Business Development Assistant - French & English

Our client is the provider of an online e-commerce platform, which accommodates the products of approximately one million merchants. More than 500 million customers globally use the platform to fulfil their shopping needs of all kinds. The offered goods range from clothes and fashion accessories, to domestic products and the latest technological gadgets.

Currently, our client is expanding their business in Europe and is looking for a Business Development Assistant to join their team in Amsterdam. Shipping over three million items on a daily basis, our client needs local partners who can extend their network in the Netherlands area and provide better service to customers.

Are you looking for a job in a super dynamic and international environment, where you will be able to take the initiative and ownership of your projects? Then this might be the right place for you.  

Job Profile for Business Development Assistant
Responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Promote the company to different stores in France and create strategic new partnerships
• Manage the account of existing partners and maintain excellent relationships with them, supporting them when needed
• Answer all the questions of our client’s partners, help them deal with issues and update them on important business procedures/changes
• Execute administrative tasks continuously, keeping track of all projects and relationships in the system
• Community management on social media: communicate with the client’s (potential) partners though the local Facebook account
• Research possible partnerships and act on the ones that are worth pursuing

Candidate Profile for Business Development Assistant

• Must be fluent in French and English, both written and spoken
• Bachelor’s degree is preferred
• Experience with cold calling and maintaining partnerships is a must
• Experience working in a B2B environment in the French market is required
• Hands-on mentality; not afraid to be proactive and take responsibility for his/her own projects
• Eager to constantly research, explore opportunities and analyse the market in order to find the best partners for our client
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment

What Our Client Offers

• Travel allowance is reimbursed (up to 200 euros/month)
• Pension scheme (after 26 weeks)
• 25 vacation days
• Working in a young, multicultural team