Sales Administration Assistant

Sales Administration Assistant - Johannesburg

A position with this leading South African publisher and agent for British and American books has an opening for a Sales Administration Assistant in Johannesburg.

Job Requirements:

• Excellent communication skills in English, written and verbal, are essential.
• A general knowledge of books and/or the South African booktrade will be an advantage.
• Strong interpersonal, organisational and administrative skills are essential.
• Strong customer service and sales driven mindset and ability to multitask.
• A positive attitude and willingness to learn, and ability to work under pressure.
• Attention to detail and accuracy, and be highly deadline driven, to prioritise tasks to meet strict deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint, as well as internet and email, is essential. Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including data validation, conditional formatting and tracker maintenance, are also required.
• Design skills will be advantageous.

Duties would include:

• Make up sales kits and order forms for presentation to the trade/online.
• Filing and/or distribution of sales material.
• Handling queries from customer services and customers.
• Liaising with the UK/US to gather information to put sales kits together.
• Creation of stocklists.
• Assisting sales reps with queries.
• Assistance in the creation of digital presentations.
• Loading and maintenance of data on system.
• General secretarial work.
• Order Management & Administration
• Website Compliance & Critical Path Deliverables
• Retailer-Specific Platform Tasks

 The company offers a competitive salary, as well as membership to the Medical Aid and Retirement Funds.

Given our employment equity guidelines, preference will be given to suitable candidates from the designated groups.

Those who meet the requirements of the post and are interested in applying for this position may apply on the Media24 career portal by clicking on the following

link:  https://media24.simplify.hr/vacancy/nwjfdm

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 20 November 2026

Only short-listed candidates will be interviewed.