Job Title: Sales Coordinator
Location: London, Hybrid
Full Time, Permanent
Application Deadline: Sunday 15th November 2026
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About the Role
We are looking for a highly organised and proactive Sales Coordinator to join our Commercial Partnerships team. This role plays an important part in supporting the day-to-day operations of our sales function, helping to ensure efficient sales processes, excellent data quality, accurate reporting, and seamless collaboration across teams.
As Sales Coordinator, you will provide administrative and operational support to the Sales team, helping maximise revenue opportunities by maintaining key systems, supporting reporting and forecasting activities, and working closely with Finance and other internal stakeholders. You will also contribute to process improvements and help ensure our sales teams have the tools, resources, and information they need to succeed.
Role Responsibilities:
- Provide day-to-day operational and administrative support to the Commercial Partnerships Sales team, ensuring efficient and effective sales processes.
- Manage sales data, CRM records, and booking systems, maintaining high standards of accuracy and data quality.
- Support invoice generation, sales bookings, and payment issue resolution, acting as a key liaison with Finance.
- Process sales opportunities and customer enquiries, helping to deliver an excellent customer experience.
- Produce and maintain sales, revenue, pipeline, forecasting, and KPI reports, dashboards, and presentations.
- Maintain departmental documentation, policies, procedures, training materials, and sales support resources.
- Identify and implement process improvements to enhance sales operations and team efficiency.
- Support system administration, testing, and the rollout of new tools, enhancements, and operational processes.
Experience, Skills & Qualifications:
Essential
- Experience in coordination, administration, sales support, or operational support role.
- Excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across teams and stakeholders.
- Proactive problem-solving mindset with the ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a team.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
Desirable
- Experience with Salesforce or other CRM platforms is desirable.
- Understanding of sales processes, reporting, data quality management, and customer-focused support, with experience supporting sales teams considered advantageous
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Job Posting End Date:
16-11-2026Skills Required
- Experience in coordination, administration, sales support, or operational support
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to build effective relationships across teams and stakeholders
- Proactive problem-solving skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
- Experience with Salesforce or another CRM platform
- Understanding of sales processes, reporting, data quality management, and customer-focused support
- Experience supporting sales teams
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