Senior Sales Administrator

Perfect Placement; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary up to £35,000 per annum

37.5 hours per week

Career growth opportunities

Supportive team environment

Process improvements focus

Flexible administrative tasks

Job summary

Perfect Placement is recruiting a Senior Sales Administrator for a Derby-based Truck Sales team. You will oversee daily admin workflows, mentor colleagues, and drive accuracy across financial and reporting processes within an established commercial vehicle business.

The role emphasizes data integrity, customer focus, and cross-department collaboration to ensure timely vehicle movements, order tracking, and end-of-month reconciliations. A strong automotive admin background is preferred.

Qualifications

• Proven experience within an administration role, ideally in automotive, commercial vehicles, or logistics sectors
• Experience supervising or mentoring an administrative team
• Strong attention to detail, with an emphasis on financial accuracy and data integrity
• Proactive, methodical, and solutions-focused approach to problem solving
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities concurrently
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, confident engaging with colleagues, customers, and senior management
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• Keyloop experience is desirable but not essential

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily workflows within the administration team, ensuring deadlines are met and workloads balanced
• Support, mentor, and develop team members, acting as a point of escalation for complex issues
• Develop and implement improvements across administrative processes
• Generate, analyse, and manage departmental reports, ensuring data accuracy and timeliness
• Manage high-value customer accounts with a customer-focused approach
• Assist in planning vehicle movements and coordinate operational activities
• Liaise with other departments to ensure seamless workflow
• Check month-end deal files for financial accuracy and resolve discrepancies
• Process support claims and pricing credits, tracking them through to payment
• Conduct audits and maintain data quality and compliance standards
• Monitor departmental objectives and maintain high standards of service
• Communicate regularly with the Truck Sales Manager regarding performance and escalations
• Oversee vehicle ordering, delivery tracking, and reporting activities

Skills

Administration experience

Team supervision

Attention to detail

Data integrity

MS Office

Communication

Keyloop

Tools

Keyloop

Job description

Our client, an established commercial vehicle business based in Derby, Derbyshire, is seeking a highly skilled Senior Sales Administrator to join their busy Truck Sales team. The successful Senior Sales Administrator will oversee vital administrative functions, support the team s development, and ensure operational accuracy. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced administrator with a background in automotive, commercial vehicles, or logistics.

Benefits of a Senior Sales Administrator:

• Salary up to £35,000 per annum
• 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm
• Opportunity for career growth and development within a reputable company
• Supportive team environment with a focus on process improvements
• Flexibility in managing diverse administrative tasks

Duties of a Senior Sales Administrator:

• Oversee daily workflows within the administration team, ensuring deadlines are met and workloads balanced
• Support, mentor, and develop team members, acting as a point of escalation for complex issues
• Develop and implement improvements across administrative processes
• Generate, analyse, and manage departmental reports, ensuring data accuracy and timeliness
• Manage high-value customer accounts with a customer-focused approach
• Assist in planning vehicle movements and coordinate operational activities
• Liaise with other departments to ensure seamless workflow
• Check month-end deal files for financial accuracy and resolve discrepancies
• Process support claims and pricing credits, tracking them through to payment
• Conduct audits and maintain data quality and compliance standards
• Monitor departmental objectives and maintain high standards of service
• Communicate regularly with the Truck Sales Manager regarding performance and escalations
• Oversee vehicle ordering, delivery tracking, and reporting activities

Requirements of a Senior Sales Administrator:

• Proven experience within an administration role, ideally in automotive, commercial vehicles, or logistics sectors
• Experience supervising or mentoring an administrative team
• Strong attention to detail, with an emphasis on financial accuracy and data integrity
• Proactive, methodical, and solutions-focused approach to problem solving
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities concurrently
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, confident engaging with colleagues, customers, and senior management
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• Keyloop experience is desirable but not essential