Sales Office Administrator

We are delighted to be partnered with our friendly, professional and established client as they seek to recruit a Sales Office Administrator to join their experienced team within their offices close to Uckfield. This role is available due to strong company growth levels and continued expansion.

Sales Office Administrator

Full time permanent role - office based role but with flexible working to attend appointments / engineers visits at home etc

Mon-Fri only 0800-1700 or 0900-1700

Role based close to Uckfield. Due to rural location of the offices, you will need to be a driver and have your own transport. There is plenty of free parking on site for all staff.

Salary £26000-£28000 per annum, depending on experience plus excellent all round company benefits, including pension scheme, free work related training courses, company social activities, snacks and drinks provided at the office, Christmas close down. Discretionary Christmas bonus £500-£1000 approx.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a busy team within a friendly, independent family run and very successful organisation. Please note that this is a 'well behaved' dog friendly office. Bring your dog to work if you have one!

The role - Sales Office Administrator:

This role is designed to be a challenging and rewarding opportunity to aid the sales team in handling sales orders and enquiries to help further the growth and development of the business. This key role will provide support to the Sales Team in achieving the company objectives, maintaining relationships with the existing customer base and the daily management of enquiries and orders,

Duties will include:

• To receive and process incoming enquiries
• Carry out the sales process in a timely and professional manner.
• Manage client expectations in terms of time-scales, product availability and costs.
• To maintain a great working relationship with clients.
• To provide administrative support to the sales team - keeping sales reports and information up to date.
• Liaising with suppliers and other staff members
• To assist with account growth and development by keeping in regular contact with allocated accounts / up-selling.
• Support the Account Managers with producing quotations and samples packs.
• Provide support for events/trade shows and promotions

Experience, competencies and knowledge required:

• Previous sales support experience
• Experience of compiling quotations and proposals
• Experience of keeping key sales reporting information up to date accurately.
• Great phone manner and has experience connecting and up-selling on the phone to current accounts / account managing. No outbound sales.
• Experience of building relationships with customers
• Good computer skills (Excel)
• Ability to work independently and take initiative.

For more information regarding this new and exciting Sales Office Administrator opportunity, please apply now! Short-listing will take place soon - don't miss out!

Wild Recruitment Ltd T/A First Recruitment Services is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job