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Sales Administrator

Pearson Whiffin Recruitment Ltd
Posted 6 days ago, valid for 17 days
Location

Gillingham, Kent ME8 0RU, England

Salary

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The position is for a Sales Administrator based in Gillingham with a salary range of £25,000 to £27,000 per year.
  • This is a permanent full-time role requiring previous experience in a similar capacity.
  • The ideal candidate should possess strong communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work autonomously.
  • Key responsibilities include processing customer orders, handling delivery issues, and liaising with freight forwarders for export duties.
  • Experience with CRM/ERP systems and Excel is essential, while export experience is considered a significant advantage.

Sales Administrator

Gillingham

£25,000 - £27,000

Permanent full time role

Monday to Friday 8:30am – 4:30pm

Exclusive new role – you won’t see this advertised anywhere else!

Pearson Whiffin are pleased to be representing a well-known, reputable manufacturing business who have been established for over 100 years! Our client is looking for an experienced Sales Administrator to join their team on a full-time permanent basis. The ideal candidate will have previous experience in a similar role, the ability to work autonomously, an excellent attention to detail and excellent communication skills.

Duties include:

  • Providing administrative support to the Sales Manager;
  • Processing and dispatching customer orders.
  • Speaking with customers, predominantly via email, regarding orders, issues with orders, deliveries etc.
  • Dealing with any delivery issues and updating customers with ETAs.
  • Liaising with 3PLs.
  • Export duties: liaising with freight forwarders, Certificates of Origin, Bills of Lading etc.
  • Updating price lists.
  • Providing quotations.
  • Dealing with stock issues and liaising with the packing department to ensure enough stock is available.
  • Invoicing.
  • Uploading POs onto the system.
  • Updating customer details on the database.

To be considered for this role, you must have/be:

  • Previous experience in a similar role.
  • IT literate with a good understanding of Excel functions and CRM/ERP systems.
  • A problem solver.
  • An excellent communicator with the ability to build rapport.
  • Able to work well within a small team as well the ability to work autonomously.
  • Export experience would be a significant advantage.

Please submit your CV today for consideration!

This role is being handled by Christina Pithouse, Recruitment Consultant for Pearson Whiffin Recruitment.

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Whether you are entry or Executive level, our team of experienced Recruitment specialists can help you with your career. We are Kent’s leading independent consultancy and pride ourselves on delivering an exceptional service to both candidates and clients.

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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.