Job Summary
We are looking for a proactive and organized Sales Assistant to provide day-to-day administrative and coordination support to the Sales Director. This role involves assisting with sales activities, preparing quotations and proposals, coordinating with vendors and internal teams, and ensuring timely follow-up on customer and sales-related requirements.
The ideal candidate should have strong communication and coordination skills, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively in a fast-paced sales environment.
1. Sales Director Support
- Provide day-to-day administrative and operational support to the Sales Director.
- Coordinate meetings, appointments, calls and follow-up activities.
- Assist the Sales Director in tracking ongoing sales opportunities, customer requirements and pending actions.
- Prepare meeting notes and action items, and follow up with relevant stakeholders.
- Assist in preparing sales presentations, reports and other sales-related documents.
- Maintain accurate records of sales activities, quotations, proposals and customer communications.
2. Quotation & Proposal Support
- Assist in preparing customer quotations, proposals and commercial documents.
- Coordinate with vendors to obtain pricing, product information, lead times and availability.
- Ensure quotations are prepared accurately and submitted within the required timelines.
- Follow up on pending quotations and customer requirements.
- Maintain and update quotation and opportunity trackers.
- Assist in preparing quotation revisions based on customer or Sales Director requirements.
3. Vendor Coordination
- Coordinate with vendors and suppliers on pricing, product specifications, availability, delivery timelines and other commercial requirements.
- Request and consolidate vendor quotations for sales opportunities.
- Follow up with vendors on pending information and responses.
- Maintain good working relationships with key vendors and suppliers.
- Ensure vendor information is properly documented and shared with relevant internal teams.
4. Internal Team Coordination
- Coordinate with Finance, Procurement, Operations, Technical, Delivery and other internal teams to support sales activities.
- Follow up on internal requirements related to quotations, orders, contracts, invoicing, delivery and customer requests.
- Ensure information is communicated accurately and promptly between the Sales Director, customers, vendors and internal teams.
- Assist in resolving administrative or coordination issues that may affect sales activities.
5. Customer & Sales Coordination
- Assist in responding to customer enquiries and requests as directed by the Sales Director.
- Coordinate customer meetings, presentations, demonstrations and other sales activities.
- Follow up with customers regarding quotations, proposals, required information and pending decisions.
- Ensure customer requests are communicated to the appropriate internal or vendor teams.
- Maintain professional and timely communication with customers.
6. Sales Administration & Reporting
- Maintain accurate sales documentation and records.
- Update sales pipelines, quotation trackers, opportunity reports and follow-up lists.
- Prepare regular sales activity reports for the Sales Director.
- Track pending actions and ensure timely follow-up.
- Assist in preparing management reports and sales performance summaries.
- Perform other sales administration and coordination duties assigned by the Sales Director.