Sales Assistant Manager Job Description

We are looking to employ a highly driven assistant sales manager to assist the sales manager with the day-to-day running of our store. The assistant sales manager’s responsibilities include developing strategies to improve sales, effectively handling customer complaints, and assisting with the recruitment of sales staff. You should also be able to delegate tasks to the sales staff in the absence of the sales manager.

To be successful as an assistant sales manager, you should demonstrate exceptional leadership skills and ensure that sales staff comply with company policies and guidelines. Ultimately, a top-performing assistant sales manager should be able to achieve excellent customer service at all times.

Sales Assistant Manager Responsibilities:

• Continually meeting or exceeding sales quotas.
• Supervising and guiding the sales team as well as providing incentives to motivate staff to achieve sales targets.
• Monitoring the performance of the sales team.
• Ensuring that the store is clean and well-maintained at all times.
• Building and maintaining good working relationships with customers.
• Identifying opportunities and strategies to increase sales.
• Regularly attending sales meetings and training sessions.
• Ensuring that the store is adequately stocked with company products.
• Performing all duties of the Sales Manager in cases of absence or emergency.
• Updates managers by consolidating, analysing, and forwarding daily action summaries.
• Assist with the sales process by maintaining a fully stocked store.
• Recommend and display items that match customer needs.
• Manage point-of-sale processes.
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of product features and sales promotion
• Tracks sales expenses by tracking, consolidating, analysing, and summarising expenses, and forwarding for reimbursement.
• Update customer records in the company database as required
• Perform any other duties assigned by the director.

Sales Assistant Manager Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED.
• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, or related field is advantageous.
• Proven experience in sales and customer service.
• Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications.
• The ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Strong management and leadership skills.
• Effective communication skills.
• Exceptional customer service skills.
• The Ability to multitask and work under pressure.
• Availability to work within opening hours (e.g. evenings, holidays, weekends).
• The ability to work under pressure.

Job Responsibilities:

• Take charge of day-to-day sales operations, and attend to walk-in customers.
• Responding to incoming email and phone inquiries, preparing quotations and proposals
• Develop, identify, and create new sales opportunities with both new and existing customers
• Provide pre-sales and after-sales support to customers
• Work closely with relevant teams to ensure smooth functioning
• Maintain and expand the company's existing client base to achieve sales targets and business goals
• Build rapport with existing customers to achieve continuous support by constantly monitoring their progress and attending to their needs
• Follow up and update the status of the quoted project to maximize the possibility of securing the project.
• Update and provide monthly sales forecasts and progress reports as and when required.
• Ad-hoc assigned related to Sales matters

Job Requirements:

• Min 2 Years of sales or sales admin experience
• Min Diploma in Business Administration or related major
• Good negotiation skills, self-driven and results-oriented
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Office, Excel, and Outlook
• Customer service oriented
• Adaptable and flexible
• Pleasant personality and ability to work in teams

A Sales Supervisor plays a critical role in supporting the success of an organization. They are the leader in coordinating the day-to-day activities of the sales representatives and ensuring that they are meeting their goals. The sales supervisor must work closely with the store manager, general manager, and production manager to communicate changing customer needs. As a liaison between the organization and the customers, the production supervisor must anticipate changing customer needs and design products that meet such needs.

Sales Supervisor Job Responsibilities

• Supervise the activities of the sales team including marketing activities like product activations.
• Assist the line manager to recruit, training, enumerating, and retaining a competent sales team.
• Provide reports to top management like sales reports, lead generation reports, customer complaints reports, and new customers’ on-boarded reports.
• Prepare sales presentations and other sales tools.
• Assist the line managers to ensure adequate client communication, maintain contacts with clients and provide feedback.
• Initiate sales activities, strategies, and sales plans required to build brand visibility.
• Serve as a point of reference to employees in terms of showing great work ethic, habits, personal character, and professional character.
• Develop and maintain accurate records of prospects, leads, pricing, sales activities, and active clients.
• Controlling company marketing expenses to ensure the marketing expenditure is kept within budget.
• Attend trade shows and other marketing events and represent the organization.
• Evaluate the performance of the sales team and seek ways to improve the team’s performance.
• Identify the trends in the market, both current, and future that are likely to affect the performance of the organization.
• Ensure the items are displayed correctly in the malls, supermarkets, and other sales points.

Sales Supervisor Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

• Bachelor’s degree in a business-related course with emphasis on marketing.
• Proven work experience in marketing and achieving set targets.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal communication.
• Ability to lead and motivate a sales team, and put in place measures to retain a great team.
• Excellent selling skills, ability to close deals, and deal with post-purchase anxiety.
• Excellent selling skills, people-oriented, and ability to motivate a team.
• Ability to identify potential areas of growth and identify new business partnership opportunities.
• Strong organization skills and multi-tasking skills.
• The ability to work under pressure.
• Availability to work within opening hours (e.g. evenings, holidays, weekends).