
Office Assistant – Business Development Coordinator
ScaleSource
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: South Africa
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Salary
💰 $1,200 - $1,500 per month
About the role
- Manage inbound inquiries, schedule estimates, follow up on bids, maintain CRM accuracy, support lead nurturing efforts, and assist with structured outreach.**
- Answer inbound calls and online inquiries**
- Qualify leads and gather required project information**
- Schedule on-site estimates efficiently**
- Confirm appointments and send reminders**
- Maintain professional first-point-of-contact communication**
- Track estimate status (scheduled, completed, proposal sent, closed, lost)**
- Conduct disciplined follow-ups on open bids**
- Communicate with customers to move deals forward**
- Escalate hot opportunities to the owner**
- Help maintain consistent conversion momentum**
- Maintain accurate CRM updates**
- Track lead source, status, and next steps**
- Monitor response time and follow-up cadence**
- Prepare weekly pipeline summaries**
- Ensure clean, organized data management**
- Follow up with warm or inactive leads**
- Support light outbound outreach efforts**
- Assist with review requests and referral generation**
- Help reactivate past customers**
- Support local marketing campaign follow-ups**
- Assist with documentation and reporting**
- Coordinate internal communication between office and field**
- Support invoicing and basic financial tracking**
- Maintain organized digital files**
- Assist with customer service issue resolution
Requirements
- Strong English communication skills (spoken and written)**
- 2+ years in administrative support, sales coordination, or service-based office roles**
- Experience handling inbound customer communication**
- Experience working with CRM systems**
- Strong follow-up discipline and organizational skills**
- Availability to overlap with U.S. business hours**
- Professional and quiet remote work setup (PC) with reliable high-speed internet.**
- Strong Zoom presence and polished communication skills.**
- Ability to balance client interactions with administrative responsibilities.**
- Submission of an introductory video is required as part of the hiring process.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
CRM systemsdata managementinvoicingfinancial trackinglead qualificationpipeline managementcustomer service issue resolutiondocumentationreportingoutbound outreach
Soft Skills
communication skillsorganizational skillsfollow-up disciplineprofessionalismclient interactionremote work setuptime managementadaptabilityteam coordinationcustomer relationship management