Sales Academy Administrator

Join our team at Orkla and become an integral part of our Sales Academy! You will get full administrative ownership of the Academy and unique insight into how to drive capability building in a large multinational company. You will learn a lot about how sales work in the fast-moving-consumer-goods (FMCG) world and build a large network across Orkla. You will work from our state-of-the-art offices at Skøyen (Oslo), but also to travel to our training locations in Scandinavia.

We are looking for a highly organized and motivated individual to administer the full academy, support training sessions, manage our curriculum, and oversee our budget. You will be the primary contact for our vendors and will gather and analyze feedback to improve our training programs. You will also manage our learning platform, develop, and execute internal marketing campaigns, and provide ad-hoc administrative support.

If you have a passion for learning and development and you are curious about the world of consumer goods, we want to hear from you!

Who we are and how you will contribute in this role

Orkla Sales is one of three Center of Excellence functions in Orkla ASA. We drive, consult, train and inspire on strategic sales topics. Sales has responsibilities across all branded consumer goods Portfolio Companies and geographies. Our focus is Net Revenue Management (NRM), Sales Execution and our Sales Academy.

Key highlights of the role:

• Support training sessions: Take part in virtual and face to face training sessions in partnership with our external vendors as administrative support (e.g., assign break-out rooms, chat with participants etc.), and assist participants through our learning platform "Promote".
• Curriculum management: Review our training portfolio in partnership with our vendors and internal sales experts, to ensure that our content is updated and relevant to our global sales teams. Support the administration of updating new training content.
• Vendor relations: Be primary contact for our vendors, ensuring delivery according to agreement, like price, training dates and venues. Review and initiate tender processes in partnership with our internal sales experts.
• Budget oversight: Ensure that the Sales Academy expenses do not exceed the allocated budget, including forecasting for coming semesters. Responsible for handling invoicing both from external vendors (cost) and to participants (income).
• Evaluation and Feedback: Gather and analyze feedback from participants and trainers to improve training programs.
• Learning Platform Management: Administer the Sales Academy's learning platform (Promote), uploading & updating content, managing user accounts and ensuring a seamless learning experience.
• Internal Marketing: Secure participants from Orkla Business Units by developing and executing on an internal marketing campaign, e.g., internal post, promotions, participant-feedback etc
• Academy planning A-Z: Register and communicate with participants, send calendar invitations, give practical information about both virtual and physical learning locations. Arrange & organize venues for physical locations.
• Internal stakeholder management: Be responsible for collecting & organizing input from CoE Sales team members, arranging "guest speaker" appearances etc. Engage in dialogue with other Orkla Academy leaders, finance, and L&D department to ensure alignment.
• Ad-hoc administration: Provide ad-hoc administrative support to other Orkla Academies and Orkla ASA, including registrations and invoicing as needed. Cooperate with Executive Assistants across both ASA and PortCos.

Criteria for success in this role:

• Education: BSc degree in Administration, Business. Education, Human Resources, or a relevant field. In the absence of formal education, relevant work experience will be taken into consideration.
• Language: Proficiency in both written and spoken English is required. Fluency in one of the Scandinavian languages is also necessary.
• Administrative: Prior experience in administrative roles, particularly those involving training or education program support is a plus.
• Training or L&D: Experience in supporting training sessions, workshops, or educational programs is an advantage. Experience in curriculum management and content review is a plus.
• Project management: Demonstrated ability to manage projects, budgets, and vendor relationships effectively & independently.
• Financial management: Experience in budget management, including forecasting, and invoicing processes.
• Stakeholder management: Strong interpersonal skills with experience in maintaining relationships with external vendors and internal teams.
• Communications: Experience in marketing or internal communication.
• Event management: Experience in organizing and coordinating training events or workshops.
• Data & platform: Experience with learning management software and hands-on experience with e-learning platforms is beneficial.
• Sales experience: Knowledge from sales in the FMCG industry is an advantage, but not a requirement.
• Tools: Proficiency in office software and tools, including Microsoft Office and administrative systems.

What is expected of you:

• Ability to take initiative, have good collaboration skills and be comfortable with working independently with a large set of stakeholders.
• Adaptability to changing tools and approaches.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills.
• Attention to detail, time management, problem-solving skills.
• Comfortable with hosting and administrating large seminars delivered virtually and be flexible to travel in the cases where we offer physical training sessions.
• Service and customer minded.

What can Orkla offer you?

At Orkla, we think globally but also believe in developing local solutions that cater to the needs of our customers and at the same time, empower our own employees to make a difference. Whichever country you join us in, whichever production line, office, or field location you call home, you'll be part of a team that comes together to support one another, share ideas, and be valued and rewarded for being who you are.

In this position you will have interesting and challenging workdays, working together with Orkla portfolio companies in different locations and have a large impact on many in the Sales organization and beyond. We have an open and inclusive working atmosphere where you will develop a big network both within and outside the Sales organization, with opportunities to grow and develop in a strong and dynamic company. Join Orkla ASA and help us make Orkla a home to grow for our employees!

How to Apply:

For us to ensure we have all the important details about you and your profile, please ensure you use our career site and portal to apply for this position. We are unable to accept applications sent by email to ensure we are not only GDPR compliant but also that we take the time needed to properly review your application.

Please click on the link and follow the steps to creating a profile to apply for this position.

If there are any questions we have not answered above, or you want to simply find out more about us, please contact Cecilie Bjerknes, SVP Group Sales by email: cecilie.bjerknes@orkla.no.

Deadline: 1st December 2023