<p> The Newmarket Group Role Profile</p><p>Job Title: SALES SUPPORT ASSISTANT Reports To: Sales Support Supervisor Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours pw: 9am-5:30pm Contract: FTC, 12 months</p><p>Job Purpose: Supporting the Newmarket Sales Team, the role is customer focused with the ability to work in a team and under your own initiative. Liaising with individual Sales, Marketing, E-Commerce and SCS team members plus Newmarket partners is a key element. Administrative tasks include the provision and supply of artwork, promotional material and reports required by our myriad of clients, ensuring deadlines, schedules and promotional campaigns are met and delivered. Further key competencies are to liaise with the Marketing team aiding them in the production process of campaign materials as required. The role will also include cross team communication and excellent internal and external customer service must be provided. </p><p>Jobs Reporting Into The Job Holder: None.</p><p>Key Accountabilities:  An integral part of the Newmarket Sales Team, providing administrative support for management, account managers and a point of contact for all Newmarket partnerships  Answering incoming calls from newspapers and travel agents & dealing with the matters arising  Regular checking & reporting of regional & national press ads that are scheduled to appear in paper  Checking supplements, mailers and any marketing initiatives and campaigns, particularly in ensuring accuracy in the detail and final sign off  Undertaking weekly and monthly client booking updates and reports  Setting up new travel agents on Taurus/TigerBay for access to our web site.  Providing sales copy and images as requested by those clients that produce their own artwork  Any other ad hoc duties as directed assisting Sales, Marketing, E-Commerce and SCS. Cross team duties in peak workload periods</p><p>Key Internal Relationships Key External Relationships  Commercial and Sales Director  National newspaper partners  Head of Trade Sales  Travel Agency partners  Account Managers  E-Commerce  Marketing  SCS WHAT IS NEEDED TO CARRY OUT THE ROLE?</p><p>The Newmarket Group Role Profile</p><p>Person Specification (Key Skills And Experience Required): Essential Person Specification (Key Skills And Experience Required): Desirable  Customer focused  Educated to GCSE (5 A-C) level or equivalent (experience in the industry will  Attention to detail is a must be taken into account if relevant qualifications are not sufficient)  Excellent customer service & telephone manner  Experience in leisure/tourism would be a bonus  Excellent organisational skills with the flexibility to meet changing priorities as the need dictates  Ability to assimilate a number of tasks, adhere to strict deadlines and work methodically  Ability to work well under pressure  Must have good Excel, Word and internet knowledge for an understanding of the varied reporting  Good PC skills  Ability to form and sustain excellent working relationships internally and externally at a variety of levels  Team player with excellent analytical and communicational skills  Ability to work under your own initiative  Good command of English with excellent spelling and use of grammar  Good standard of maths</p>