Associate, Sales Ops/Administration

Job ID:  17454    Newell Brands is a leading consumer products company with a portfolio of iconic brands like Graco®, Coleman®, Oster®, Rubbermaid®, Sharpie® and Yankee Candle® - and 24,000 talented teammates around the world. Our culture is built on values in action: Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership, and Leadership. We work together to win, grow, and make a real impact—supported by a high-performing, inclusive, and collaborative environment where you can be your best, every day.     Associate, Sales Ops/Administration Dedicated Customer Team Support Job Summary The Associate, Sales Ops/Administration role is a dedicated resource for an assigned customer or account team. The role supports Sales and, based on team needs and priorities, may also support Supply Chain, eCommerce/Digital Merchandising, and Category Management/Analytics with executional, basic reporting, entry-level analytical, and administrative tasks. The Associate owns defined coordination and execution processes while providing flexible support in other areas. Functional teams retain ownership of strategy, decisions, forecasts, content, workstreams, and external or HQ relationships.   Key Responsibilities   Dedicated Customer Team Support

Serve as a dedicated day-to-day coordination and execution resource for an assigned customer or account team, adapting support to the team's priorities and ways of working. Attend team calls, customer-preparation meetings, and working sessions as needed; coordinate inputs, document actions and deadlines, follow up as needed, and communicate applicable risks or gaps. Support Sales and, when requested, Supply Chain, eCommerce/Digital Merchandising, and Category Management/Analytics with reporting, data gathering, monitoring, presentations, and other executional or administrative tasks.

Core Process Ownership

Own the end-to-end item setup and setup-management process for assigned items and features, including gathering required information, coordinating review and approval, completing applicable customer and internal setup steps, tracking status, resolving setup issues, and maintaining accurate records. Include Sales and Supply Chain in vetting MDP data for accuracy before use or submission (does not own communication with brand or MDP). Own and execute the applicable CTL process, including requirements, timing, coordination, documentation, and follow-up. Own product sample ordering and coordinate sample inventory and shipping with the Sales team and appropriate partners for assigned customer meetings, layout centers, audits, and team needs. Own assigned store audits and related recaps. Support assigned online audits in partnership with Sales, eCommerce/Digital Merchandising, and/or Analytics, as appropriate. Own completion of assigned warehouse-area and conference-room cleanup and readiness tasks in partnership with the Sales team, including product organization, sample inventory, and meeting setup. The role does not own the spaces or facilities function. Is designed as a support function with sales and workplace team.

Flexible Cross-Functional Support

Support Sales with customer calendars, line review preparation, deck updates, meeting materials, Perfect Launch tracking, promotion tracking from planning through post-event recap, pricing errors or price monitoring and other customer execution needs. May support Supply Chain, including but not limited to special projects, promotional or feature auditing and tracking, launch monitoring, and other Supply Chain-related support as time and priorities allow. May support eCommerce/Digital Merchandising with content-score and ratings-and-reviews audits, approved digital reporting, and issue tracking. The role identifies and alerts the appropriate owner to gaps but does not create or correct digital content or own ratings-and-reviews implementation. May support Category Management/Analytics with approved data