Sales Support Assistant - Milton Keynes, United Kingdom - Ascendant Recruitment

Ascendant Recruitment
Ascendant Recruitment
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Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

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Sales Support Assistant

Permanent

£ 30,000 -£ 33,000 per annum

Milton Keynes


Do you have a passion for food and drink? Do you relish the opportunity to work as part of a dynamic and growing sales team? Do you have the confidence to build superior relationships with customers and internal stakeholders? Are you hardworking, proactive,and looking for the right opportunity to showcase your potential? As a member of the expanding Sales Support team, you will be an integral part of the wider UK & Ireland commercial team providing critical business support and developing internal and externalrelationships.

Your strong administrative, communication, problem-solving and time management skills will enable your success in this role.


Responsibilities as a Sales Support Assistant include, but are not limited to:

  • Project management of customer visits, sample requests and price quotations, from initiation through to completion.
  • Ensuring system accuracy at all times.
  • Managing multiple competing priorities for yourself and the sales team.
  • Communicating effectively with the teams who are often out on the road or not UK based.
  • Creating easy to understand reports and presentations ensuring they are aligned with company branding and positioning.
  • Responding professionally to internal and external enquiries using systems knowledge, creative investigation, innovative follow up and problem solving techniques.

To be a successful Sales Support Assistant you must have:

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent,
    OR experience within a similar commercial role in a corporate environment.
  • A passion for the food and beverage industry.
  • A self starter who is proactive and collaborative.
  • Customer service focused with a proven ability to build and maintain internal and external relationships.
  • An eye for detail with a focus on continually looking to improve areas of efficiency.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Proficient in Excel, Word and PowerPoint (Intermediate)
  • Demonstrates ability to learn quickly, work independently as well as part of a team, and work under pressure whilst prioritising to meet deadlines.
  • Experience in a sales project management system such as Salesforce or similar would be an advantage, but not essential.
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