Assistant to Chief Commercial Officer, Damco Germany

Area of responsibility

·         Gather, provide and analyse commercial information data ·         Support the Chief Commercial Officer administratively in all areas ·         Coordinate and facilitate communications to and from the Chief Commercial Officer ·         Act as Super User for internal Customer Relationship Management System (CRM), prepare and analyze reports and provide support to all CRM users

Key responsibilities

·         Manage the Chief Commercial Officer´s diary, co-ordinating of appointments

·         Coordination and control of incoming requests for information, assisting with the prioritisation of activities and allocation of resources. The department must be responsive and professional at all times and be recognised as such.

·         Managing the Chief Commercial Officer´s workload in his/her absence, e.g. making decisions within defined authority and delegating work / decisions to others ·         Dealing with incoming emails, faxes and post ·         Preparation of PowerPoint presentations and general communication documents for the Chief Commercial Officer ·         Arrange travel, corporate entertainment and meetings for the Chief Commercial Officer ·         Organising (and attending) events such as Presentations, Sales Meetings etc ·         Carrying out background research and presenting findings ·         Liaising with customers, management team and other staff ·         Gathering of commercial performance data ·         Coordinate and Follow-up projects in German Damco Sales Organisation ·         Generate reports from CRM and analyse data ·         Prepare weekly / monthly presentations with CRM data ·         Collating and consolidating report on monthly sales performance per sales staff, per product, per region or office, and per industry ·         Control reports provided by GSC / Region / CEN ·         Provide CRM Training to sales staff and inform all users on updates ·         Create new CRM users and delete user profiles if appl. ·         Ensure high quality of CRM data and instruct users to complete / change if needed ·         Provide system support to all CRM users in Cluster ·         Project and ad-hoc tasks

Capabilities and competencies

The ideal candidate will be a highly numerate person who has good interpersonal skills to manage different stakeholders. A good communicator to all levels of the organization with the ability to manage time effectively and excellent prioritisation and organisation skills who is used to working with and meeting tight deadlines. The candidate has an assertive and professional approach.

·         Professional knowledge of Logistics / Forwarding business ·         General understanding of  Business Administration and Economics ·         Expertise in CRM software solutions ·         Highly proficient skills in Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook Experience: 3 years experience in an equivalent position is a must, experience in Sales / Marketing would be beneficial. Language Skills: The ability to fluently write and present in local language is a pre-requisite as well as the same level of fluency in English.

Reporting to

Damco Germany CCO

Contact information:

Dagmar Gumnior, Human Resources Consultant, dagmar.gumnior@damco.com

About the company:

Damco is the brand of the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group's logistics activities, and is one of the world's leading providers of freight forwarding and supply chain management services. For more than 20 years, Damco has been offering a broad range of transportation and logistics solutions to customers all over the world, and has over 9500 colleagues in 280 offices, covering more than 90 countries in Africa, Asia, North America, Europe, Middle East, and Latin America. Damco is an independent business activity within the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group. We embrace diversity and recruit the best person for the job - regardless of gender, age, nationality, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.

With 10,800 professionals in over 300 owned offices around the world, Damco manages more than 2.5 million TEU of ocean freight and supply chain management volumes and more than 110,000 tonnes of airfreight, annually.