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Assisting 8 Fee earners within the Commercial team (Associate to Partner level)Assisting Fee earners at French deskDiary managementCommunication with clients in English and FrenchArranging International travelCo-ordinate bookings/attendance to international shows Inbox managementManagement of FEs billing Opening/closing filesDrafting engagement documents / sending it over to the clientsMaking sure all files are compliant

Business Development across East and South East England - end user / distributorManagement of sales end to endDevelopment of brand image throughout the hospitality industry

Sales Development of the French market - Hospitality sectorBuild French distribution strategy/built the distribution networkBusiness developmentAccount Management National Account ManagementB2B to B2B distribution managementB2CAbility to manage distribution networkNegotiationMarket ResearchForecasting / joint business planOrganise/attend international fairsDeal and resolve issuesOutstanding Customer ServiceWork closely with Marketing team to lead sales promotion/ implementation of new productsStrong knowledge of the hospitality market, distribution (National and Regional) and end users

Account ManagementBusiness Development Technical support abroadImplementing sales strategy through different type of marketWorking through a distributors networkDevelop brand imageBusiness trip + participation to exhibitionsCalculationPro active research of new businessTranslation

French Native speakerBusiness plan for 10 countries (France, French Carribean, Belgium, America, Canada, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Luxemburg, Switzerland)Market researchDevelopment of US marketCustomer Management within the Retail sector (distributors, supermarket chain) /HoReCa markets (Accor, etc..)Account ManagementBusiness developmentImplementation of sales strategy within the distribution networkBuilding new relationship with existing/new customersExport Sales to Central Europe and America/CanadaBusiness trip abroad + participation to exhibitionsContract negotiations / end of year review - rebatePricing structureProactive research of new business opportunitiesAdministration enquiriesLogisticsProject ManagementCustomers visitProduct trainingProduct developmentForecast annual/monthly stock for customersMarketing strategyPlanning and organisation of European exhibitionsTranslation of marketing support

Reaching Weekly sales targetDevelopment of new Sales activitiesDevelopment of ISO training sessionsProspecting existing and new businessesCold calling companies in FrancePlanning training sessions through FranceB2BPlanning AgendaAdministration