Sales Administrator

Hometime Group Ltd; Belfast; On-site; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading furniture retailer in Belfast seeks a Sales Administrator to provide essential administrative support and enhance customer interactions. The role involves liaising with customers, managing back office operations, and ensuring adherence to health and safety regulations. The ideal candidate should have strong administrative skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office, and excellent communication abilities. Benefits include a generous staff discount and improved maternity/paternity leave. Flexibility for occasional weekend work may be required.

Benefits

Generous staff discount

Length of service awards

Free on-site parking

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Smoke break exchange

Qualifications

• Strong administration background.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills, particularly over the phone.

Responsibilities

• Deliver strong, reliable administration across all areas of the branch.
• Act as first point of contact for customers, providing updates and resolving queries.
• Manage back office administration and maintain the rota system.
• Ensure branch health & safety compliance.

Skills

Administration

Communication

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Title: Sales Administrator Contract Type: Permanent Contracted Hours: Part Time & Full Time hours available Location: Boucher Road, Belfast Salary: £27352 (pro rata) per annum

A Bit About Dreams & Sofatime Our mission is to be the first choice for beds & sofas in Ireland; to make every customer experience with us exceptional. Thats what makes us different! This role will be based in our flagship store on Boucher Road, Belfast. You can expect a fun, challenging and rewarding environment where everyone works together as one team. You will play a crucial part in the branch as a key contact for administration, supporting both the in-branch team and Head Office. We offer a range of benefits including a generous staff discount scheme, enhanced maternity / paternity leave and more. Your Branch Manager will ensure you have the best possible start to your career with us.

Your New Role You will be responsible for delivering strong, reliable administration across all areas of the branch. This is a varied and important role with a strong customer focus, particularly over the phone. Your duties will include, but are not limited to :

• Customer Liaison & Communication Acting as a first point of contact for customers, including regular telephoning of customers to provide updates, confirm delivery bookings, resolve queries and offer exceptional support. Customer coordinator duties including stock updates, initial customer care calls and follow‑up communication. Ensuring a professional, friendly and proactive approach to every customer interaction.
• Back Office Administration Email management and prompt communication with customers and colleagues. Managing and maintaining the rota system. Assisting with banking management and completing daily administrative checks. Processing paperwork, placing orders, raising maintenance tickets and supporting day‑to‑day branch admin.
• Stock Control & Operational Support Accountability for booking in customer deliveries, including confirming details via telephone. Managing stock control, including goods inwards, stock checks and general stock organisation. Receiving stock transfers on the system and flagging missing or faulty items. Supporting stocktakes by extracting system data, assisting with physical counts, entering figures and reporting results to Head Office, including helping investigate discrepancies. Supporting the branch team with weekly marketing communication, including price changes, promotions and replenishment needs.
• Health & Safety Management Supporting and maintaining branch health & safety compliance, ensuring procedures and documentation are followed correctly.

To Succeed in This Role You will have a strong administration background, excellent attention to detail and be confident using Microsoft Office. Strong communication skills, particularly over the phone are essential, as you will be regularly liaising with customers and supporting colleagues across the company. You will be organised, proactive and able to manage multiple responsibilities in a fast‑paced retail environment. This role has traditionally worked well Monday to Friday, but some weekend work may be required depending on business needs.

Benefits Length of service awards. Generous staff discount. Free on site parking. Enhanced Maternity and Paternity. Smoke break exchange - allowing 1 extra day leave each year. The successful candidate may be required to work weekends and bank holidays and some evenings to provide essential cover.

• Please note the closing date may change if the company have received a suitable number of applications. To be considered for this role you will be redirected to and must complete the application process on our careers page. Only completed applications will be considered. To start the process click Apply Now button below. Skills : Administration Communication Microsoft Suite Benefits : Length of Service Staff Discount Smoke Break Exchange Enhanced Maternity and Paternity