Sales Administration Supervisor | Location: Chesterfield | Full Time | Salary: £34,000 per annum
The Opportunity
This is a pivotal supervisory role with full ownership of the order book, sales administration, and customer onboarding processes. You will play a key part in modernising how the business manages quotations, documentation, supplier performance, and customer communication.
The culture is friendly, down-to-earth, and hardworking. People who thrive here are hands-on, resilient, and passionate about continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
Sales Administration & Order Management
Quotations & Sales Support
Customer Onboarding & Service
Team Leadership
Drive a culture of accountability, accuracy, and organisation
Challenge underperformance and support colleagues through change
Reporting, Systems & KPIs
Essential Experience
Strong experience managing order books and internal sales administration
Advanced Excel and reporting skills
ERP system experience (essential)
Supervisory or team‑leading background
Manufacturing or product‑based environment experience
Experience managing quotations and supporting internal sales
Desirable Skills
Power BI experience
Sage 200 experience
Supplier performance or supply chain experience
Benefits
20 days holiday + 8 bank holidays
Additional full Christmas shutdown (typically 2 weeks) – final duration confirmed each December
Statutory pension
Reporting line: Business Administration Manager
Closing date: Wednesday 28th January
About Ford & Stanley group
Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group are in the business of people and performance. Our mission is to create one million better workdays through facilitating great recruitment, leadership and occupational mental fitness. We support our clients in their most challenging business areas - recruiting, developing and retaining the best talent from shop floor to boardroom.
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