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A Sales Administrator in the automotive industry plays a key role in supporting the sales team and ensuring smooth operations within the sales department. Their responsibilities often include administrative tasks, coordinating with other departments, and helping drive the sales process forward. The automotive industry, which includes vehicle manufacturers, dealerships, parts suppliers, and related services, demands an organized and detail-oriented individual in this role. Key Responsibilities: Sales Support: Assist the sales team with preparing and processing quotes, sales orders, and contracts. Maintain customer records, ensuring accurate and up-to-date information in CRM systems. Follow up on sales leads and customer inquiries, providing timely responses and support. Order Management: Manage the order lifecycle, from order creation to delivery, ensuring all documents are correct and processed efficiently. Liaise with inventory management or manufacturing teams to confirm product availability and lead times. Track order status and provide updates to customers as needed. Customer Communication: Act as a point of contact for customers, handling inquiries, complaints, and providing solutions as needed. Coordinate between customers, the sales team, and other departments (logistics, finance, production) to ensure smooth operations. Documentation & Reporting: Prepare sales reports, track KPIs (Key Performance Indicators), and ensure that sales data is accurately recorded and reported. Maintain up-to-date records of customer interactions and sales activities. Assist in preparing presentations or reports for management, summarizing sales performance, forecasts, and market trends. Inventory and Supply Chain Coordination: Work with the supply chain and logistics teams to track inventory and ensure timely delivery of automotive products (vehicles, parts, accessories). Monitor stock levels and help manage the ordering of parts or vehicles when needed. Coordination with Finance: Ensure that all invoicing, credit checks, and payment processing related to sales orders are completed promptly. Assist the finance department with customer account queries and follow up on overdue payments. Market & Product Knowledge: Stay updated on the latest industry trends, product offerings, and competitive market dynamics to provide relevant insights to the sales team. Help identify opportunities for cross-selling or up-selling based on customer needs and preferences. Customer Relationship Management (CRM): Utilize CRM tools to track customer interactions, manage follow-ups, and ensure data integrity. Monitor customer satisfaction and work to maintain positive long-term relationships.
Role: Property Claims Handler Term: Permanent Location: Remote UK based only (occasional travel may be required for training/meetings) Sedgwick Resource Solutions are looking for a property claims handlers for a growing team who throughout their employment with Sedgwick, will be 'loaned' out to internal and external clients, and teams to offer their claims expertise. This opportunity enables suitable candidates to enhance their current skillset, network with a diverse book of clients, develop their knowledge on variety of systems, and still be supported by your team. Key responsibilities include: - Handling property claims from start to end. - To respect client protocols and other matters of importance to the client when working on an assignment. - To deliver a high-quality service for clients and internal teams where required. - To achieve expected levels of productivity and quality as determined by the role and assignments concerned. - Handling complaints in line with FCA regulations. - To apply a flexible and open-minded approach and being available to work on varied workstreams as determined by the business. - To uphold Sedgwick values when working on client assignments. - To be comfortable discussing outcomes and claims with the client and policy holders on a professional basis. Your Skills/Experience - 1+ years in end-to-end claims handling within home/property/subsidence or commercial. - Negotiation skills. - Ability to deal with change e.g. using different systems, learning different policies and processes. - Proven customer service skills. - Flexible approach. - High levels of integrity and professional. - Ability to build and maintain lasting relationships with colleagues, clients and policyholders. What will you get for this role? - Remote working (occasional travel to meetings/training may be required). - Excellent healthcare scheme. - Reward and recognition scheme. - Paid qualifications and rewards on completion. - Access to E-learning and internal training schemes. - Access to internal vacancies with plenty of career progression available. - Pension scheme above the statutory minimum. - Holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays. - Buy more holiday. - Death in service cover. - Health insurance. - Discounts on various products and services. - Employee assistance programme for employee wellbeing. Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to: ID document verification, credit check, address verification, employment verification, employment gap verification, UK DBS, UK financial regulator search, anti-money laundering search, directorship search and global watch list check. Sedgwick is committed to Equal Opportunity and Diversity. We aim to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the ground of race, colour, nationality, religion, ethnic or national origins, age, gender, marital status, sexual orientation or disability. Where roles are advertised as remote working successful candidates will be required to work in the UK only.