Sales Operations Support Coordinator
Location: Yakima, WA
Express Employment has partnered with a well-established organization in the technology, supply chain, and business services industry to find a detail-oriented Sales Support Coordinator. This role is ideal for a customer-focused professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, supporting sales teams, managing order fulfillment processes, and ensuring an exceptional customer experience.
If you have strong organizational skills, enjoy problem-solving, and thrive in a collaborative setting, we'd love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as a primary point of contact for customer inquiries related to orders, pricing, delivery, and service issues.
- Provide administrative and operational support to the sales team throughout the sales process.
- Manage customer orders from entry through fulfillment, ensuring accuracy and timely processing.
- Collaborate with customers, sales representatives, suppliers, and internal departments to resolve order-related issues.
- Support efforts to achieve and exceed sales goals by maintaining strong customer relationships and proactive communication.
- Develop and maintain knowledge of products and services through ongoing training.
- Assist with contract-related activities, including renewals, quotes, and customer requirement clarification.
- Demonstrate active listening and consultative communication skills to identify customer needs and provide solutions.
- Review, proof, and process data with a strong focus on accuracy and attention to detail.
- Manage multiple priorities, projects, customer accounts, and interruptions effectively.
- Analyze data and apply critical thinking to support business decisions and customer needs.
- Assist with managed services contract placement and coordination.
- Work closely with operations and leadership teams to address escalated customer concerns.
- Create and submit purchase orders to suppliers.
- Coordinate with distribution partners to ensure on-time product delivery.
- Perform additional duties and special projects as assigned.
Qualifications
Education & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in business (preferred), Communications, Supply Chain, or a related field.
- Relevant experience may be considered in place of a degree.
- Experience in customer service, sales support, order management, inside sales, operations, or administrative support is highly desirable.
- Invoicing and payment processing experience required
- Shipping/receiving experience preferred
Required Skills
- Excellent time management and deadline management abilities.
- Strong organizational and multitasking skills.
- Effective problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently.
- Strong interpersonal and customer service skills.
- Demonstrated proficiency with:
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Teams
- Ability to work collaboratively across multiple departments and with external customers.
Communication Requirements
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Ability to read and interpret business documents, procedures, and professional correspondence.
- Comfortable communicating with customers, vendors, coworkers, and leadership teams.
- Additional language skills are a plus but not required.
What We're Looking For
The ideal candidate is:
- Customer-focused and service-minded
- Detail-oriented and highly organized
- Adaptable in a fast-paced environment
- Comfortable managing multiple priorities simultaneously
- Proactive and solution-oriented
- Skilled at building positive working relationships with customers and team members
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