Administrative/Sales Assistant

LMI Technologies, recognized as one of Canada’s Best Workplaces, is a medium-sized technology company built on a culture of openness, respect and professional excellence. At LMI our staff work passionately toward the common goal of designing and delivering innovative 3D machine vision solutions to OEMs and System Integrators working in industrial factory automation around the world. The result of this teamwork is high-performance, easy-to-implement and cost-effective 3D sensor technologies that deliver the best results in even the most challenging 3D inline inspection applications.

What will you do as an Administrative/Sales Assistant?

The Administrative/Sales Assistant position is a role that requires quick thinking in a dynamic, high-energy work environment. As an Administrative/Sales Assistant, you will support various tasks in the Berlin office and assist the European sales team in processing a variety of requests from our customers to ensure the operations are running effectively. In addition, you will interact with customers to provide them with demo equipment support and create transactions in a timely and professional manner. Strong self-motivation is necessary as the Administrative/Sales Assistant. 
 
This position is part-time at 4 days (32 hours) per week. It will report to the Regional Development Manager/Managing Director and work in the Berlin office and interact with the whole European team at LMI. 

• Perform reception duties including processing incoming and outgoing mail, answering and forwarding phone calls, and managing the general voicemail inbox to ensure calls and messages are redirected to the appropriate stakeholders
• Support customer service team by managing the demos process, arranging and dispatching demo units and follow up the product returns from direct customers
• Manage the receipt and dispatch of deliveries and products including the processing of necessary custom procedures and incoming measurement samples (registration and documentation)
• Assist with shipping tasks to LMI’s other offices when required
• Manage the company car pool program in Germany
• Assist in business customer visits to the office to ensure a welcoming experience.
• Drive, organize and coordinate company social events, including sourcing and negotiating with event vendors, ordering company event supplies, itinerary creation, and sending RSVP emails.
• Support marketing team for roadshows and tradeshows
• Support travel arrangements for staff and clients when necessary.
• Create purchase orders in Netsuite
• Process office administrative documentation including NDA’s and filings
• Provide exceptional and timely support to the sales team
• Work together with colleagues from other departments to improve efficiency and excellence in our overall service delivery

What do you need to be successful?

• Minimum of 1-2 years sales admin or customer service experience with preference given to those candidates with a technical background or work experience
• Relevant post-secondary education or equivalent work experience
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office and/or G-Suite tools with a general comfort level in using different technologies 
• Experience with an ERP is an asset
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with excellent organizational and prioritization skills
• Self-motivated, have a positive attitude and a results-oriented approach to business
• Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as in a team environment
• Ability to communicate in German and English (both verbal and written) fluently is required
• Please submit your resume in English.

How to submit your interest?

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity and working for a fast-growing global technology company with an inspiring and engaging workplace environment, please submit your application to our Human Resources team in confidence by clicking the “Apply Now” button.

While we appreciate your interest in LMI very much, we are only able to respond to candidates selected for further consideration. We look forward to talking to you about the possibilities of beginning a rewarding new chapter of your career!

Why being inclusive is important to us?

At LMI Technologies, we are an Equal Opportunity employer and we value the diversity of the people we hire and serve. We strive to build and grow our team that fosters variety in backgrounds, perspectives, experiences and skills. We embrace inclusiveness in our workplace, so we can utilize each person’s talents and strengths.

If you are interested in working for a fast-growing global technology company with an inspiring and engaging workplace environment, we invite you to apply and talk about the possibilities of beginning a rewarding new chapter of your career.