Sales Assistant

ABOUT THE ROLEReporting to the MEA and India Travel Retail Manager, the Sales Assistant provides operational and administrative support to the Travel Retail team across the MEA scope. Acting as a key link between retail partners and internal departments (Customer Service, Marketing, Logistics), ensures flawless order execution, sales performance follow-up, and the implementation of trade and retail activation tools.KEY RESPONSABILITIESOrder Management and Sales Back-OfficeDaily follow-up of client ordersCoordination with the team to ensure proper logistics execution and on-time deliveryMonitoring product allocations based on commercial priorities and stock levelsUpdate and maintain sales and delivery dashboardsDaily interface with Marketing, Logistics, Customer Service, and Finance teamsSales Support and B2B Client RelationsMain point of contact for retail partners on operational topicsShare and monitor commercial information (novelties, launches, prices, assortments, etc.)Track sell-in and sell-out performance in collaboration with field sales teamsSupport in the listing, updating of the novelties and assortment with our retailersPrepare presentations for customer meetings, business reviews and internal managementSupport forecasting exercises and commercial planningTrade Marketing and Retail Animation ToolsCoordination of requests for POS materials, testers, samples, and visual merchandising toolsSupport in implementing retail animation plans and visual merchandising (windows, corners, retail events, visuals)Monitor launch performance and promotional activationsIncentives & Performance ManagementPrepare monthly commission calculations for Beauty Advisors across all Travel Retail accountsConsolidate sell-out data and validate incentive calculationsMonitor incentive KPIs and prepare monthly performance reportsTrack BA productivity and support the implementation of performance improvement initiatives.Beauty Advisor Management & OperationsCoordinate the Beauty Advisor network across the MEA regionPrepare and manage monthly BA schedules, cover-up rosters, rotationsMaintain and update the BA database (contacts, locations, contracts, POS allocation)PROFILE & COMPETENCIESHigher education degree in business or equivalent (Bachelor's or Master’s level)Excellent organizational and time management skillsStrong attention to detail, reliability, analytical mindset and autonomyExcellent interpersonal and teamwork abilitiesAdvanced Excel skills (Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP, dashboards)Fluency in EnglishNICE TO HAVEFirst successful experience in a similar position, ideally within the perfume, beauty, or luxury industry is a plusExperience working with international distributors and Travel Retail partners is a plus