Job Title Sales Support Assistant - £30-35k salary (Based - Acton, W3)
SAP Essential!
Sales support experience essential!
Unfortunatly if you do not have SAP and Sales support experience then your application will not be accepted.
Summary :
The Sales Support Assistant provides essential office and sales support ensuring
smooth day-to-day activities of the commercial team. This role includes managing orders,
coordinating shipments, handling office supplies, liaising with customers and third parties,
providing general assistance to our management teams. This commercial support assistant
will have great attention to detail and strong organisational skills who will help maintain
efficiency across various departments.
Reports to :
Commercial Manager (CEO in interim)
Direct reports Administrative assistant
Key Accountabilities
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Responding to incoming enquiries, providing sales quotations, sales orders andshipping arrangements.
Entering and managing customer orders using SAP and other relevant software.
Provide order confirmations to customers.
Coordinating and attending distributor meetings for the commercial team andmonitoring distributor performance
Assisting with front desk duties, including answering calls and receiving deliveries.
Monitoring and maintaining office inventory, including stationery, refreshments,cleaning supplies and placing weekly orders as needed.
File invoice with dispatch confirmation
Managing shipping documentation, charges and external freight forwarders andfollow up on any missed collections, held or pending shipments providing further
information if necessary.
Track shipping and informs customers of dispatch dates and shipping details.
Applying for additional certificates for shipping as issued by Chamber of Commerce.
Add shipments to Shipping Analysis including tracking number, charge if applicable,courier name, description of goods.
Ensuring Dangerous Goods regulations and documentation are completedaccurately, this role will be required to pass the Dangerous Good Regulations
Certificate training.
Performing general Office tasks such as handling telephone calls, managing officeand kitchen supplies, processing mail and greeting visitors.
In collaboration with warehouse -
Prepare and pack orders.
Prepare shipping documents, including airway bill and commercial invoices (ifrequired).
Keep record of specimen serial numbers.
Check stock of packaging materials with warehouse - boxes, chips, bags, tape etc -source and re-order as necessary
In collaboration with Business Development Team
Prepare sales quotations as instructed on SAP
Assist in monitoring info@ email, replying to enquiries
Preparing sales data for monthly reportIn collaboration with Management Team
Assist finance team as requested; following up on missing receipts, checkinginvoices, filing
Assist HR team with routine admin tasks
Occasional support to CEO and management team for meeting coordination - forexample, booking of offsite meetings or supplies for Board or external meetings.
Support in other areas of PCS as the need arises.Contacts / key stakeholders
Direct and Distributor Customers, freight companies, visitors and staff
Job dimensions budget, equipment
Meeting or exceeding on time delivery of orders to customers
Desirable knowledge, skills and experience
Strong MS Office skills (including but not limited to: Microsoft Word, MicrosoftExcel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Outlook, SAP and HubSpot would be advantageous
but can be trained.
Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.
GCSEs/A-Levels or equivalent qualifications; further education or administrativecertification is a plus.
SAP system experience required.
Experience of working in an export environment.
Excellent organization and planning skills.
Proficiency in basic arithmetic and data handling.
High level of reliability, flexibility, and organisation.
Skilled in multitasking and prioritising tasks independently.
Exceptional interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
Demonstrates high accuracy and keen attention to detail.
Proactive and able to take initiative.
Effective problem-solving abilities
Flexible as activities will vary each day.Place of work & Hours:
Monday-Friday full time office based.
Hours of work are 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday
Benefits
25 days annual leave + public holidays.
Enrolment in company workplace pension scheme.
Following satisfactory probation period eligible to join work healthcare scheme.
Discretionary company bonus.
Company mobile phone provision.
Company Wellbeing scheme.
Employee Assistance Program.Methods of training Onboarding plan training - including Health & Safety, training will be provided on internal
software systems, basic introduction and understanding of departments, handover will be
provided
Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
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