INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY Sales Support Specialist (Hybrid)
Carson, CA - USA
Job Summary
We are currently seeking a Sales Support Specialist to join our team. This role sits at the intersection of Sales Operations and Customer Success driving seamless customer rollouts white-glove installation experiences and operational excellence. You will partner closely with Sales and cross-functional teams to manage customer projects end to endensuring every deployment is executed smoothly efficiently and with a premium-service mindset.
Please note that this position is open to internal candidates only. External candidates who apply will not be considered for this role.
A day on the job looks like this:
- Support day-to-day Sales Operations by collaborating with Inside and Outside Sales to plan coordinate and execute customer rollouts and project-based engagements
- Serve as the primary point of contact for white-glove customer projects acting as the operational liaison between customers Sales Installation Logistics and internal stakeholders to deliver a seamless high-touch experience
- Own the execution of assigned sales territories and customer projects proactively managing timelines inventory readiness logistics and installation coordination to ensure successful outcomes
- Coordinate customer deployment and installation projects from order through completion ensuring all requirements are met and service expectations are exceeded
- Anticipate and resolve risks or issues by working cross-functionally to maintain momentum and minimize disruption to customer projects
- Maintain clear professional communication with customers and internal teams through written and verbal correspondence ensuring alignment and transparency throughout the project life cycle
- Advocate for the customer by ensuring projects are delivered on time within scope and in accordance with white-glove service standards
Key Responsibilities:
- White-glove rollout and installation coordination
- Customer project and deployment management
- Expedited freight and logistics coordination
- Issue resolution and cross-functional problem solving
- Inventory requests order support and new account setup
What Success Looks Like:
- Customer rollouts are delivered smoothly on time and with minimal escalation
- Installations reflect a true white-glove experience
- Sales teams are supported by strong operational execution
- Customers feel informed supported and confident at every stage of their project
Qualifications :
Got the skills and experience Heres what were looking for:
- 3 years of experience in sales operations customer success project coordination or a related customer-facing operational role
- Proven experience managing customer rollouts deployments or installation-based projects with multiple stakeholders
- Strong understanding of white-glove service delivery and high-touch customer experiences
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional teams including Sales Logistics Installation and Operations
- Excellent organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience communicating directly with customers and internal teams
- Ability to proactively identify risks solve problems and drive resolutions with minimal escalation
- Experience with inventory management order processing or logistics coordination preferred
- Comfortable working in fast-paced deadline-driven environments while maintaining attention to detail
- Proficiency with CRM systems and Microsoft Office (Excel Word Outlook)
- Commitment to ensuring an impeccable end-to-end customer experience with a strong focus on service quality attention to detail and customer satisfaction throughout the project and installation life cycle
Additional Information :
And heres our end of the bargain!
At Lakeshore we pay local market wages for employees that reside within Los Angeles and Orange Counties.
For this position new employees joining Lakeshore who live within Los Angeles and Orange Counties are typically brought into the organization at an hourly rate between $22.35-$30.04 depending on relevant experience & skillset.
This range is indicative of projected hiring range. The annual base compensation will take into account each candidates relevant experience location and skillset.
- Bonus eligible
- Paid leave for new parents to support work/life balance and family bonding
- Excellent medical/dental and vision coverageEPO PPO and HSA
- 401(k) retirement plan with company contribution (because you will retire someday)
- Flexible benefitschoose what you like ignore the rest
- On-site preschool for our employees children
- On-site employee gym for all levels/fitness needs
- Generous employee discount
- Casual dressand we really mean it
At Lakeshore we know our diversity makes us stronger and when everyone feels included and valued we all win. We strive to embrace our differences and create an intentionally diverse and inclusive community that is representative of the teachers families and children we serve.
We know we couldnt do the extraordinary things were doing without the people on our team. Thanks to the passion and enthusiasm of this spectacular group Lakeshore is more than a great place to workits a great experience to be part of. Day in and day out we give everything weve got to create products that instill a sense of wonder and foster a true love of learning. To help maintain this high bar for success were constantly on the lookout for people to join us. So if youre a down-to-earth professional who shares our desire for making a difference wed love to hear from you.
To learn more about Lakeshore visit Employment Opportunity Policy
People are selected to become members of the Lakeshore family based on skill merit and mind-boggling talentnot based on race color creed sexual orientation gender or gender identity marital status domestic partnership status military status religion age national origin ancestry alienage AIDS or AIDS-related complex status genetic information predisposition or carrier status status as a victim of domestic violence physical or mental disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If things arent equal we all lose.
To learn about how we collect and use Applicant information please visit our Employee/Applicant Privacy Policy.
Lakeshore is an E-Verify employer. We use E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.
Please see the E-Verify Participation Poster and Know Your Rights Poster in English and Spanish for more information. INDRLL1
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
About Company
At Lakeshore, we create innovative learning materials and world-class guest experiences for teachers, parents and children. Since 1954, we’ve grown into a global community—with a thriving e-commerce business, multiple catalogs, 60 retail stores, a peerless national sales force, plus i ... View more