Sales Administrative Assistant

As a Sales Assistant to LA Foods, you will play a key role in managing and supporting day-to-day operations with precision and clear communication. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, organized, and has excellent communication skills.

● Serve as the primary point of contact for day-to-day customer requests, handling orders, and addressing and resolving concerns.

● Build and maintain partnerships with customers, ensuring customer satisfaction through exceptional service and execution. This includes following up to ensure that recently received POs were delivered correctly and on time.

● Process new orders, including requesting customer purchase orders and entering them into the internal system.

● Obtain required product specifications and paperwork from buyers and suppliers as needed.

● Coordinate with the freight department to obtain freight status updates.

● Ensure all deadlines are met, allowing both sales and purchasing sufficient time to address forecasts and pricing.

● Interact with the accounting department regarding customer invoices and adjustments.

● Assist in identifying and driving continuous improvement in processes to enhance efficiency and service.

● Utilize the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform for account management, opportunity tracking, task management, and logging key customer data.

You are…

● Detail-oriented with proven ability to multitask, work under pressure, and meet time sensitive deadlines.

● Strong written and verbal communication skills.

● Self -motivated, and organized, while remaining flexible and adaptable

● Highly adaptable- you thrive in a fast-paced, high-change and dynamic work environment.

● Open minded, have a thirst for knowledge and learning.

● Results and action oriented - ownership minded.

● Excited to meet and interact with current customers via email and phone.

Requirements…

● High School Diploma or GED, preferably a bachelor’s degree in business, analytics, supply chain

● Minimum 2 years of administrative assistant in sales and or marketing experience, (preferably in the food industry)

● Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, Access, Outlook, HubSpot

This position offers:

● Upward mobility

● Ground Floor Opportunity

● Health Insurance

● 401k

This position is based in our Agoura Hills, CA office and is not remote.

Office Hours are 6:00 AM – 3:00 PM, M-F

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by associates within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of knowledge, skill and/or ability required.