Sales Assistant

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This hourly position will be approximately 30-35 hours per week and will be on-site in our Woodinville, WA office.  

The Sales Assistant will assist the Sales Ops team in an administrative as well as operational capacity to handle various needs. This role reports to Sales Operations. Under the direction of the team, the person will:

• Organize team’s supplies including merchandise samples
• Complete client mailings including sample deliveries
• Help set up and staff events for clients including coordination with event location staff
• Weekly Team Updates
• Sports Assets (tickets and suites) Management for Distribution
• Year round Think Tank photography and sample organization
• Management of BDA Sports gift closet – tracking & replenishment
• Shipping out of pre-pros | early samples daily
• Management of Sample Cage in warehouse
• Creating Travel boxes of new product
• Stocking and cleaning out the bobblehead sample closet
• Entertainment property flyers with samples out to all teams
• Tracking all leagues promo schedules
• Create documents including PowerPoints for meetings (when necessary)
• Document and track process adherence
• Other duties and special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• Ability to multi-task and balance competing priorities from multiple constituents
• Maintain high levels of professionalism.
• Exhibit high levels of service to ensure smooth operations and customer satisfaction.
• Maintain 100% daily on time completion of tasks as assigned.
• Customer Service skills, including ability to work effectively with clients.
• Ability to communicate clearly with internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent organization, communication and writing skills.
• Exceptional editing and proofreading skills.

Job Skills and Traits

• Proficiency in all Microsoft Office product.
• Basic project management skills.
• Ability to learn and maintain processes while working in a fast-paced environment, with changing priorities.
• Self-starter and problem solver
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• 1-2 years of experience in sales or sales support – ad specialty, merchandise industries, a plus
• 2-year college degree preferred but not required.
• Able to lift 25 lbs and be on feet for extended periods of time

We are pleased to share the base salary range for this position is $25 p/h. If you are hired at BDA, your compensation will be determined based on factors that may include geographic location, skills, education, and experience. In addition to these factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as a part of any offer. In the spirit of pay transparency, the range listed is the full base salary range for the role and hiring at the top of the range would not be typical, in order to allow for future salary growth. The range listed is just one component of BDA’s total compensation and rewards programs, which includes: robust PTO; vacation, a paid volunteer day, holidays and summer Fridays, Benefits; medical, dental, vision, life, and AD&D insurance, 401k; tuition reimbursement, mental health and financial wellness programs and professional development opportunities including tuition reimbursement. Certain revenue-generating positions may be eligible for incentive compensation.