Job Summary
- The Sales Coordinator is responsible for coordinating sales operations, supporting the sales team, managing customer orders, monitoring inventory, preparing sales reports, and ensuring timely product deliveries.
- The role serves as the link between the sales, warehouse, logistics, finance, and customer service teams to ensure efficient order fulfillment and exceptional customer service.
- The ideal candidate will have experience in industries such as FMCG, automobile, lubricants, tyres, spare parts, manufacturing, consumer goods, or any fast-paced sales and distribution environment.
Key Responsibilities
Sales Operations:
- Coordinate daily sales activities and provide administrative support to the sales team.
- Process customer orders accurately and ensure timely execution.
- Prepare quotations, sales invoices, and other sales-related documentation.
- Track customer orders from placement through delivery.
- Ensure all sales transactions comply with company policies and procedures.
Customer Relationship Management:
- Serve as the primary point of contact for customers regarding orders, deliveries, and product availability.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with distributors, dealers, retailers, corporate customers, and key accounts.
- Resolve customer inquiries and complaints promptly by coordinating with relevant departments.
- Maintain accurate customer records and sales documentation.
Sales Reporting & Analysis:
- Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly sales performance reports.
- Monitor sales targets and provide performance updates to management.
- Analyze sales trends, customer buying patterns, and product performance.
- Maintain accurate sales databases and dashboards.
- Support forecasting and sales planning activities.
Inventory & Logistics Coordination:
- Coordinate with warehouse and logistics teams to ensure timely product dispatch and delivery.
- Monitor inventory levels and communicate stock shortages to management.
- Follow up on pending deliveries, back orders, and customer requests.
- Ensure proper documentation for product dispatch and receipt.
Cross-Functional Coordination:
- Work closely with Finance to monitor customer payments, credit limits, and outstanding balances.
- Collaborate with the Marketing team to support promotions, product launches, and sales campaigns.
- Coordinate with Procurement and Supply Chain teams to ensure product availability.
- Assist the Sales Manager with distributor onboarding, pricing updates, and promotional activities.
Administrative Duties:
- Maintain accurate sales records, contracts, quotations, and agreements.
- Schedule meetings, prepare presentations, and support sales reviews.
- Ensure timely submission of sales reports and documentation.
- Monitor sales team expenses and administrative requests where applicable.
Key Performance Indicators KPIs
- Sales order processing accuracy.
- Order fulfillment turnaround time.
- On-time delivery rate.
- Customer satisfaction and response time.
- Sales reporting accuracy and timeliness.
- Inventory coordination efficiency.
- Reduction in order processing errors.
- Distributor and dealer support effectiveness.
- Sales data accuracy.
- Achievement of departmental service-level agreements SLAs.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Sales, Economics, or a related discipline.
- Professional certification in Sales or Marketing is an added advantage.
Experience::
- 3–5 years of experience as a Sales Coordinator, Sales Support Executive, Sales Administrator, or similar role.
- Experience in FMCG, automobile, lubricants, tyres, spare parts, manufacturing, consumer goods, or related industries is required.
- Experience working with distributors, dealers, wholesalers, and retail channels is highly desirable.
Skills & Competencies:
- Strong sales coordination and administrative skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong analytical and reporting abilities.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- High attention to detail and accuracy.
- Customer service orientation with strong problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
Technical Skills:
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, dashboards, and data analysis.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite Word, PowerPoint, Outlook.
- Experience using ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, Odoo, Sage, or similar.
- Experience with CRM software is an added advantage.
- Ability to generate and interpret sales reports and KPIs.
Preferred Candidate Profile:
- Experience supporting field sales teams across multiple territories.
- Good understanding of sales distribution networks and channel management.
- Ability to coordinate high-volume transactions while maintaining accuracy.
- Strong commercial awareness and customer-focused mindset.
- Proactive, organized, and capable of working under pressure to meet deadlines.