Sales Assistant (m/f/d) with Italian knowledge

We want to go faster, higher, further – are you coming with us?

Are you excited about working in an international environment, supporting dynamic teams, coordinating exciting projects, and building strong relationships with customers and partners? Then join our multicultural Cologne team!

We are Fenchem – a globally operating company with roots in China and a strong presence in Cologne since 2013. As a manufacturer and marketer of high-quality ingredients, we provide innovative solutions for the Food, Nutrition, Cosmetics, Feed, and Industrial sectors worldwide.

Our Cologne team is multicultural, open, and vibrant – here, we support each other, share ideas, and grow together. Whether it's pizza recommendations from our Italian colleagues, travel tips from Spain, or culinary highlights from France – you'll experience international collaboration and real team spirit every day.

That's why we are looking for you to join our Cologne team as a:

Sales Assistant for our Country Managers with Italian knowledge (m/f/d) in Full-time

• Support our Country and Sales Managers in all operational and strategic tasks
• Analysis of key sales figures, creation of reports, analyses, and statistics as well as the derivation of corresponding options/recommendations for action
• Independent quotation preparation and order processing
• Checking and processing customer enquiries, customer contracts and customer complaints in our CRM system
• Supply chain tracking and coordination in cooperation with our corporate headquarters in China
• Sample dispatch, control and tracking for our product samples
• Support of an own, predefined base of key-account customers

• Very good language skills in Italian; German is a plus but not necessary
• Good knowledge of English
• Completed business studies - career changers are also welcome
• (Initial) professional experience in a comparable position desirable, but not an exclusive criterion
• Good MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and experience in using a CRM system (Salesforce)
• Independent work based on priorities and deadlines
• Very good organizational skills
• Customer-oriented and problem-solving skills
• Empathy, perseverance and assertiveness

The basics:

• Attractive fixed salary
• 30 days of holiday

Your well-being:

• Monthly Pluxee meal vouchers
• Free fruit, biscuits, coffee, tea and water
• Regular team events

Your equipment:

• Full-value starter package
• Free company parking spaces

Your start:

• Challenging and varied tasks in a constantly growing, international company
• Positive working atmosphere characterized by competence, responsibility and innovation

Interested?

We look forward to receiving your application!

Please send us your CV in English, along with:

• your earliest possible starting date
• your salary expectations
• and whether you currently live in (or near) Cologne or are willing to relocate

Samira Lotz - HR Manager
Mathias-Brüggen-Str. 146, 50829 Cologne
http://www.fenchem.com/