Office / Sales Administrator

Anderson Recruitment Ltd; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

company bonus and pension scheme

holiday allowance up to 25 days

birthday off

day off to volunteer for charity

life insurance 2x salary

critical life cover 1x salary

Christmas shutdown

free parking

Job summary

Anderson Recruitment Ltd in Cheltenham is seeking a Sales Administrator to join a growing, close-knit team in their modern offices. You will provide administration support to the sales team and contribute to the smooth running of the office, delivering tailored service to each customer.

Ideal candidates may have office experience and strong Microsoft Office skills; the firm welcomes applicants from varied backgrounds who are ready to roll up their sleeves and grow with the business.

Qualifications

• Office experience preferred but candidates from all backgrounds considered.
• Willing to get involved and support the sales team.
• Good Microsoft Office skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the showroom is ready for clients
• Answer all incoming enquiries via telephone and email
• Welcome clients into the office, assisting the sales team during meetings
• Input and process orders
• Monitor order progress and notify the sales team of issues
• Prepare quotations
• Coordinate deliveries to warehouse and clients
• Resolve issues with damaged, incorrect or missing items
• Assist with daily office running including phones, messages, stationery, hotels and transport bookings

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Self-motivation

Under pressure calmness

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Our client, an Employee Owned Trust, who offer high quality products and services and have a strong client-focused approach are currently recruiting for a self-motivated and enthusiastic individual to join their growing yet close-knit team on a full time permanent basis. This will be from their stylish and modern offices based in Cheltenham.

As Sales Administrator you will provide administration support to all members of the team and contribute to the smooth running of the office as a whole. With the understanding that no two customer’s needs are the same, our client have built many long-time relationships through providing specialised solutions for each customer.

This is a supportive company who acknowledge that their most important asset is their employees. They believe in empowering their staff to create an optimal work/life balance as well as providing opportunities for personal and professional development within the business. They also provide staff outings on a regular occasion to various events such as, clay pigeon shooting, evening meals and activity days out.

To be considered for this position you will ideally have some office experience however, our client are happy to look at candidates from all backgrounds as long as you are willing to get stuck in and work alongside other members of the team and have good Microsoft Office skills. This company have ambitious growth plans and would like to offer the successful candidate the opportunity to develop alongside this.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the showroom is ready for clients
• Answer all incoming enquires via telephone and email
• Welcome clients into the office, being on hand to the sales team where required when meetings are taking place
• Order inputting and order processing
• Checking when orders are received, informing the sales team of any progress and highlighting any issues
• Producing quotations
• Assisting with the coordinating of deliveries to warehouse and to client where required
• Resolve any issues with damaged, incorrect or missing items
• Assist with the daily running of the office including answering phones, taking messages, ordering stationery and kitchen supplies, booking hotels and transport where necessary

Candidate Attributes

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office systems
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with people at all levels
• Organisational skills with good time management
• High degree of self-motivation and ambition
• Remain calm and work well under pressure

Hours: Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm

Salary: Up to £26,500 per annum, depending on experience

Benefits

• company bonus and pension scheme
• holiday allowance of up to 25
• birthday off
• day off to volunteer for charity
• life insurance 2 times salary
• critical life cover 1 times salary
• Christmas shutdown
• free parking