Sales and Marketing Assistant

Job Description:

At Ferring Pharmaceuticals, we help people around the world build families and live better lives. We are entrepreneurial and innovative, with a global team focused on scientific advances in the areas of reproductive and women’s health, gastroenterology and urology. Ferring + You is all about working together and sharing ideas, so that we can bring science to life for patients around the world.

Our Commercial teams collaborate as trusted partners with patient groups, clinicians, policy makers and the scientific community to identify and develop new opportunities to help patients. Customer centric, we offer an empowering, entrepreneurial culture – and a place to thrive and grow.

Ferring+You

You will provide operational and administrative support to the Specialty Medicine commercial team, including the Business Unit Head, sales and marketing teams. Through support of the Specialty Medicine commercial team, you will play an essential role in helping Ferring to achieve our long-term ambition of delivering life-changing solutions to patients at every stage of life, bringing hope and joy to families across the world.

Your day at Ferring

• Support staff in a range of sales and marketing activities.
• Be responsible for the Specialty Medicine commercial team pre-approval process, including the gastroenterology sales team, institutional account managers, and marketing.
• Assist with all steps of the contracting process with vendors, clinicians, or other service providers.
• Assist with raising and administering purchase orders and tracking of agreements/contracts and invoices.
• Generate budget reports and regularly reconcile with planned activities.
• Assist with filing, archiving of documents and document-management processes.
• Manage inventory of marketing materials and liaise with fulfilment warehouse
• Plan events, conferences and departmental activities in close coordinate with sales and marketing teams
• Coordinate all logistical aspects of medical conferences/meetings – includes maintaining calendar of events, booking trade stand space, securing/managing hotel room blocks, arranging team travel, etc.

Behind our innovation…There’s you

• Prior experience within administrative or project management functions
• Able to work collaboratively and transparently
• Demonstrates attention to detail, while being able to work on multiple projects and manage competing deadlines
• Able to analyse and take action without compromising quality within required timeframes
• Able to prioritize and maintain focus in a complex and changing environment 
• Demonstrates excellent written and verbal English language skills

People come first at Ferring

• Accredited Great Place to Work® employer, offering hybrid and flexible work arrangements and comprehensive benefits for its employees
• Get inspired from our commitment to advocate for everyone’s right to build a family, no matter who you are, where you live or who you love
• Our inclusive support package – “Building Families at Ferring” provides equal and accessible policies for all employees who wish to start their family journey, ensuring a global standard, irrespective of location and role
• Parental leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents
• Extended support on family building journey

Making a difference in the life of millions of people means we succeed by working together. Our diverse backgrounds, experiences, expertise, and perspectives enable us to find solutions to even the most challenging problems, and our success is tied to each team member’s contributions. Imagine the power of your career when it’s Ferring + You.

Behind our purpose… There’s you

If our mission and your vision are aligned, please apply!

We strive to build and maintain an inclusive and diverse workplace with equal opportunities and mutual respect for all employees regardless of their backgrounds and socioeconomic status.

Location:Ferring Australia