Assistant Sales Manager UK

Do you want to make a difference as an Assistant Sales Manager within the UK team and are you looking for a job with a lot of responsibilities where teamwork is key? We are looking for a new colleague with a (near) native level of English. Join our green team and grow with us!

elho inspires as many people as possible to bring more greenery into their daily lives. We do this with beautiful, sustainable design flower pots and smart plant care solutions that make both people and nature happy. And because we care so much about nature, we feel responsible for preserving it for people and the planet. Our products are made from 100% recycled plastic, and our production runs on our own wind energy. Our family business has been a leader in sustainability and innovation in the flower pot segment for years. We are proud that elho is B Corp certified and holds the TÜV mark for the use of recycled plastic.

What will your objective be?

As an Assistant Sales Manager, you ensure that everything within the UK team runs smoothly together with your colleagues. Keeping an overview and distributing tasks is no problem for you. You are the first point of contact for Sales Managers & Key accounts. You participate in internal and external meetings. However, if necessary you are also ready to assist the customer care representatives with daily tasks. All to successfully set up the commercial process for your customers.

You enjoy working within an international organization and like to communicate with our customers. We are looking for an entrepreneurial personality with excellent communication skills. You can maintain a good overview and constantly see opportunities to optimize our services. Together with sales, you manage the largest accounts in the UK and provide optimal customer and sales support so that commercial objectives can be achieved. You can easily keep overview of the tasks and priorities, are analytical, possess logical reasoning skills, and work solution-oriented. You are able to really listen to our customers and have a service-oriented mindset. A true team player who enjoys diversity in tasks.

What will be your responsibilities?

• You ensure that the workload within your team is optimally and timely followed up, in collaboration with the customer care representatives.
• You spend time and attention on preparing, analysing, and distributing reports.
• You take care of quotes, orders, assortment, and price lists.
• You support sales managers by developing specific customer and sales actions.
• Together with sales, you manage the largest accounts in the UK and work with them to maintain a good customer relationship.
• You work together with sales to achieve commercial objectives.
• You participate in periodic sales meetings, sometimes in the UK.
• You regularly make proposals for optimizing processes.

What do you bring?

• Bachelor (HBO) working and thinking level.
• At least 3 years of work experience as an assistant in sales, internal sales, or sales support.
• Good knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Outlook).
• Experience with SAP is a plus.
• Excellent communication skills.
• You have a (near) native level of English, and knowledge of the Dutch language is a plus.
• We are looking for colleagues who are involved with both their colleagues and customers. You enjoy working together. You feel responsible, work accurately, and have a can-do mentality!
• The elho values suit you perfectly: always forward, beauty, entrepreneurship, meaningful cooperation & supportive.
• Full-time availability (40 hours).

What do we offer?

• A dynamic organization with a culture characterized by maximum attention to people. elho believes in creating a culture based on trust. A place where employees are proud of their work and where fun is had! It’s one of the reasons why we are certified as a Great Place to Work.
• You get the freedom and opportunity to make your mark on the further development of the culture and growth of elho. In our green working environment, there is plenty of room for your personal growth!
• A pleasant, atmospheric workplace in one of the greenest offices in the Netherlands with many plants, open spaces, quiet work areas, and all the facilities for live and online meetings. We support hybrid working (50-50) and make sure you have everything you need at home and at the office to be able to do your job as best as possible.
• 26 vacation days with the option to exchange a working day to work for a charity of your choice.
• The most sustainable company in the pottery category. And we are proud of it! Our collection is made from 100% recycled plastic. In addition, our production site runs on wind energy from our own wind turbine!
• For a small fee, we offer a delicious fresh lunch daily in our modern, green, inspiring office in Tilburg.
• A very nice employee discount so you can green up your own house, terrace, or garden with elho products.

Who are we?

Our mission is to connect as many people as possible with nature. Nature makes you happier, healthier, and gives you an energy boost! We do this by making beautiful design pots and continuously innovating. elho is a family business and has been a leading pioneer in the flower pot market since 1964. Based on the latest colour and shape trends, our designers create the most beautiful pots that we sell in more than 75 countries.

We design and produce our sustainable flower pots and planters with great care for nature. Currently, we process about 12 million kilos of waste per year into beautiful new products. For us, sustainability goes beyond the use of recycled materials. Everything is produced with sustainable energy, elho has its own wind turbine, and there is no waste during the production process. All products come from one of Europe’s most sustainable distribution centre. Naturally, all products have a long lifespan (frost-resistant and UV proof) and can be recycled.

The elho team inspires as many people as possible to surround themselves with greenery.

We give room to nature. Join us!

Are you inspired and are you eager to help build our brand?
Send your CV and motivation to jobs@elho.nl to the attention of Clarissa Bakker, Recruiter. Follow us via LinkedIn and stay updated on the latest news, trends, and vacancies related to elho group!