Department: Sales
Location: Chennai
Job Summary
We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Sales Assistant to work closely with the Sales Leader and support all sales-related activities. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys multitasking, working behind the scenes to enable sales success, and acting as a trusted right-hand support to senior leadership.
The Sales Assistant will help with prospecting, CRM management, reporting, administrative tasks, and day-to-day coordination, ensuring the sales team operates efficiently and effectively.
Key Responsibilities
Sales & Lead Support
- Assist with outbound sales campaigns via email, LinkedIn, and calling.
- Prepare and send cold outreach and follow-up sequences.
- Reconnect with old leads and dormant prospects through calls, emails, and LinkedIn.
- Follow up with prospects for pending approvals, documents, and next steps.
- Maintain a daily activity tracker for calls, emails, and meetings
- Assist in preparing pricing quotes, proposals, and contracts.
- Support sales forecasting by keeping pipeline data clean and up to date.
- Support prospect research and list building.
- Assist in scheduling sales meetings and follow-ups.
- Track opportunities and update sales pipelines.
CRM & Reporting
- Maintain and update CRM records accurately.
- Ensure all leads, activities, and notes are properly logged.
- Build basic sales reports and metrics
- Track KPIs such as leads, conversions, pipeline value, and follow-ups.
- Updating and maintaining the Sales Document repository
Administrative & Executive Support
- Act as a close aide to the Sales Leader in daily activities.
- Manage calendars, meeting notes, task tracking, and reminders.
- Prepare presentations, proposals, and internal documents.
- Coordinate with internal teams (marketing, delivery, finance) as required.
Communication & Coordination
- Handle email communication and basic client coordination.
- Follow up on action items from meetings.
- Assist in preparing sales decks, pricing sheets, and documents.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in any discipline.
- Fast learner with a positive attitude and problem-solving mindset.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and dependable.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Basic to good knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).
- Comfortable working with CRM systems (or willing to learn quickly).
- Flexible to work in odd hours when required.
Preferred (Nice to Have)
- Prior experience in sales support, admin, or customer coordination roles.
- Basic understanding of B2B sales processes.
- Experience with tools like Dynamics CRM, Salesforce, or similar CRMs.