Administrative Assistant - Corteva Agriscience

We’re hiring an Administrative Assistant.

Your Challenge:

• Sales effectiveness:
  • Maintains customer database in Salesforce
  • Updates customer field sales data for PowerBI on a monthly basis
  • Technical support of the Corteva team in the usage of Salesforce and PowerBI
• Business support
  • Demand review process: schedule meetings, update demand review file
  • Backup for colleagues in the office.
• Administration
  • Manages day-to-day administrative operations of the Paarl office, which is a hub for Commercial, Marketing, Customer Services and Field Sciences functions.
  • Liaise with third-party management services.
  • Booking of workspaces and boardrooms.
  • Booking of external meeting facilities when needed.
  • Travel arrangements as required from time to time.
• Records management
  • Maintains distributor agreements records.
  • Administrative files.
• Marketing
  • Administrative support to Marketing function during customer events.
  • Manages promotional item inventories. Tracks and alerts marketing team when replenishment of material is needed.
• National focal point for calls received in response to advertisements and Corteva website leads. Refers technical enquiries to the relevant Corteva Agriscience representative and business leads to an appropriate customer representative.
• EHS&S focal point for the African Southern Region team.

Qualifications

To Grow What Matters, You Will Need

• High school diploma or equivalent plus additional courses in office administration or computer training
• Two to three years of administrative experience.
• Computer literate – Microsoft Office and other IT tools

Who Are We Looking For?

• Curious, bold thinkers who want to grow their careers and be part of a winning team
• Market-shaping individuals who want to transform the agriculture industry to meet the world’s growing need for food
• Collaborators who thrive in a diverse, inclusive work environment
• Innovators who bring initiative and fresh ideas that drive our business into the future and make us an industry leader

Growing What Matters Starts With You… What We Can Offer To Help You Grow?

• Opportunity to be part of a global industry leader working to discover solutions to the most pressing
• agricultural challenges of our time
• Challenging work assignments that grow your skills, capabilities and experiences
• Opportunities for international rotations and relocation that will expand your global view and cultural experience
• A diverse, inclusive work environment where employees bring their whole selves to work and feel heard, valued and empowered
• Dedicated and customized resources to help grow your professional skills, industry expertise and personal perspectives.
• Joining us is a natural opportunity to strengthen your professional network through valuable relationships.
• Support the health and well-being of every employee by offering world-class benefits, meaningful work and competitive salary
• Performance-driven culture with a strong focus on speed, efficiency and agility