Sales Assistant
Pavago
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇿🇦 South Africa
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About the role
- Enter, update, and maintain accurate lead, contact, and opportunity records in Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoho, or Pipedrive.
- Monitor CRM data quality, correcting duplicates, missing fields, or outdated records.
- Schedule calls, demos, and follow-ups across time zones using Outlook, Google Calendar, or scheduling tools like Calendly.
- Coordinate internal prep meetings and ensure sales reps have the right materials before calls.
- Draft, format, and proofread sales proposals, quotes, and presentations.
- Assist with RFP/RFI responses, ensuring templates are current and brand-compliant.
- Use tools like Google Slides, PowerPoint, and Canva for visual deliverables.
- Generate weekly and monthly reports from CRM: pipeline activity, conversion rates, and sales KPIs.
- Maintain dashboards that give sales leadership visibility into performance.
- Draft and send follow-up emails after meetings, thank-you notes, and reminders to prospects.
- Assist with inbound lead response by sending introductory emails and routing qualified leads to the appropriate rep.
- Liaise with marketing for campaign leads, finance for contract approvals, and operations for order processing.
- Track deliverables between departments to ensure a smooth customer journey.
Requirements
- 1–2 years administrative, operations, or sales support experience.
- Familiarity with at least one CRM (Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoho, Pipedrive).
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office/Google Workspace.
- Strong written communication and scheduling skills.
- Experience creating proposals, decks, or sales collateral.
- Familiarity with lead generation workflows or SDR/BDR support.
- Industry exposure in B2B SaaS, professional services, or marketing agencies.
- Basic data analysis skills for sales reports (Excel pivot tables, Google Data Studio).
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
CRM data managementdata quality monitoringsales proposal draftingRFP/RFI response assistancereport generationdata analysislead generation workflowssales collateral creationExcel pivot tablesGoogle Data Studio
Soft skills
strong written communicationscheduling skillsorganizational skillsinterpersonal skillsattention to detailcollaborationtime managementcustomer serviceproblem-solvingadaptability