Searching for Sales/Administrative Assistant Good Salary

Ok, I will keep it short and sweet, I’m Sammy. We are a new small business located in New Jersey, USA and going on our 2nd year in business. We are expanding our team virtually to take care of all calls, administrative work and lite bookkeeping of the company. If you know bookkeeping or accounting, this would be awesome, but not necessary. We are a mobile bar, photo booth and throne rental company that caters to our client’s wedding, sweet 16, birthday, corporate event, etc.
This position is a mixture of sales calls, to warm potential customers looking for our services. You must be warm and friendly. During or prior to the call, enter the lead into our system, contact the lead via e-mail, phone, answer any questions or concerns and do any follow up as needed. Update the sales pipeline as needed. Once the customer has signed a contract with us, you’ll enter the customer into our accounting system, create an invoice, once the invoice is paid, additional follow ups may be required, as we may need to know additional information such as backdrop, template, specialty drinks, etc.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities
• Respond to new leads and convert them to our customer via phone & email.
• Locate good leads in a provided database and make warm calls. (No Cold Calling)
• Prioritize and handle all incoming email and telephone calls, scheduling of appointments and maintaining a digital online calendar and eventually manage staff.
• May lead to small process improvement projects, to enable more efficiency.
• Must have flexibility to work extra hours, including early morning and weekends as needed.
• Ideal hours would be from 5PM to 9PM Eastern USA time for any initial and follow up calls. Emails and other projects can be done afterwards.

Expected Areas of Competence
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently without supervision, handle stressful situations, use initiative and innovation to handle issues and make decisions.
• Anticipate the needs of the General Manager and follow through as needed. At times will be asked to attend meetings to take notes and manage meeting agendas.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be approachable and friendly with a “can-do” attitude.
• High level of accountability to get tasks and projects done accurately and on time.
• High degree of professionalism, diplomacy, discretion, judgment, and cultural sensitivity. Often expected to handle confidential and sensitive materials.
• Demonstrated strong organizational skills, with the ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously and balance priorities.
• Strong team player with the ability to build relationships - both internal and external - at all levels. Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Gmail, and the ability to learn new software ---------- cation/Experience Requirements
• Bachelors Degree
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in sales, customer service, and administrative experience.
• Bookkeeping experience is a plus, but not necessary.
• Experience with Canva, Trello and Wave is highly preferred, but not necessary.

Requirements
• High Speed Internet
• Desktop Computer or Laptop
• MS Office-Word, Excel, Gmail, Zoom,
• Smart Phone or the ability to work on our phone system. (We use Grasshopper)

Additional Information & Benefits
• There will be a 30 to 60 day probation period. Hourly pay and paid weekly.
• After probation: Paid Salary, paid on the 1st & 15th of each month.
• Paid Holidays, 13th month, paid sick, personal & vacation time after probationary period.

To Apply for this position:

1. Change the subject line to "I want to work for you [Insert the name of my partner who is on the partners tab of my website ---------- here] – Sales/Event Coordinator."
2. At the top of your message write 2-3 few sentences on why you would like this position, and why you are a good fit.
3. Under that put the answers to the following questions, and include the numbers to make it easy for me to read.

1) Describe your experience sales experience.
2) What excites you about this position?
3) Describe your experience working in a similar role.
4) Which part of this job are you most experienced in?
5) Do you have any other experience that will make you perfect for the job?