Sales Administrator (447596)

Overview

Reference
447596

Salary
£25,000 - £25,000/annum

Job Location
- United Kingdom -- England -- East Midlands -- Northamptonshire -- Kettering

Job Type
Permanent

Posted
21 May 2025


We are pleased to be working alongside our esteemed client in Kettering, who have an exciting opportunity for a Sales Administrator to join their busy Certification Team, who assess and certifies items of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to European and UK market requirements.

About the role

As a member of the Certification Team, you will be working alongside a fantastic team of colleagues who operate from offices in the UK, Ireland and China. 

Responsibilities

  • Respond accurately and professionally to customer enquiries within agreed timeframes
  • Coordinate customer projects, maintaining visibility of inbound, ongoing and outbound work
  • Provision of routine project progress updates to both customers and the operations manager
  • Fulfilment of general administrative duties associated with the creation and booking-in of customer projects and product samples
  • Contact the in-house and 3rd party subcontractors for sample testing
  • Review the test reports and give suggestions to the Decision Maker
  • Work to acquire a technical understanding of customers products and range of PPE services
  • Develop good working relationships with both colleagues and customers
  • Maintain contact with the customer base via telephone, email, on-site meetings and video call
  • Maintain accurate data on the company CRM system
  • Contribute to other sales and marketing activities, as required

About you

  • Highly organised, self motivated and a confident self-starter
  • Inquisitive and a natural problem solver
  • Ability to prioritise work and multitask across several initiatives
  • Strong interpersonal skills and able to build rapport with both customers and colleagues at all levels
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Highly competent in the use of Microsoft Office products, including MS Word and Excel
  • Desirable is a background in PPE/Product Certification and/or familiarity with PPE product standards but this is not essential as training can be given


Benefits Include
Staff benefits include 25 – 30 days (service related) annual leave; life assurance; a group personal pension plan; income protection; free parking; flexible working hours.
Closing date for receipt of applications is 4th June 2025
Interviews will be held on site on 19th June 2025 face to face in Kettering

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Contact information

Angela Bailey