Category Sales Assistant

About Us

Tate & Lyle is on a journey of change, inspired by our purpose of Transforming Lives through the Science of Food. Today, we are a global leader in sweetening, texture and fortification products that remove calories and add fibre. Customers use our innovations to create healthier, tastier food and drink for billions of consumers. Across the world, we are unlocking the curiosity and courage in our people – to foster a truly experimental culture and create a tech-enabled, more agile, risk-ready operation. Join us to play your part in growing our business and its positive impact on communities, society and the planet.

Tate & Lyle Global Shared Services Centre in Łódź is the principal location for handling the business support activities and processes for Tate & Lyle, both transactional as well as value-added business partnering support. Starting operations in 2011 with less than 50 people, we now have over 350 employees supporting operations globally. We have 30 teams operating in Łódź to provide service in the areas of Finance, Customer Service, Procurement, HR/People Services, and IS/IT

About this role:

The Category Sales Assistant plays a key role in supporting day to day category activity, marketing efforts, and administration. This role involves coordinating meetings and travel, managing sales documentation, supporting marketing activities, handling SharePoint and Salesforce tasks, and assisting with forecasting and reporting. Additionally, the role may require collaboration with Sales Operations.

Accountabilities:

• Face to Face Meeting Coordination
  • Arrange hotel, transport, and meeting venue bookings
  • Check flight availability and manage travel logistics.
  • Plan and organize team-building activities.
  • Assist with customer meetings and audits
• Sales & Documentation Support (TQ Portal)
  • Maintain product specifications and product information.
  • Manage packaging specifications and required certificates.
  • Organize specification documents, packets, and questionnaires.
  • Prepare reports, including: Open orders (blocked orders), Pipeline report, Contract balance report, Forecast vs. Contract Balance vs. AOP vs. Actual, Contract Balance vs. Forecast comparison, Forecast calculations
• Marketing & Customer presentation support
  • Support and execute joint-marketing activations (events, trade shows, digital campaigns) collaborating with CDP managers
  • Equip sales team with marketing collateral and mouthfeel positioning to accelerate demand and category expansion
  • Create/update PowerPoint presentations or Update Leaflets in preparation of client meetings
• Administrative Support
  • Manage SharePoint sites, including main pages and folders.
  • Organize and store category documents such as files, pictures, reports, and presentations.
• Salesforce Management
  • Order samples and generate reports from dashboards (volumes, profit, etc.).
  • Edit and add information, including contact and account creation.
  • Edit and amend price list
• Additional Sales & Forecasting Tasks:
  • Manage volume and delivery issues within the allocation file.
  • Conduct forecasting using OMP.
  • Analyse sales history reports.
  • Compare T&L vs. customer product specifications.
• May Support Sales Operations with contract creation and modifications during peak seasons.

Skills/Experience (Individual Contributor):

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Sales, Marketing, or a related field preferred.
• 2+ years of experience in sales support, administrative roles, or similar.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint).
• Experience with Salesforce and OMP forecasting tools is a plus.
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.

What we can offer you

As a business operating in 50 countries worldwide, we offer a global rewards package to all employees alongside a range of country-specific benefits. In addition to the flexible working policy, hybrid working model & competitive salary we offer:

• Extensive development opportunities and programs (vertical & horizontal promotions, foreign assignments, projects, broad range of internal & external training)
• Private medical care, including dental care
• MyBenefit Platform, including Multisport
• Lunch subsidy
• Work from home benefits package
• Languages assistance program
• Personal trainer
• Life Insurance
• LinkedIn Learning Platform access
• Employee Assistance Program (an online platform to support your well-being) and Mental Wellness University
• Possibility to participate in various programs & projects, including activities in Charity Team, First Aid Team, Emergency Team, Active Team and Eco Team
• Last but not least: Work in a welcoming, stimulating, and energetic environment where you can unleash your potential

At Tate & Lyle, we are committed to all our employees being seen, heard, and valued and thus, we value the contributions of people with unique backgrounds, identities, and experiences.

Tate & Lyle is an equal opportunity employer, committed to the strength of an inclusive workforce.

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