Education Coordinator

Overview:
**Who we are**:
Founded in Japan in 1887, Kao is passionate about making a difference in people’s lives with our high quality products and services to create a Kirei Life for all - a beautiful life that respects the needs of our consumers and customers as well as the planet. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment. As a company driven by purpose and strong corporate values we pride ourselves to be listed among the World´s Most Ethical Companies since 15 consecutive years. Our corporate philosophy, the Kao Way, guides us in everything we do - acting with integrity, courageously driving innovation and treating each other with trust and respect.

The Kao Salon Division brings the Kao vision for making life beautiful to salon owners, stylists and their clients around the world. As each salon client is different and every stylist unique, we offer a comprehensive portfolio of products and services across our quality brands Goldwell, KMS, Oribe and VARIS.

**The role**:
You will be responsible for providing administrative support and assistance to the education teams to track education activities, verify participants and manage all the info within the organization (sales/educators). In addition you will organize education programs and order materials for training academies/ regional seminars, including budgeting, coordination of programs and events associated with Education.

**This is a part time position based in Rome**

**What you will do**:

- Schedule and coordinate trainings and special events for education including all field communication, travel, hotel, ordering, transportation and budgets.
- Schedule, book, track and provide communications to Sales and Education Managers about all Seminars in Academies and in Regions.
- Provide administrative support and assistance for the Education Management teams.
- Utilizing existing administrative systems check participants, track events registrations and create report for Education Leader and Regional ES&P Analyst.
- Coordinate the execution of all education activities in Academies and in Regions: supervise location, send all materials needed (products, mannequins, certificate, brochure, towels etc...), provide the list of participants and satisfaction questionnaire.
- Maintain local artist rosters / data bases and freelancers contracts, manage PO and check freelancers invoices.
- Support Educators in taking care of the Rome and Milan Academies: request of products and other materials needed, supervise general services, coordinate the waste disposal management and all the specific needs of the 2 Academies.
- Inventory literature/materials, maintain appropriate quantities, coordination of different suppliers for production and budget tracking for education materials.

**What you need**:

- Requires High School diploma or equivalent. College degree preferred.
- 2+ years’ administrative experience in a professional office environment in a similar or sales support role is required.
- Completion of a secretarial program and/or courses is preferred.
- Cosmetology or salon experience a plus.
- Strong command of databases and MS Office software, i.e. Word, Excel, Power-Point and Access, with the ability to create and properly format word documents, spreadsheets, charts, graphs, presentations and generate/print reports.
- Previous experience working with SAP and/or sales database preferred.
- Requires strong attention to detail and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks to complete all assignments in an organized, efficient, accurate manner within established deadlines.
- Requires clear verbal and written communication, excellent phone manner and above average writing, math, analytical, grammar, spelling and proof reading skills.
- Must be able to work positively, effectively and professionally with employees, vendors, client and customers at all levels as well as independently and as a team.

**What we offer**:At Kao, you can expect a friendly, flexible and inclusive work environment with competitive salaries, benefits package, ongoing development and the opportunity to enhance your skills and deliver tangible results. We believe that the perfect balance between your private and professional life, will enable you to deliver your best at work. We therefore offer a hybrid working model wherever possible. Our company´s success is driven by the individuals that work for us. We value our employees for their individuality, passion as much as for their skills. Each employee can actively shape their job and their career. We believe that change comes from taking opportunities into your own hands and acting with courage, so we value and reward entrepreneurial thinking and innovation. Trust, teamwork and collaboration is the foundation of how we work.

**Our Hiring Process**:We believe diversity enables our success. We’re committed to inclusion across gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, et