Marketing Assistant

Location:

Wilrijk, Antwerpen

Description:

The Company:
Biomet is one of the global leaders in the orthopedics market. Biomet manufactures, markets and distributes high quality and high-tech orthopedic products such as knees and hips, biomaterials, bone cements and surgical instruments.

Biomet operates in more than 90 countries worldwide and has 11 manufacturing sites. With more than 7,500 team members, Biomet generates over $2.8 billion annual sales.
Biomet headquarters are located in Warsaw, Indiana, USA. The Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) headquarters resides in Dordrecht, and the Global Supply Chain Centre in Hazeldonk, The Netherlands. 

Biomet Belgium is a Sales and Marketing organization and based in Wilrijk. Around 55 people are working for Biomet Belgium.

Biomet looks to the future with a focus on continued innovation and growth, while staying true to its founding principles established over 30 years ago. From the very beginning, Biomet has been guided by the core belief that the surgeon-patient connection is critically important. With an unmatched reputation for innovation, responsiveness and clinical success, Biomet is a fast-growing private equity-owned company.
 

Tasks and responsibilities:
• Administrative support for events and courses;
• Making travel arrangements and subscriptions for HCPs and sales reps in relation to attendance to third party meetings and Biomet events and courses;
• Preparing invitations, track payments or refunds and registration forms for events;
• Maintaining tracking spread sheets for marketing expenses; booth rentals; events (event calendar);
• Administrative support for Sales & Marketing meetings (scheduling meetings, prepare agenda and minutes);
• Organization and logistical support  for various projects including kick off meeting, Biomet Belgium organized events, receptions and the like;
• Maintain appropriate compliance filing related to events and HCP services;
• Support sales reps for booth rentals;
• Maintain good customer relation by providing excellent support for travel and accommodation arrangements in relation to third party meetings and Biomet courses/events;
• Correct compliance filing for travel related to events and for services performed by HCPs for Biomet Belgium.

 
Profile of suitable candidate:
• Minimal Bachelor degree in Marketing or Communication;
• Minimum 1 to 2 years experience in a similar role;
• Project management experience;
• Experience in a healthcare environment is a plus;
• Fluent in spoken and written Dutch, English and French;
• IT Literate – MS office,

Competences:
• The ability to work under pressure and to deadlines;
• Strong organizational and planning skills;
• Problem solving skills;
• Ability to work independently;
• Good attention to detail and accuracy;
• Strong customer awareness;
• The ability to work on multiple projects at one time.