Sales Support Executive
Posted 2 weeks ago by Zachary Daniels
£40,000 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
Warrington, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Sales Support Executive role is a 12-month fixed-term contract based in Daresbury, focusing on supporting the sales function of a high-growth organization. This position involves coordinating business development activities, managing stakeholder interactions, and maintaining CRM systems to ensure the efficiency of the commercial pipeline. The role requires strong organizational skills and the ability to work closely with senior stakeholders to drive sales momentum and strategic growth. It is not a traditional administrative role but rather a pivotal position within the commercial team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Coordinate a high volume of introductory and follow-up meetings
- Manage complex diaries, scheduling, and logistics across stakeholders
- Prepare meeting agendas and ensure materials are ready in advance
- Track actions and drive timely follow-up
- Maintain CRM systems with high accuracy (contacts, stages, notes, next steps)
- Support forecasting and pipeline visibility
- Produce clear, reliable reports for leadership
- Monitor conversion rates and highlight risks or bottlenecks
- Adapt pitch decks and briefing packs for prospective clients
- Ensure materials remain current and aligned with positioning
- Coordinate updates with marketing and leadership teams
- Support proposals and pricing documentation
- Manage post-meeting follow-ups and communications
- Track outstanding actions, approvals, and timelines
- Confidently chase stakeholders where needed
- Support stakeholder mapping and engagement tracking
- Prepare contracts and documentation using templates
- Support procurement processes and liaise with legal/finance teams
- Track signatures and key milestones
- Ensure a smooth handover to delivery teams
Key Skills:
- Essential experience supporting sales, partnerships, or business development teams
- Strong organisational and coordination skills
- Experience using CRM systems
- Excellent attention to detail
- Confident written communication skills
- Ability to work at pace in a dynamic environment
- Desirable exposure to contract processes or procurement cycles
- Experience supporting senior stakeholders
Salary (Rate): £40,000.00 yearly
City: Warrington
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Sales Support Executive | 12 Month FTC | Daresbury (Hybrid - 3 days in office) | £38,000 - £40,000 DOE
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
We are recruiting on behalf of a high-growth, commercially driven organisation seeking a Sales/ Business Development Support Executive to play a pivotal role in supporting and enabling their sales function. This is not a traditional administrative role. Instead, you'll sit at the heart of business development activity ensuring coordination, momentum, and accuracy across a complex commercial pipeline. This role is central to the success of the commercial team. You will work closely with senior stakeholders, ensuring opportunities are progressed efficiently and nothing slips through the cracks. You'll be instrumental in maintaining momentum across deals, supporting strategic growth, and helping the business scale with credibility and precision.
Sales Support Executive Key Responsibilities:
- Coordinate a high volume of introductory and follow-up meetings
- Manage complex diaries, scheduling, and logistics across stakeholders
- Prepare meeting agendas and ensure materials are ready in advance
- Track actions and drive timely follow-up
- Maintain CRM systems with high accuracy (contacts, stages, notes, next steps)
- Support forecasting and pipeline visibility
- Produce clear, reliable reports for leadership
- Monitor conversion rates and highlight risks or bottlenecks
- Adapt pitch decks and briefing packs for prospective clients
- Ensure materials remain current and aligned with positioning
- Coordinate updates with marketing and leadership teams
- Support proposals and pricing documentation
- Manage post-meeting follow-ups and communications
- Track outstanding actions, approvals, and timelines
- Confidently chase stakeholders where needed
- Support stakeholder mapping and engagement tracking
- Prepare contracts and documentation using templates
- Support procurement processes and liaise with legal/finance teams
- Track signatures and key milestones
- Ensure a smooth handover to delivery teams
Sales Support Executive Skills:
- Essential Experience supporting sales, partnerships, or business development teams
- Strong organisational and coordination skills
- Experience using CRM systems
- Excellent attention to detail
- Confident written communication skills
- Ability to work at pace in a dynamic environment
- Desirable Exposure to contract processes or procurement cycles
- Experience supporting senior stakeholders
Personal Attributes
Calm, structured, and organised under pressure
Proactive, able to anticipate issues before they arise
Commercially aware with a strong sense of ownership
Confident engaging and following up with senior stakeholders
Self-starter who takes initiative rather than waiting for direction
Benefits
26 days holiday + bank holidays
Enhanced pension (5% employer contribution)
Private medical insurance
Onsite gym facilities
Free breakfast and lunch provided daily
Free onsite parking
Perkbox membership - discounts and wellbeing perks
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