist with annual promotion planning - Prepare offers including quantity adjustments and internal coordination - Check invoices and perform SAP account assignments - Brief agencies for flyer advertisements - Handle sample shipments and back-office tasks The experience we're looking for - At least 2 years background in supporting Sales or Marketing teams with excellent organisational and multitasking skills. - Adept at communicating with warmth and efficiency, building strong interpersonal relationships. - Skilled in the Microsoft Office Suite and familiar with CRM systems to keep on top of tasks. - Customer-centric approach, eager to solve problems and deliver top-notch service. - Self-starter attitude, comfortable with taking initiative and managing workloads independently. Requirements Education: - Successfully completed commercial training Professional Experience: - At least 2 years, ideally in sales or marketing Technical Skills: - Excellent Excel skills - Strong analytical abilities Personal Skills: - Strong communication skills - Team player - Hands-on mentality - Organizational talent Language Skills: - Fluent in German (at least C1) and English (min. B2) Equality We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law. Job Segment: Nutrition, Healthcare