Job Description
We are looking for an organised, confident and customer-focused Sales Support and Customer Nurture Administrator to support a remote sales team working across two established brands.
The successful candidate will take ownership of the administrative and customer-service tasks surrounding the sales process, allowing the sales team to focus on developing opportunities and closing deals.
This is a remote role suited to someone who enjoys speaking with people, is comfortable using the telephone and can manage multiple follow-ups, appointments and reporting requirements accurately.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day administrative support to the sales team.
- Confirm sales calls, meetings and appointments with prospective clients.
- Follow up with contacts after events, enquiries and initial conversations.
- Contact prospects to gather feedback and establish whether they would like to book a further meeting with the sales team.
- Identify potential sales opportunities during customer conversations and refer qualified prospects to the appropriate salesperson.
- Maintain accurate customer, lead and appointment records.
- Update sales reports, spreadsheets and internal tracking systems.
- Support the sales team across multiple reporting requirements.
- Ensure follow-up actions are completed accurately and on time.
- Assist with customer nurturing throughout the sales journey.
- Communicate professionally with estate agents, clients, prospects and other stakeholders.
- Work closely with the Sales Manager and remote sales representatives to keep the pipeline organised.
- Support the introduction and adoption of new systems, including Salesforce, when required.
Candidate Requirements
The ideal candidate will have:
- Previous experience in sales administration, sales support, customer service or customer success.
- A confident and professional telephone manner.
- The ability to build rapport quickly with customers and prospects.
- Strong organisational and time-management skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- The confidence to pick up the telephone and contact people proactively.
- The ability to recognise a potential opportunity and book an appropriate follow-up meeting.
- Strong attention to detail.
- The ability to manage several priorities and follow-up tasks simultaneously.
- A proactive and dependable approach to work.
- The ability to work independently in a remote environment.
- Experience supporting salespeople or a sales team would be advantageous.
Systems and Tools
The successful candidate may work with:
- JustCall
- GoHighLevel
- Excel
- Google Docs
- Notion
- Salesforce, once implemented
- Other internal reporting and customer-management systems
Previous experience with these specific systems is helpful but not essential. The ability to learn new software quickly is more important.
Working Hours
This is a full-time remote position.
The anticipated working hours are approximately:
10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. South African time
Some flexibility may be required to accommodate customers or estate agents who request calls later in the day.