Working Student Sales Support (f/m/d)

Company Description

Sanden is a major player in the manufacturing of automotive compressors. It was originally founded in 1943 by Kaihei Ushikubo under the name of Sankyo Electric Company and initially manufactured bicycle lamps. After the war, the company then entered the home electric appliance market and began producing refrigeration machines, initially for business use. This became a major turning point in the history of Sanden. In 1970, Sanden began producing air conditioning compressors for passenger cars. It has been pioneering the Scroll-type automotive compressor.

With an established track record in innovation and manufacturing excellence backed by strong support from Hisense, Sanden is transforming the future of mobility to create a safer, greener, and better-connected world. With almost 5,600 employees worldwide, a footprint including 46 global offices and R&D centers across Asia, the Americas and Europe, the company has become a tier one supplier to major OEMs worldwide.

Job Description

Sanden International (Europe) GmbH is looking for a Working Student Sales Support (f/m/d) in Bad Nauheim for part time (20 hours a week). Within the European Headquarter, you will be part of our Sales Department, which is the driving force behind our company's growth, acquiring new projects and maintaining good relationship with major OEMs. You will be responsible for supporting our Sales Managers and enable total customer satisfaction.

Essential Responsibilities (including But Not Limited To)

• Support to sales group through effective customer portal management
• Support in generating price offers in B2B portals and update & monitor pricing system in Lotus Notes
• Coordination / monitoring the closing of customer agreements in our authorisation process
• Support to sales group in coordinating new customer requirements
• Support in urgent follow-up tasks and monitoring of emails during business trips or absence of members of sales team

Qualifications

Required experience and education:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Business Administration or a similar field
• Initial professional experience in administration, sales support or similar gained through internships

Your Must Haves

• Knowledgable of Microsoft 365 package (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, Power Point)
• Self-motivated, proactive, and hands-on mentality with a capacity to overcome issues in a quick manner
• Highly resourceful to finding the corresponding solutions to the blocking points
• Strong command of verbal and written English, allowing for clear articulation of ideas, concepts, thoughts, and complex information
• Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration skills with teams of different disciplines and various intercultural background (European/Chinese/Japanese)
• Ability to adapt quickly to a fast-changing environment
• Empathy and active listening abilities

Your Nice-to-Haves

• Affinity to understand technical products
• Any internship experience in sales or administrative function
• Proficiency in written and verbal German and/or French (a plus for Chinese)

Additional Information

You Can Expect

• Annual leave days entitlement (based on workdays/week)
• Mobile Work Policy plus flexible working time
• Engaging and collaborative co-workers
• Friendly, international, and diverse culture
• Company Social Events like Barbecue and Christmas Party

No travel requirements for this position.

Please note that candidates should either have a current legal work authorization or have obtained one by the latest with the beginning of the employment. We can support as a future employer with the documents needed from us for work visa/blue card application.

We are looking forward to reviewing your application! 😀