Sales Assistant - Medical Surgical Devices

You will coordinate a wide range of activities, including sales administration, customer master data, pricing, consignment management, finance administration, events, logistics, and compliance. Acting as a central point of coordination, you help ensure efficient business operations while delivering outstanding service to both internal and external customers.

Job Responsibilities

SALES & COMMERCIAL SUPPORT

  • Provide day-to-day administrative support to the Interventional Systems Sales team.

  • Prepare customer quotations and support public and private tender submissions.

  • Assist Sales Representatives with customer documentation, quotations, reports, and system-related queries.

  • Support sales reporting and business analysis through Power BI and other reporting tools.

CUSTOMER & COMMERCIAL ADMINISTRATION

  • Create, maintain, and update customer master data within SAP.

  • Process customer creations, amendments, approvals, and supporting documentation.

  • Maintain customer allocations, ship-to addresses, and prospect databases.

  • Manage consignment agreements, approvals, customer signatures, and related documentation.

  • Support Sales Representatives with consignment procedures and ensure compliance with company requirements.

PRICING & SYSTEMS SUPPORT

  • Maintain SAP price files and implement approved pricing updates.

  • Process customer-specific pricing and coordinate updates with Customer Service and IT.

  • Generate quotations in Salesforce and provide first-line support to Sales Representatives.

  • Coordinate Salesforce user access and liaise with system support teams when required.

FINANCE, LOGISTICS & OPERATIONAL SUPPORT

  • Raise purchase orders, process goods receipts, submit invoices, and follow up on supplier payments.

  • Coordinate month-end purchase order closure and cost centre allocations.

  • Support inventory administration, product returns, courier collections, and logistics activities.

  • Coordinate on-boarding activities, business cards, SAP user requests, sales meetings, and provide general operational support where needed.

EVENTS & MARKETING COORDINATION

  • Coordinate local and international training events, workshops, conferences, and exhibitions.

  • Arrange travel, accommodation, visas, venue bookings, and event logistics.

  • Coordinate promotional materials, supplier quotations, hospital branding, and marketing support activities.

COMPLIANCE & CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

  • Support audit activities, pricing approvals, and compliance documentation.

  • Ensure adherence to company policies, quality standards, and regulatory requirements.

  • Continuously improve administrative processes, document control, and filing systems while maintaining a strong customer service focus.

Requirements

PROFILE DESCRIPTION
  • Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate.

  • Diploma or bachelor’s degree in business administration, Sales Administration, Commercial Management, or a related field is an advantage.

  • Minimum 3–5 years of experience in a Sales Administration, Commercial Support, or Sales Operations role.

  • Experience working with SAP (or another ERP system), Salesforce, Microsoft Office, and Power BI.

  • Strong administrative, planning, and organizational skills with excellent attention to detail.

  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively under deadlines.

  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

  • Proactive, customer-focused, and able to work independently as well as collaboratively across teams.

  • Experience with tender administration, pricing, finance processes, or compliance is considered a strong advantage.

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