Marketing Assistant

With 1,550 employees, and more than 17,000 customers in over 100 countries around the world, Lectra is the world leader in integrated technological solutions (software, automatic cutting systems and associated services) dedicated to industries using textiles and leather.Lectra works in partnership with its clients throughout the world in market sectors as varied as fashion (apparel, accessories, footwear), automotive (seats and interiors, airbags), furniture, aeronautics and marine.For 35 years, Lectra has built long-term relationships with its clients to create comprehensive solutions which meet their strategic challenges, no matter where they are in the world.Please visit www.lectra.com for more information and discover our job opportunities.The Lectra Sweden team is looking for an enthusiastic: MARKETING ASSISTANT Mission: Located in Boras (Sweden) and after a training period during which you will gain all knowledge on the Lectra offer and on our customers' industries, you will be responsible for the implementation in Sweden and Finland of the projects defined by the Marketing Department based in Belgium.You will also support the sales team in the prospection phase and for the order administration process in Sweden.For this job we offer a fixed-term contract from 15 April until end September 2009 as we are looking for a replacement due to a maternity leave.Your main contributions will include: .Marketing and Events .Implement marketing campaigns supported by telemarketing or telesales actions .Coordinate upcoming trade shows and seminar events .Update and enrich the local database by using our corporate CRM tool .External and internal Communication .Participate in the launch of new products and promote the Lectra offer using the appropriate channels (websites, newsletter, brochures & collaterals, press releases, .) .Develop local communication tools and translate corporate tools in local language .Identify press opportunities and deal with the creation and the distribution of press releases..Support sales team with sales administration .Prospect and initiate first contact to detect opportunities & interest You will work closely together with all the Northern Europe team members.Profile: .3 - year degree in Marketing/Communications .First working experience in Marketing is recommended .Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects .Excellent writing skills to transform key messages in a commercial and easy to read text .Independent, proactive and accurate working method .Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office .Fluency in English is required (speaking and writing), knowledge of the Finnish language is a plus.What we can offer you: .A full time job working in an international environment Are you interested?