Sales Assistant

Nichiden Usa Corporation; Rolling Meadows (IL); On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Nichiden USA Corporation is seeking a responsible Sales Assistant to support managers and staff with administrative and sales tasks. The role requires excellent communication and the ability to organize workloads using MS Excel, Outlook, and Teams.

The Sales Assistant will handle customer calls, quotes, order confirmations, shipping updates, and routine reporting, while maintaining office policies and procedures to ensure efficient daily operations.

Qualifications

• Excellent oral and written communication.
• Proficient with MS Excel, MS Outlook and MS Teams.
• Ability to organize workload using office tools and processes.

Responsibilities

• Answer calls from customers
• Provide quotes to customers and assist in customer service
• Confirm purchase orders
• Provide updated shipping information to customers
• Write and distribute emails, memos, letters and forms
• Assist in preparing regularly scheduled reports
• Update and maintain office policies and procedures
• Act as the point of contact for external customers

Skills

Office management

Time management

Attention to detail

Written and verbal communication

Organizational skills

Multi-tasking

Education

High School diploma

Tools

MS Office

Office equipment

Job description

Nichiden USA Corporation is looking for a responsible Sales Assistant to perform a variety of administrative and sales tasks. Duties of the Sales Assistant include providing support to our managers and employees, assisting in daily office needs and managing our company’s general administrative and sales activities. The ideal candidate should have excellent oral and written communication skills and be able to organize their work using tools, like MS Excel, MS Outlook, and MS Teams. Ultimately, a successful Sales Assistant should ensure the efficient and smooth day-to-day operation of our office as it relates administrative and sales tasks.

Responsibilities

• Answer calls from customers
• Help with customer service (providing quotes to customers)
• Confirming purchase orders
• Provide updated shipping information to customers
• Write and distribute email, correspondence memos, letters, and forms
• Assist in the preparation of regularly scheduled reports
• Update and maintain office policies and procedures
• Act as the point of contact for external customers

Skills

• Knowledge of office management systems and procedures
• Working knowledge of office equipment
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritize work
• Attention to detail and problem solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task
• High School degree; additional qualification as a Sales Assistant a plus

About NICHIDEN USA

Optimal Solutions, provided face-to-face

To Nichiden, there's only one way to communicate - face-to-face. It is only through in-person communication that we can accurately grasp on-site needs and problems and thus provide solutions that benefit customers' business.

Think in digital, relate in analog.

To solve the many problems and setbacks that arise in manufacturing, we take a logical approach in choosing the optimal solution from among many possibilities. In doing so, we have only one thing on our mind: put passion and promise into providing customer solutions.

A network years in the making

Our extensive network has been steadily put together since our company was established. We strive to provide customer solutions via domestic and international networks that we have built up through relationships of trust with our supplies and customers.

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