Internal Sales & Administrator
Durban - South Africa
Job Summary
The successful candidate will deliver exceptional customer service support branch sales activities and contribute to the efficient operation of the branch.
Qualifications & Experience
- Matric (Grade 12)
- Relevant tertiary qualification in Business Administration Sales or a related field advantageous
- Minimum 5 years experience in a similar administration role with internal sales exposure
- Proven experience in branch administration and customer service
- Experience with debtor and creditor administration advantageous
- Strong Microsoft Office proficiency
- Excellent administrative and organisational skills
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong customer service orientation
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities
- Good problem-solving ability
- Ability to interpret product catalogues and product applications
- Professional presentation and communication
- Basic internal sales and order processing experience
- Ability to build and maintain customer relationships
Key Responsibilities
Branch Administration (Approximately 80%)
Financial Administration
- Assist with debtor payment allocations reconciliations and account queries
- Process debtor credit limit increase requests
- Prepare supplier reconciliations and resolve supplier queries
- Verify supplier invoices against purchase orders and goods received documentation
- Review and process authorised credit notes
- Process customer credit applications and ensure supporting documentation is complete
- Process inter-branch transfers
- Process warranty and scrap invoicing
- Prepare expense claims for submission
- Obtain approval for high-value purchases where required
Cash & Banking
- Ensure daily banking is completed accurately and timeously
- Verify cash deposits and banking records
- Reconcile point-of-sale receipts with banking
- Ensure daily cash-ups are accurate
- Maintain petty cash and perform reconciliations
- Maintain responsibility for cash held on the premises
Branch Administration
- Maintain branch filing systems and administrative records
- Ensure all documentation is submitted within required deadlines
- Prepare and distribute documentation to the relevant departments
- Answer incoming calls and welcome customers and visitors professionally
- Maintain the branch asset register
- Manage stationery ordering and stock levels
- Maintain delivery note records and ensure all delivery notes are invoiced weekly
- Capture proof of delivery documentation and maintain accurate records
- Maintain attendance registers and submit information to HR
- Perform general administrative duties as required
- Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures
- Communicate effectively with all internal departments
Internal Sales Support (Approximately 20%)
- Process customer enquiries promptly and professionally
- Prepare accurate quotations
- Process customer sales orders
- Support existing customer accounts and assist with new account enquiries
- Assist walk-in customers
- Recommend suitable products based on customer requirements
- Liaise with the warehouse regarding stock availability
- Coordinate urgent deliveries with dispatch
- Maintain customer information and update databases
- Monitor back orders and communicate delivery updates to customers
- Notify the Branch Manager of stock shortages
- Assist with sales planning and branch initiatives
- Provide backup support to reception when required
- Assist with stock takes as required
Key Competencies
- Exceptional administrative ability
- Strong organisational and planning skills
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Customer service excellence
- Effective communication skills
- Time management
- Problem-solving ability
- Financial administration aptitude
- Ability to multitask and prioritise
- Initiative and accountability
- Teamwork
- Professionalism
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
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