Masstemps are currently recruiting for an enthusiastic, motivated and commercially minded Sales Administrator to join our clients growing sales team within a successful manufacturing business.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build a long-term career in sales. Working closely with our clients experienced Sales and Account Management team, you will gain hands-on experience in managing customer accounts, developing relationships, identifying new opportunities and helping to grow existing business.

The role is both computer and telephone based, with regular communication with existing customers, supporting Account Managers and helping to develop new sales opportunities.

For the right person, there is a clear opportunity to progress from Sales Administration into a Sales Account Manager / Business Development role, with increased responsibility and earning potential.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day administrative and sales support to the sales team.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with existing customers.
• Communicate with customers by telephone, email and other business channels.
• Handle customer enquiries and ensure they are dealt with promptly and professionally.
• Assist Account Managers with the management of customer accounts.
• Maintain accurate customer and sales information on company systems.
• Process quotations, orders and other sales documentation.
• Follow up quotations and enquiries to identify opportunities to secure new business.
• Identify opportunities to increase sales and develop existing customer accounts.
• Support the sales team in achieving individual and company sales targets.
• Learn the company's products, manufacturing processes and customer requirements.
• Use in-house systems and computer-based tools to manage customer information and sales activity.
• Monitor customer activity and proactively contact clients where appropriate.
• Develop an understanding of customer needs and identify additional products or services that may benefit them.
• Work closely with internal departments including production, administration and management to ensure customers receive a high level of service.
• Gradually take ownership of a portfolio of customer accounts as experience and confidence develops.
• Develop new business opportunities through proactive telephone and email contact.
• Contribute ideas and initiatives to help expand and grow the business.

Career Progression

This role is designed for someone who wants to develop a career within sales, rather than simply provide administrative support.

Initially, you will work closely with the existing sales team, learning our products, systems, customers and processes. As your knowledge and confidence develops, you will be given increasing responsibility for managing customer accounts and developing new business.

The long-term opportunity is to progress into an Account Manager / Business Development position, managing your own portfolio of customers and being rewarded through a strong commission structure based on your performance and the growth of your accounts.

About You

We are looking for someone who is:

• Confident and comfortable speaking to customers on the telephone.
• Friendly, professional and able to build strong customer relationships.
• Organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Computer literate and confident learning new systems.
• Commercially minded and interested in developing a career in sales.
• Proactive and motivated to identify opportunities and generate business.
• Comfortable working towards targets and motivated by financial rewards.
• Able to communicate effectively with customers and colleagues.
• A team player who is also capable of working independently.
• Ambitious and keen to progress within a growing business.
• Willing to learn about manufacturing, our products and the customers we work with.

Previous sales or administration experience is desirable but not essential. We are more interested in finding someone with the right attitude, work ethic and ambition to develop.

Hours of work: 

Monday - Friday 8am-4pm 

Rate of pay: 

£26k-£28k per annum with an uncapped commission structure. 

If you wish to apply for this role please submit your CV and call 01562 74 22 22