Sales Admin & Purchasing Support Specialist

Holt Engineering; Poole; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Holt Engineering in Poole is seeking a proactive Sales Administrator to join a busy office. You will support the sales team with day-to-day admin, customer orders and enquiries, and learn from the purchasing department to broaden your experience.

This role offers Monday–Friday hours (8am–4:30pm) with salary £26,000–£30,000 DOE. The successful candidate will maintain accurate records and liaise with suppliers and customers to ensure smooth order processing.

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Processing customer orders and ensuring information is entered accurately onto internal systems.
• Preparing quotations, order acknowledgements and relevant sales documentation.
• Responding to customer enquiries by telephone and email in a professional and timely manner.
• Liaising with customers regarding order progress, product availability and delivery dates.
• Supporting the sales team with general administrative duties and maintaining accurate customer records.
• Working closely with internal departments to provide customers with accurate information on product availability and lead times.
• Assisting with general purchasing administration and learning the processes involved in raising and processing purchase orders.
• Liaising with suppliers to check pricing, stock availability and delivery lead times.
• Monitoring outstanding orders and helping to chase suppliers to ensure deliveries arrive on schedule.
• Maintaining accurate supplier records and updating order information on internal systems.
• Supporting the purchasing team with stock availability, delivery updates and general supplier queries.
• Communicating with colleagues across sales, purchasing and production to help ensure customer and business requirements are met.

Job description

Holt Engineering in Poole is seeking a proactive Sales Administrator to join a busy office. You will support the sales team with day-to-day admin, customer orders and enquiries, and learn from the purchasing department to broaden your experience.

This role offers Monday–Friday hours (8am–4:30pm) with salary £26,000–£30,000 DOE. The successful candidate will maintain accurate records and liaise with suppliers and customers to ensure smooth order processing.