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Office Sales Assistant

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Posted 15 hours ago, valid for a day
Location

Basildon, Essex SS16 5UY

Salary

£24,000 - £27,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Our client in Basildon is seeking a permanent Office Sales Assistant with proven experience in office sales.
  • The role involves ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction through excellent sales service and regular communication via phone and email.
  • Key responsibilities include maintaining a fully stocked warehouse, managing point-of-sale processes, and submitting pricing and quotes to customers.
  • Candidates must have a basic understanding of sales principles, strong communication skills, and the ability to retain technical knowledge.
  • The salary for this position ranges from £24,000 to £27,000 per annum, with a standard work schedule of Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm.

Our prestigious client in Basildon is looking to recruit a permanent Office Sales Assistant.

As the Office Sales Assistant you will be responsible for ensuring customer satisfaction is exceeded with every client contact which will be regular via phone, email and contact. Help maintain the warehouse and ensure it's fully stocked and products are sent in a timely manner to the clients. Following and understanding all the companies policies and procedures and be able to accurately describe product features and benefits.

Other responsibilities will include:

  • Ensure high levels of customer satisfaction through excellent sales service
  • Submission of pricing/quotes/tenders to customers and to progress the enquiry to point of sale.
  • Regular contact/emails/telephone calls to customers, including some cold calling/telesales
  • Help maintain a fully stocked warehouse
  • Ascertain customer's needs and wants
  • Recommend items that match customer needs
  • Manage point-of-sale processes
  • Actively involve in the receiving of new shipments
  • Keep up to date with product information
  • Accurately describe product features and benefits
  • Follow all company's policies and procedures

Requirements and skills:

  • Proven working experience in Office sales
  • Must have the ability to retain technical knowledge
  • Account development, liaison with customers, dealing with any issues.
  • Co-ordinating price enquiries
  • Basic understanding of sales principles and customer service practices
  • Liaison with sales team to provide efficient service to customers
  • Proficiency in English
  • Track record of over-achieving sales quota
  • Solid communication and interpersonal skills
  • Customer service focus
  • Friendly, helpful, confident and engaging personality
  • Basic administration skills including Word/Excel/Emails

£24,000-£27,000 per annum.

Hours of work are Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm. 20 days holiday + bank holidays and Christmas period shut down.

Please apply today if you have the skills for this role.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.