Sales Administrators generate client leads, increase the number of customers, answer client queries and prepare sales documentation. A great portion of their time is spent on communicating and handling customer information.
A Sales Administrator usually performs many of the following tasks:
• Raising quotations
•  Handling customer requests
• Chasing sales quotes
•  Hitting daily sales targets
•  Maintaining good customer relations
•  Answering customers telephone queries
•  Producing reports
• Growing the business
• Maintaining client records

• Customer service or client management
• Understanding numeric data
• Being proactive and flexible
• Information technology
• Meeting deadlines
• Communication
• Being courteous and professional
• Being confident, thorough and collaborative
• Planning
• Project management

In the Sales industry, the skills and aptitude for sales are more appreciated than qualifications. Employers hire Sales Administrators who possess anything from GCSEs and High School Diplomas to Bachelors and Masters Degrees. Sales Administrators should be professional, focused, driven and very ambitious. Qualifications in Management, Marketing, Sales, or Business are valued.