Sales Support Administrator (Maternity Cover min. 6 months)
- Location: Oldham, UK
- Department: Sales Support
- Closing date: 4th January 2017
Are you looking for an exciting new role, to keep you busy and challenged?
Would a role with great benefits, flexi-time, paid breaks, an on-site gym and newly built offices sound appealing?
We’re Innovative…
At Innovative Technology we’re a global market leader in the design and manufacture of cash validation devices and processing services. We’ve over 300 employees at 10 locations across five continents, with around 120 based in our state-of-the-art head office at the Innovative Business Park in Oldham, Greater Manchester.
As a result of our continued international growth and new product development, Innovative Technology is looking for passionate individuals to join our highly-successful, expanding team. If you’re a visionary in your field and unafraid to challenge the status quo, you could be exactly what we need to fulfil our goal of revolutionising the cash handling industry.
At Innovative Technology we strive to be the best at what we do and are proud of our track record of innovation and growth, so it’s great to be recognised for our achievements and success. Recent accolades include The Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade, The Sunday Times BDO Profit Track 100 and being listed in the London Stock Exchange 1000 companies to inspire Britain.
You’ll find us on the edge of the Pennines and less than half an hour from central Manchester, with great local amenities and transport links on our doorstep. On-site we’ve modern, open-plan offices, a rapid prototype workshop and development laboratory, which along with our friendly and hardworking culture should help you feel right at home.
Our Opportunity
At Innovative Technology we’ve a new and exciting position for a Sales Support Administrator to join our busy Sales team. Working alongside our established team this will prove an ideal opportunity to develop your skills further in a varied and challenging role.
From day one you’ll be involved with a range of activities to support the Sales team, whilst delivering excellent levels of service to our existing and new customers. Along with your clerical duties, you’ll support the wider administration and reception team.
The Sales Support Administrator role would suit someone with great communication and computer skills, who may either be looking for their first office-based role or someone looking to take the next step in their career after working as an administrator in another fast-paced environment.
Your Role
- You’ll deal with existing and some new customers over the phone, by email and occasionally in person, to ensure they are happy and understand when to expect their orders
- You’ll processing their orders and create other Sales relevant documents, such as exportation documentation, invoices and reports
- You’ll liaise with internal departments, such as accounts, production and IT, to ensure that we’re able to deliver products to customers in an efficient and timely manner
- You’ll have general administrative duties, such as letter and email writing, filing, managing post and answering and directing external calls
Your Skills & Experience
- Customer service experience with great communication skills, which could be gained in another industry
- Ability to offer high levels of service in person, over the phone and by email
- A relevant college, apprentice or equivalent qualification and/or experience as a Sales Support Administrator
- Proven Microsoft Office skills, specifically in Word and Excel
- Well organised and able to prioritise daily tasks
- Confident and articulate, with polite and friendly manner
- Any additional European language or experience in exports would also be advantageous
Your Package & Perks
- A highly-competitive starting salary of £15,000-£17,000, depending on experience, plus annual pay reviews
- Flexible working hours, to fit around personal commitments and give you time off when you’d like it most
- Paid breaks, in our own state-of-the-art open-plan offices, with free hot premium drinks and subsidised soft drinks
- 24 days holiday, plus Bank Holidays, for great work-life balance
- Workplace Pension Scheme, with a 3% contribution from us
- Private Healthcare Scheme available for you, and the option to add family members
- Free onsite modern gym, staff car workshop, Childcare vouchers, Cycle to work scheme and an active social calendar
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