Georgia Ports Authority

Sales Support Specialist

Georgia Ports Authority  •  Savannah, GA (Onsite)  •  21 hours ago
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Job Description

JOB INFORMATION:

Job Title:   Sales Support Specialist
Department(s): 5087 - Beneficial Cargo Owner Sales
Location(s):   Garden City Terminal
FLSA Status:  Non-Exempt


Under the supervision of the Senior Regional Sales Manager, the Sales Support Specialist will contribute to the achievement of sales targets by supporting sales representatives, coordinating sales activities, organizing meetings, and maintaining good customer relationships. The Sales Support Specialist's responsibilities include supporting sales, driving customer satisfaction, coordinating with other departments, handling administrative duties such as writing reports, managing Salesforce data and reporting, tracking sales campaigns, and promoting customer satisfaction.

Upholds the values of the GPA to promote Safety, Integrity, Respect, Community, Creativity and Opportunity. Promotes a safe work environment by participating in safety initiatives and reporting unsafe conditions and behaviors.


JOB DUTIES:
  • Supports the sales team by contacting customers to arrange appointments and ensuring all sales representatives have high-quality, up-to-date support material.
  • Handles urgent calls, emails, and messages when sales representatives are unavailable, answering customer queries, informing them of delays, and scheduling meetings.
  • Maintains organized sales records and ensures accuracy of Salesforce data, including lead, opportunity, and account information.
  • Generates and distributes Salesforce reports and dashboards to provide visibility into sales performance, pipeline activity, and campaign outcomes.
  • Tracks sales campaigns in Salesforce, ensuring engagement is monitored, results are captured, and follow-up actions are completed in a timely manner.
  • Provide customers/visitors with an informative tour of the port and facilities.
  • Arranges for creation and distribution of presentations and supporting documents to help the sales team generate business leads.
  • Collaborates with Sales Leadership to monitor KPIs, campaign ROI, and customer activity within Salesforce.
  • Ensures adherence to GPA regulations and policies.
  • Adds new/updated business cards to Outlook and Salesforce.
  • Identify sales leads and market trends.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
Good team development and leadership skills.Computer literacy, good administrative, organizational, and problem-solving skills.Excellent communication, sales, and customer service skills.The ability to multitask, work in a fast-paced environment, and meet deadlines. Current knowledge of industry trends and regulations.

Experience
  • Experience as a sales coordinator Preferred

  • Education
  • Preferred Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Logistics, or a related field

  • Licenses & Certifications
  • TWIC - Transportation Worker Identification Credential Required Upon Hire
  • Driver's License - Valid state driver's license Required Upon Hire

  • Note: This job description is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, job requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. Management reserves the right to revise the job or to require the performance of different or additional tasks. The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, an without direct threat to the health or safety of others.

    Revised: 7/30/2026

    Mission: To empower entrepreneurs, strengthen industries, sustain communities, and fortify families by relentlessly striving to accelerate global commerce.

    Georgia Ports Authority

    About Georgia Ports Authority

    Georgia’s Ports in Savannah and Brunswick are strategic gateways, creating the most competitive supply chains in the nation with their level of operations, connectivity and supply chain ecosystem.

    These attributes combined with Georgia’s ranking as the top state to do business for 12 consecutive years create a very unique business model for growth.

    The Port of Savannah is one of the best-connected ports in the U.S. to world markets with 35 ship calls a week, 42 doublestack trains per week and 14,000 truck gate moves daily.

    The Port of Brunswick is the top U.S. RoRo port for automotive and machinery logistics with over $262 million in recent upgrades and a new $100 million fourth berth being built.

    GPA has a self-financed $4.5 billion investment plan for the next ten years which will see five new big ship berths added in Savannah and a fourth berth in Brunswick to meet future growth. In the past decade, GPA has invested $3.2 billion in infrastructure improvements.

    As part of GPA’s community engagement efforts, $6 million is being donated to port communities to support a multi-year, local workforce housing initiative. The GPA supports nearly 650,965 jobs throughout the state, representing $43 billion in personal income, $174 billion in sales, and $6 billion in state and local taxes annually.

    Industry
    Transportation & Logistics
    Company Size
    501-1,000 employees
    Headquarters
    Garden City, Georgia
    Year Founded
    1945
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