If you’re the new (Sales) Management Assistant at Farm Frites, with great entrepreneurial and commercial skills and a passion for foodservice and would you like to work for a fast-growing international family business in the agri-food industry, then read on!

We are looking for an:

Management Assistant APMEA

Full-time / Based in Bangkok

Farm Frites is continuously working to expand its global position in the food service market. To help realise our growth ambitions, we are looking for an experienced and motivated (Sales) Management Assistant.

In the role of (Sales) Management Assistant you will support the Commercial Director APMEA in his role via:


Management Assistant (50%)

• Attends the Monthly Sales / Demand & Commercial Meetings; assures in time preparation of the agenda, consolidates and prepares input in cooperation with the Sales & Marketing Team, Demand Management, Commercial Finance and other stakeholders. Makes accurate minutes and monitors progress on its actions.
• Manages - in cooperation with - the Commercial Director’s agenda and supports him in organizing his (and the teams) business trips.
• Assures the professional preparation and the operational execution of the (Half Yearly) International Commercial Meetings.
• Holiday Planning & Sick Leave APMEA Team: monitors and tracks the planned and approved holidays as well as their absences of the APMEA Team in cooperation with Corporate HR.
• Onboarding New Team Members; puts together the intro programs of New Team Members and assures in cooperation with the Commercial Director that they feel welcomed. Takes initiative to get their Color Profile and gets the Team Profile updated (Profile Dynamics).
• Is the key contact for sales and supportive departments in absence of Commercial Director.

Business Analyst (40%)

• Volume: monitors weekly the order intake vs budget and demand plan, collect and provides weekly comments on its deviations i.c.w. Sales, CS and CF to support the Weekly Sales Reports with qualitative details.
• Assures to have an accurate opportunity list in place, reports monthly on its progress. Reviews the sales vs contract obligations and advices on deviations. Reviews the quote calendar, outstanding quotes and assures in time actions from sales.
• Reviews & Monitors Actions Slow Moving Stock, Credit Covers & Days Sales Outstanding weekly. Comes with improvement suggestions.
• Costs: reviews monthly the OPEX, T&A, TM &SS spendings vs budget. Assist Budget Holders on spend vs budget and pulls together potential outlooks.
• Budget: assists in pulling the Yearly Business Plans & Budgets together incl. its supportive analyses.
• Shared Teams Folder: assures access, accurate content, analyses compliance (Business Navigator).
• Trend Analyses: Support Sales, Marketing and Business Development with Market Data incl. observation / recommendations (i.c.w. Market Intelligence and via Desk Research).
• Pricing: Reviews with Sales, Business Development Market Pricing (wholesale level of competition), makes with the help of sales value chain analyses, reports on positioning, trends and provides improvement suggestions.
• Is holding under Supervision of the Commercial Director the Pricelist , Monitors Rebates each quarter (reservations vs obligations) in cooperation with Commercial Finance and reports on its status periodically.

 

Office Management (10%)

• Has the contact with the tenant and assures that the office is well in condition to support the team in performing the daily tasks.
• Is arranging the required communication infrastructure; WIFI, Telephone Subscriptions, IT.
• Is the first contact to our accounting firm and assure that they are provided in time with the required documentation (invoices etc.), etc

Your team

You will be part of our APAC Sales Team and will report to the Commercial Director APMEA (Thailand based). Together with your colleagues you will be contributing to and working in a pleasant, dynamic and welcoming international environment.

Education and skills

• Minimum Bachelor Degree
• 8-12 years management / sales assistant & business analytical experience
• Commercial acumen, experience in FMCG an advantage
• Senior and used to work with different cultures
• A self-starter, that likes to organize and engage with international teams
• MS Office. English / Thai.

Are you a Farm Friter?

At Farm Frites you’ll be working in a warm family company with agricultural roots. Are you, like your new colleagues, a true Farm Friter? Check it!

• you like short reporting lines, adapting fast and achieving results
• you’re a fan of no-nonsense thinking and you make level-headed decisions
• you feel at home in a close-knit team and enjoy working with others
• you devise creative solutions and like converting these into actions
• you love your profession, nature and food

What we offer you

Because Farm Frites is growing rapidly, it is a challenging and dynamic company in which to work for. We offer our employees the opportunity to develop their individual talents and skills, so that they can achieve their personal and business goals. Sustainability is also a high priority for us, and we offer our employees a good salary with excellent fringe benefits and a great work-from-home policy. If you’d like to be part of this rapidly growing international enterprise, then seize this opportunity to apply!

How to apply

You can apply via the link on the website https://www.werkenbijfarmfrites.com/vacatures including a CV and cover letter with your application. For more information, feel free to send an e-mail to our Recruitment Team at Recruitment@Farmfrites.com

Acquisition on our vacancies is not appreciated.