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Sales Assistant

Marketing ~ Sales
Gauteng – South Africa

Our client in the medical devices and healthcare industry is seeking a proactive, highly organised Sales Assistant to provide comprehensive administrative, operational, and commercial support to a specialised sales team. This role serves as a central point of coordination across sales administration, customer data, pricing, consignments, finance, logistics, events, and compliance, helping ensure efficient day-to-day commercial operations and excellent service to internal and external customers.
 
Key Responsibilities
 
  • Provide day-to-day administrative and commercial support to the Sales team, including quotations, reports, customer documentation, and system-related queries.
  • Support public and private tender submissions and coordinate required commercial documentation.
  • Maintain customer master data, pricing information, customer allocations, and consignment documentation.
  • Support SAP and Salesforce administration, including customer-specific pricing, quotations, system access, and approved updates.
  • Coordinate finance and operational processes including purchase orders, invoices, supplier payments, cost allocations, inventory administration, returns, and logistics.
  • Coordinate training events, workshops, conferences, exhibitions, travel arrangements, and related marketing activities.
  • Support sales reporting and business analysis using Power BI and other reporting tools.
  • Maintain accurate compliance documentation and support audits while continuously improving administrative processes and customer service.
 
Minimum Requirements
 
  • Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Sales Administration, Commercial Management, or a related field advantageous.
  • Minimum 3–5 years’ experience in Sales Administration, Commercial Support, or Sales Operations.
  • Experience working with SAP or another ERP system, Salesforce, Microsoft Office, and Power BI.
  • Strong administrative, planning, organisational, and attention-to-detail skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver effectively within deadlines.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience with tender administration, pricing, finance processes, or compliance is highly advantageous.
 
The ideal candidate is proactive, customer-focused, detail-oriented, and highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced commercial environment. Strong communication, stakeholder coordination, problem-solving, and administrative skills are essential, together with the ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across multiple teams. If you are an experienced sales administration professional looking to build your career within the medical devices and healthcare industry, apply now using the link below.