Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company that provides branding and information labeling solutions, including pressure-sensitive materials, radio-frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, and a variety of converted products and solutions. The company designs and manufactures a wide range of labeling and functional materials that enhance branded packaging, carry or display information that connects the physical and the digital, and improve customers’ product performance. The company serves an array of industries worldwide, including home and personal care, apparel, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive. The company employs approximately 36,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Reported sales in 2022 were $9.0 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.

In this exciting role,  Avery Dennison is seeking a results-oriented Account Specialist  to join our Team Sports commercial team in Southern Europe. Reporting to the Strategic Account Manager, this person will play a key role to grow sales within customers that are focused on serving sports leagues and clubs with customized uniforms, fanwear, and licensed sportswear gear and apparel (t-shirts, jerseys, hoodies, hats, jackets, and accessories) in line with marketing strategies to achieve or exceed the annual operating plan for the region. This position will also support the team by providing accurate and timely reports, trend information and data analysis.

This is an ideal position for an insightful, motivated, high-potential person with aspirations of pursuing a future sales career.

Your Responsibilities

Account Specialist may lead some or all of these daily activities to support the sales team:

• Daily, you will be supportive of increasing profitable growth by achieving sales objectives within an assigned territory generating sales revenue to existing and new accounts.
• Liaising with customers to negotiate the terms and conditions, confirm orders, gather additional information as necessary, and keep them informed of progress.
• Liaising with planning/purchasing to ensure customer orders are prioritized and progressed appropriately and service levels are met.
• Proactively informing key customers of order/shipment discrepancies and providing the intended resolution plan.
• Managing the material forecast to support internal site readiness for orders.
• Proactively identify new accounts using screening techniques, referrals, and prospecting to potential customers within the territory.

• Previous knowledge/experience in the retail apparel industry is strongly preferred.
• Interest in the TeamSports industry will be an advantage.
• Fluent in English and Spanish is a must. Italian and Portuguese are a plus.
• Resident in the Madrid area. Working from home.
• Own Car and B driving license is a requirement
• Must be strong at analyzing and interpreting complex data sets. 
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to independently prioritize workload.
• Willingness to travel for customer and internal meetings.

AVERY DENNISON IS EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK:

We not only embrace change… we drive it.  We work hard, push hard, and take brave risks. Our culture is innovative and collaborative - where bold ideas turn into action. We grow strong talent through stretch opportunities only restricted by your interests.  We are committed to workplace diversity for employees and the business. We are a force for good, imbedded in industries and communities worldwide. We are challenging ourselves and others to reach higher and think bigger to improve the quality of all life. Avery Dennison is a great place to work for everyone. We offer:

• Workplace Flexibility,

• Structured learning and development

• Mentoring program

• Competitive total rewards

• Commitment to Sustainability 

At Avery Dennison, we do what we love and we love what we do.

Please let us know if we can support you with reasonable accommodations throughout the application process by contacting our Talent Acquisition team via [email protected]