Sales Administrator

Future Prospects Group Ltd; Newark on Trent; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Comprehensive training on quotations

Career development and progression

Supportive team environment

Job summary

Future Prospects Group Ltd is seeking a Sales Administrator for a full-time, permanent role. You will process orders, maintain databases, create folders, and handle quotations, with training provided. You’ll support the sales office, collaborate across departments, and help identify new business opportunities.

The role requires strong organisational skills, good communication with customers and teams, and experience with MS Office and ERP systems such as Sage, SAP, or Oracle.

Qualifications

• Proven experience within sales administration, commercial support, or customer service.
• Experience in a technical, engineering, or manufacturing environment is highly desirable.
• Confident communication with internal teams and external customers.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail in data recording.
• Proficiency with MS Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint; ERP familiarity with Sage, SAP or Oracle.

Responsibilities

• Process incoming customer sales orders accurately and enter them in the required format.
• Acknowledge new orders promptly and maintain live databases and spreadsheets.
• Create virtual folders and catalogue sales enquiry details, drawings, costing sheets, and communications.
• Answer incoming sales calls, qualify inquiries, and route them appropriately.
• Collaborate with regional managers and colleagues to fulfil customer requirements.
• Produce basic quotations and support on quotations with training provided.
• Identify potential business opportunities and perform sector and competitor research.
• Provide administrative support and cover during peak periods.

Skills

Sales administration

Customer service

Communication

Organisational skills

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Sage

SAP

Oracle

Job description

Sales Administrator

Full Time, Permanent

Competitive salary

Future Prospects Group are delighted to be working with our client to recruit a dedicated Sales Administrator on a full-time, permanent basis.

THE ROLE

• Processing incoming customer sales orders accurately and delivering them into the business in the required format.
• Acknowledging new customer orders promptly and maintaining live database records and tracking spreadsheets.
• Creating virtual folders and cataloguing all essential sales enquiry details, drawings, costing sheets, and communications.
• Answering incoming sales telephone calls, qualifying enquiries, and routing them to Business Development Managers or managing them internally.
• Collaborating closely with regional Business Development Managers and colleagues across internal departments to fulfil customer requirements.
• Producing basic and copy quotations for existing and prospective clients, with full training provided.
• Proactively identifying potential business opportunities and gathering sector and competitor research.
• Providing administrative support and holiday or absence cover across the sales office team during peak periods.

THE CANDIDATE

• Proven experience within sales administration, commercial support, or customer service.
• Prior experience working within a technical, engineering, or manufacturing environment is highly desirable.
• Confident communication skills with the ability to engage professionally with both internal teams and external customers.
• Strong organisational skills and an eye for detail when recording data and updating live systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with business software and ERP systems such as Sage, SAP, or Oracle is advantageous.
• A proactive mindset with the initiative to problem solve and work effectively to deadlines.

THE BENEFITS

• Competitive salary package.
• Comprehensive training on quotations and internal commercial systems.
• Commitment to ongoing personal development and structured career planning.
• Supportive and collaborative office team environment.