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Entry-level sales support specialist jobs: what the job is, skills and open roles

Sales support keeps the sales team moving by preparing quotes, entering orders, updating customer records and answering routine questions so sellers can sell. Right now 5 entry-level sales support specialist jobs are open on employers’ own career sites.

What a sales support specialist does

In the sales family of jobs. Roles that start conversations with buyers, qualify them and close deals.

A typical day

  1. 1. Prepare quotes and proposals
  2. 2. Enter and track orders
  3. 3. Update customer records
  4. 4. Answer customer and rep questions
  5. 5. Pull sales reports

Do you need experience?

None of the 5 open entry-level sales support specialist jobs we track say in their own text that no experience is required, so expect employers to look for related experience, coursework or projects. 1 say they provide training. The figures are counted from the posting text and change as jobs open and close.

Open entry-level sales support specialist jobs

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Skills for sales support specialist jobs

The skills this job uses, most important first. Most can be learned or shown before the first day.

Skills to build or show

  1. 1. Attention to detail
  2. 2. CRM software
  3. 3. Spreadsheet skills
  4. 4. Business writing
  5. 5. Order processing
  6. 6. Customer service

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The market for sales support specialist work

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Open entry-level sales support specialist jobs
5

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Openings that say no experience is required
0

Source: The posting’s own text, counted by NextChapter.

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Openings that say they provide training
1

Source: The posting’s own text, counted by NextChapter.

Where entry-level sales support specialist jobs are

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Employers hiring sales support specialists now

  • American Equity 2
  • Creative Bus Sales 1
  • Protective Life 1
  • Synergis 1

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Where it can lead

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Questions about sales support specialist jobs

What does a sales support specialist do?
Sales support keeps the sales team moving by preparing quotes, entering orders, updating customer records and answering routine questions so sellers can sell. A typical day includes: prepare quotes and proposals; enter and track orders; update customer records; answer customer and rep questions; pull sales reports.
Can I get an entry-level sales support specialist job with no experience?
None of the 5 open entry-level sales support specialist jobs we track say in their own text that no experience is required, so expect employers to look for related experience, coursework or projects. 1 say they provide training. The figures are counted from the posting text and change as jobs open and close.
What skills do you need to be a sales support specialist?
The skills this job uses most are attention to detail, CRM software, spreadsheet skills, business writing, order processing, customer service. Most can be learned before the first day through coursework, short courses, practice or a related job.
Where can a sales support specialist job lead?
People in this job commonly move to sales operations analyst, inside sales representative, account manager, customer success manager. The link between jobs is the shared skills; the path is not guaranteed and depends on the employer.

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