Sales Operations & Business Support Trainee (Lisbon, Lisbon, PT)
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Novo is a global healthcare company dedicated to driving change for lasting health. For more than a century, we have combined scientific innovation with a deep understanding of people’s lives to prevent and treat serious chronic diseases. Our work goes beyond medicines, focusing on the biological, emotional, social and environmental factors that influence health. By bringing science closer to real life, we develop solutions that help people live healthier lives. Today, more than 67,000 employees worldwide contribute to our purpose: driving change towards lasting health and creating a positive impact for patients, communities and society.
Your impact begins here
As Sales Operations & Business Support Trainee, you will help the Sales department in Portugal keep priorities visible and moving. You will turn reports, trackers and meeting inputs into clear information that sales leadership can act on, while supporting Sales Events, Cycle Meetings and the Business GPS Project. Your work gives leaders more time for business planning, sales execution and team development.
What you’ll bring
An academic background in Business Administration, Management, Economics, Marketing, Finance, Business Analytics or a related field.
Fluency in Portuguese and English.
Excel and basic data analysis skills.
The ability to create clear presentations, reports and meeting summaries in PowerPoint, Word or equivalent tools.
Strong organisation: you keep action trackers, meeting decisions and information in order.
Comfortable working in a digital and collaborative environment.
No prior experience is required.
What you’ll do
You will work on supervised assignments with regular feedback, so you can contribute from day one and learn as you go.
Update recurring sales reports and prepare basic analyses that highlight trends, discrepancies and topics for management review.
Prepare presentations, agendas and supporting materials, and document key decisions and agreed actions.
Maintain action and project trackers, monitor deadlines and follow up on outstanding inputs.
Support the organisation of Sales Events and Cycle Meetings.
Contribute to the Business GPS Project through assigned coordination, documentation and follow-up.
Spot ways to simplify recurring administrative and reporting tasks and help test agreed improvements.
Who you’ll work with
You will join the Sales department in International Operations, based in Portugal. In International Operations, colleagues work across markets to serve people around the world and help improve health at scale.
Your closest partners will be the Associate Sales Director and the Field Sales Managers. You will also work with Sales colleagues and cross-functional colleagues involved in your assignments. Together, you will keep information accessible and follow-up consistent, so the team can act with clarity and speed.
What you can expect here
You will be trusted with real work, supported by clear guidance and regular feedback. You will build practical skills in sales operations, reporting and project coordination, and see how a sales organisation plans and delivers. Your voice matters: when you see a simpler way to work, you will be encouraged to say so and test it.
For this position, the monthly gross salary is 920€. Our benefits include 17,40€ food allowance per day worked (part in meal card and other in salary complement), IT Equipment, Work Accident Insurance and Perks in the office such as food and beverages (snacks, daily soup and drinks), massages and other team building events. *Benefits will be implemented according to the company procedures, guidelines & business needs.
Duration of the program is 1 year.
Start now
Your impact begins today. If you are ready to bring clarity and structure to a busy Sales team, apply for the Sales Operations & Business Support Trainee role by 13 November 2026.
We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.
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