What are the responsibilities and job description for the SALES ASSISTANT position at Piedmont National Corp?
Job Description
Job Description
Job Summary :
The Sales Assistant position will be tasked with assisting and supporting Sales team members in selling the company's products and services. In addition, this role will be responsible for assessing the customer’s needs, discussing opportunities with internal stakeholders, and assisting the sales team in closing sales and placing orders. This role also requires general administrative office activities, such as filing, copying, records maintenance, typing, word processing, faxing, mail distribution and may also be responsible for the maintenance of office equipment and supplies. Assists others and the department with daily functions as needed .
Hours : 8am-5pm Monday-Friday
Duties / Responsibilities :
This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned and are subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.
- Develop and maintain positive customer relations and coordinate with various functions within the company to ensure customer requests are handled appropriately
- Order processing : Process orders, provide confirmation receipts and estimated ship dates, give order status, process credit card orders and RMA’s
- Sales support : Support regional sales managers with updates to ensure opportunities are kept current and accurate
- Order Tracking / Status : Provide order status and backlog reports, track key customer activity, update customers as needed and provide continual feedback
- Answering customer calls / customer interface and taking customer orders
- Input customer orders into the ERP System and updating customers on the status of their orders
- Liaison between sales and corporate administration, resolving problems and ensuring information to provide to necessary parties in an accurate and timely manner.
- Provides administrative support and assistance.
- Other duties as assigned.
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