Sales Assistant
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Job overview
The Sales Assistant provides administrative and sales support to the branch, assisting the Business Manager, sales, operations, and corporate departments with tasks such as phone management, order entry, CRM usage, reporting, and event planning.
Skills & qualifications
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Full job description
Hourly Range: $14.87 USD to $22.31 USD
Description
Position Summary:This position is responsible for providing administrative and sales support to the branch by assisting the Business Manager, sales, operations, and corporate departments.
Essential Functions:- Executes and delivers upon a defined set of Best Business Practices for the Administrative Assistant role. Includes Phone Management, Prospect and Account Setup, Credits Returns Debits, Filing and Record Keeping, Order Entry and Maintenance, Expedites, Leads Entry, CRM Usage and general administrative responsibilities.- Assists Business Manager, sales personnel, customers and vendors by answering questions, expediting and tracking orders and retrieving information. Assists manager and sales personnel with spreadsheets, reports, presentations, proposals, Outlook management, event planning and travel arrangements.- Provides support for Operations and Corporate Departments such as Accounting, Quality, Marketing and Purchasing. Duties include reporting, spreadsheets, document control, literature, problem resolution, and assisting with projects within their sales office.- Performs other duties as assigned.
Core Competencies:• Detail Orientation• Multi-Tasking• Sense Of Urgency & Work Ethic• Approachability & Perceptiveness• Communications Skills• Customer Excellence
Job Specific Requirements:- Excellent computer skill: Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Knowledge of SAP, or similar system preferred.
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Independent judgment to plan, prioritize and organize a diversified workload with attention to detail.
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Must be able to lift, carry, push, pull a maximum of 35 pounds.
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Ability to perform routine office tasks that includes operating a computer for long periods of time, sitting, filing and communicating on the phone
Qualifications
Education
Preferred
- High School or better
Experience
Required
- 3 years: Administrative experience, preferably in Industrial Distribution
Preferred
- 1 year: Working experience in SAP or similar platform
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