Back office Sales Support – Part-Time, Temporary (1 year) in Mannheim bei ABB

Back office Sales Support (m/f/d) – Part-Time, Temporary (1 year)

Take your next career step at ABB with a global team that is energizing the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. At ABB, we have the clear goal of driving diversity and inclusion across all dimensions: gender, LGBTQ+, abilities, ethnicity and generations. Together, we are embarking on a journey where each and every one of us, individually and collectively, welcomes and celebrates individual differences.

In this position, you will provide general administrative assistance to the Traction Division Germany and support the entire team, especially the sales and service sales team. You will organize and act as a point of contact for inquiries, providing solutions for those within your scope, and escalating those that require it. You will play a key role in ensuring the smooth running of administrative processes and procedures within the Division, as well as activities related to back office sales. You will evaluate the urgency of issues and provide confidential assistance to the management team.

This position reports to

Business Manager - E2E

Your responsibilities

• Assisting the Traction Team in organizing business-critical events, including making travel arrangements, booking venues, and arranging catering
• Preparing travel expense reports for the Traction Team and ensuring a smooth process until approval
• Scheduling meetings, taking minutes, maintaining databases, and producing reports and presentations for team managers
• Supporting the back office of the sales department and handling corresponding activities such as preparing offers
• Researching and compiling special reports, presentations, organization charts, and internal correspondence on behalf of the team manager
• Implementing processes and initiating continuous improvement of administrative processes and procedures to maximize efficiency and effectiveness
• Drafting business communications, ensuring knowledge sharing, and keeping colleagues informed of any changes to processes and procedures

Your background

• Successfully completed commercial training or equivalent
• 2 years of experience in an administrative or organizational role
• First experience with SAP, especially with the tool Concur would be desirable
• The ability to prioritize and multitask, with excellent planning skills
• A friendly and approachable demeanor, along with a dynamic and enthusiastic approach to tasks
• Ability to work under pressure even in demanding situations
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Fluent in German, English is desirable

Benefits

• Retirement plan
• Flexible work practices
• Canteen
• Employee Share Acquisition Plan
• Wellbeing program

More about us

We look forward to receiving your application (documents submitted in English are appreciated). If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. #LI-Onsite ABB is able to offer you an interesting role within a highly motivated team, together with open communication structures. On the basis of a personal, practice-oriented induction programme, you will be given the opportunity to acquire the confidence needed to work independently and self-reliantly within your assigned area. Even after the joining phase, ABB offers a wide range of individual career development opportunities and supports you in realising your career goals with targeted training measures. At ABB you will find an attractive working environment in all phases of life - including mobility services such as bicycle leasing, policies for sabbaticals and home office, the ABB children's vacation camp and taking care of family members. Interested in joining our team? We are looking forward to receiving your complete application through our online tool. In the case of equal suitability, people with severe disabilities and their equals are given preference. ABB AG Your contact is: ABB PersonalDirekt +49 (0) 621 381 3500 ABB Data Privacy Statement: https://new.abb.com/privacy-notice/candidate