Description

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The Sales Support Assistant plays a key role by providing essential support to the Commercial Sales team and our customers. This position manages a variety of administrative and operational tasks, including vetting and creating new customer accounts in our ERP system and Salesforce, triaging email inboxes, delegating incoming requests, processing inquiry cases in Salesforce, reviewing and completing customer/vendor forms and customer questionnaires. The role also includes collaboration with multiple departments and occasional backup for the Receptionist and Mail Clerk.\n\nDay to Day:\n•\tManage Salesforce Inquiry Case queue for tasks such as new account setup, ERP account migrations, and customer account updates.\n•\tTriage department email inboxes, ensuring all messages are reviewed and delegated within 24 hours.\n•\tRefer complex inquiries to appropriate individuals or departments.\n•\tAssist with distributor onboarding and e-commerce account maintenance.\n•\tProvide backup support for Receptionist and Mail Clerk as needed.\n•\tCoordinate completion of customer forms and documents, working with Legal, Finance, and Quality teams.

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Skills

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Sales support, Administrative support, Data entry, Microsoft office, Order entry

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Top Skills Details

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Sales support,Administrative support

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Additional Skills & Qualifications

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Must Have's:\n•\tEducation & Experience: High School diploma required; 3–5 years of relevant experience.\n•\tTechnical Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, OneNote, Word, Outlook)\n\nNice to Have's:\n•\tTechnical Skills: familiarity with Salesforce.com and Microsoft Dynamics AX preferred.\n\n•\tCore Competencies: \no\tStrong data entry and typing skills.\no\tAbility to work in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.\no\tExcellent verbal and written communication skills.\no\tProblem-solving and critical thinking abilities.\no\tDetail-oriented with high accuracy.\no\tAbility to work independently and collaboratively.\no\tStrong organizational and multitasking skills.

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Experience Level

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Entry Level

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This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Minneapolis, MN.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $23.00 - $25.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job\n classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be\n subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits\n available for this temporary role may include the following:\n\n • Medical, dental & vision\n • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital\n • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available\n • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)\n • Short and long-term disability\n • Health Spending Account (HSA)\n • Transportation benefits\n • Employee Assistance Program\n • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Minneapolis,MN.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jan 16, 2026.

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\n\nAbout Aston Carter:\n

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

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The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com for other accommodation options.

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