Sales Administrator

A well established and highly reputable engineering company are recruiting for a Sales Administrator to join their small sales team based in their offices in Grimsby. This a 12-month maternity contract. Hybrid working and flexitime along with other fabulous benefits are on offer!
This is a 12-month FTC position working Monday to Friday 37.5 hours per week on a flexitime basis – core hours are between 9-3 daily, and the offices are open 7am-7pm daily so you can choose what hours you do to suit your lifestyle as long as 37.5 hours are worked weekly!!!
Salary of £25-28,000 per annum is on offer dependent on experience plus excellent benefits as below!
As Sales Administrator you will report into the Sales Office Manager where you will be part of a small team of 2 others supporting the external team to ensure all pre-sales administration is completed and communicated with their customers in a timely manner. Your role will involve the following:
- Provide administrative support through to receipt and processing of order.
- Interact regularly between the business and clients to deliver excellent service and support to their global customer base.
- Build and maintain a good level of product knowledge.
- Co-ordinate the pre-sales activities by registering and processing enquiries in cooperation with external team and other departments
- Co-ordinate and complete technically detailed tenders using product knowledge and information from other internal departments.
- Proactively follow up with clients and local representatives to progress quotations to order placement.
- Maintain records, files and registers of enquiries, quotations and orders.
- Register new orders and liaise with internal departments in order to process orders.
- Liaise with plant operations to obtain and provide regular feedback to customers on order status.
- Obtain and issue literature and information to customers as/ when requested with assistance from marketing department.
We are really keen to hear from applicants with the following skills and experience:
- Minimum of 2 years’ sales administration experience working in a busy office environment
- Experience of processing orders is required – up to 10 per week (low volume high value product)
- Proposal writing, quotation preparation and coordinating technical information from other departments would be beneficial
- Excellent IT skills with good knowledge of MS Office and CRM systems ideally (Salesforce, SAP will be used in this role but training with these can be provided)
- Detail oriented, with excellent attention to detail is a prerequisite for the role
- You will be able to communicate at all levels with the ability to go the extra mile when required
Benefits Include:
- 26 Days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
- Hybrid working – after 3 months probationary period up to 60% office 40% WFH
- Flexible working hours
- Bonus Schemes
- Pension – Employee contributions of 2% above employee contribution + 2x life insurance
- Single person Private Medical Insurance – Family cover available at cost
- Subsided Onsite Canteen
- Subsided Onsite Gym
- Free Onsite Parking
Please apply today or call us to discuss this Sales Administrator role in more detail!

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