Sales & Marketing Associate

Change people’s lives and love what you do Cochlear develops world-leading medical devices that help people hear and be heard. As a top 100 medical device company and market-leader in implantable hearing devices, more people choose a Cochlear-branded cochlear or acoustic implant system than any other. Our employees tell us that the number one reason they enjoy working for Cochlear is the opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives.

The Opportunity

Cochlear has an opportunity for Sales & Marketing Associate based in our Addlestone office. In this role, the Sales & Marketing Associate will supporting the Sales and Marketing Co-ordinator in the delivery of the administrative, logístical and events programme of the Atlantics sales and marketing teams, in order to facilitate the timely and effective delivery of regular commercial activities.

Responsibilities include:

- Support UK Sales/Marketing employee travel including hotel, air, car, etc. bookings, ensuring timely communication
- Fulfil requests for information and marketing literature from the field and customers
- Support the maintenance of digital marketing materials
- Maintain and manage library of promotional equipment, ensuring it meets business needs, is up to date, accurately tracked and in presentable condition
- Coordinate integrity test equipment and Baha drill management for field staff as required
- Execute purchase orders for manager approval, set up new accounts and ensure payments are completed
- Arrange team and miscellaneous meetings
- Book meeting venues, assembles material and/or reports for meetings
- Arrange logistics (transport, refreshments, meals) for team meetings when required
- Any other duties that may be required within sales/marketing teams dependent upon priorities
- Assist in the arrangement of internal and external events under the guidance of the Sales and Marketing Coordinator or relevant team member
- Place supplier orders and make bookings within budget and monitor spend
- Initiate and track courier/shipping of collateral and support items to events
- Administer sponsorship requests, record them appropriately, and ensure relevant approval process and transition to payment
- Assist in arranging customer travel for events, with clear associated communication
- Ensure relevant CRM records are kept up to date

What makes this opportunity unique?

This is an excellent opportunity as an entry level into marketing. Partnering with our sales teams you will gain insight into product launches and events. You will be working across organisation and country boundaries with occasional travel and/or attendance at events.

About You. As we grow our operations, we are looking for people who share our passion for delivering quality hearing solutions to our customers. To add value to Cochlear in this role, you'll be able to demonstrate the following skills and experience:
Essential
- Experience in an event and/or administration role or equivalent
- Microsoft Office skills
- Clear planner and high level of working accuracy
- Organised and capable of multi-tasking.
- Excellent communicator, both verbal and written
- Comfortable working with individuals and larger groups
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship skills
- Dynamic and results orientated
- English - high proficiency in both spoken and written

Why choose us?

For 40 years, Cochlear has been creating reliable products that continue to keep people connected to the world and to each other. We help people of all ages to hear in more than 180 countries around the world. Our technology connects people to life's possibilities and to the people who matter most. We have over 4000 employees globally dedicated to improving people's lives. To date, we have Invested over $2billion AUD in research and development.

Cochlear Offers You:
Competitive salary

25 days holidays (plus UK Bank Holidays)

company pension

flexible working patterns and the possibility to work remotely up to 40% per week

yearly salary review

Pension scheme

Group Life Insurance

Group Income Protection

Employee Referral Bonus

Service Anniversary Reward

Cycle to work scheme

Vitality health care

Medicash cashplan

free use of gym on business park and paid exercise classes available

Equal opportunities

Cochlear is committed to providing equal opportunities to avoid unlawful discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, disability, sexual orientation, religion/belief or age.

In line with our corporate ethics and statutory obligations we strive to ensure that the work environment is free of harassment and bullying and that everyone is treated with dignity and respect - this is an important aspect of ensuring equal opportunities in employment.