Commercial Assistant TMEA

Tate & Lyle; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tate & Lyle is seeking a Commercial Assistant TME to support TMEA commercial activity, marketing, and administration across 50 countries. You will coordinate regional meetings, manage SharePoint and Teams channels, and assist with monthly and quarterly meetings, contributing to sales operations and customer service collaborations.

You will help equip the sales team with marketing collateral, prepare client presentations, and support joint-marketing activations (events, digital campaigns) with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or related field preferred.
• 2+ years in sales support or administrative roles.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint).
• Experience with Salesforce and forecasting tools is a plus.
• Strong organizational and multitasking abilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate regional meetings and support marketing efforts.
• Manage SharePoint sites and regional documents.
• Assist with monthly and quarterly meetings; compile content.
• Produce client presentations and marketing collateral.
• Support sales operations with contracts during peak seasons.
• Use Power BI to highlight performance and dynamics.
• Collaborate with sales ops, customer service, and CDP managers.
• Coordinate campaigns, events, and digital activities.

Skills

Sales support

Administrative

Microsoft Office

PowerPoint

Excel

SharePoint

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Salesforce

Forecasting tools

Job description

About Us

Tate & Lyle is a global leader in ingredient solutions for the food, beverage, and industrial markets. Operating from more than 30 locations worldwide, we transform raw materials into high-quality ingredients that add taste, texture, nutrition, and functionality to products enjoyed by millions of people every day.

Guided by our purpose Transforming Lives through the Science of Food, we are helping to create healthier, tastier food and drink for consumers around the world

About The Role

The Commercial Assistant TME plays a key role in supporting TMEA commercial activity, marketing efforts, and administration. This role involves coordinating regional meetings, supporting marketing activities, handling SharePoint and Teams channels, and assisting with monthly and quarterly meetings. Additionally, the role may require collaboration with sales operations and customer service.

Accountabilities

• Commercial Coordination
• Orchestrate and see through multifunctional cross regional initiatives across TMEA esp
• Participate in the clusters weekly meetings, coordinate and communicate actions where appropriate
• Coordinate / co-lead FR4/8 & contracting preparation, collate and provide market and competitor input to inform decisions (using Salesforce & other resources)
• Own MBRs and QBRs organization ensuring timely and adequate content contribution, follow up on actions and report status.
• Coordinate and liaise commercial drives across TMEA: gap closers, specific product commercial campaigns, tools kits availability, etc.
• Use PBI to assist in highlighting and communicating performance dynamics that need coordinated efforts.
• Marketing & Customer presentation support
• Support and execute joint-marketing activations (events, trade shows, digital campaigns) collaborating with CDP managers
• Equip sales team with marketing collateral and mouthfeel positioning to accelerate demand and category expansion
• Create/update PowerPoint presentations or Update Leaflets in preparation of client meetings in line with SLF
• Administrative Support
• Manage SharePoint sites, including main pages and folders.
• Organize and store the region documents such as files, pictures, reports, and presentations.
• May Support Sales Operations with contract creation and modifications during peak seasons.

Skills/Experience (Individual Contributor)

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Sales, Marketing, or a related field preferred.
• 2+ years of experience in sales support, administrative roles, or similar.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint).
• Experience with Salesforce and OMP forecasting tools is a plus.
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.

What You'll Get

As business operating in 50 countries worldwide, we offer a global rewards package to all employees alongside a range of country-specific benefits.

Tate & Lyle is an equal opportunity employer, committed to the strength of an inclusive workforce.