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Competences — sales support assistant

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/5c1eba1e-7820-4287-9746-4c5906320100).

Essential

  • bookkeeping regulations (knowledge)
  • handle mail (skill/competence)
  • perform business research (skill/competence)
  • perform clerical duties (skill/competence)
  • perform office routine activities (skill/competence)
  • produce sales reports (skill/competence)
  • sales activities (knowledge)

Optional

  • analyse customer service surveys (skill/competence)
  • carry out sales analysis (skill/competence)
  • check accounting records (skill/competence)
  • customer service (knowledge)
  • draw up marketing and sales plan (skill/competence)
  • electronic business (knowledge)
  • forecast sales over periods of time (skill/competence)
  • implement sales strategies (skill/competence)
  • issue sales invoices (skill/competence)
  • keep records on sales (skill/competence)
  • manage accounts (skill/competence)
  • order supplies (skill/competence)
  • prepare sales checks (skill/competence)
  • process refunds (skill/competence)
  • supervise sales activities (skill/competence)
  • use sales forecasting softwares (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 7 ads, as of 2026-07-19)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • order management — 43 %
  • order processing — 29 %
  • financial record maintenance — 29 %
  • billing assistance — 29 %
  • client visit preparation — 14 %
  • contract management — 14 %
  • administrative support — 14 %
  • account management — 14 %
  • accounts receivable — 14 %
  • bid administration — 14 %
  • customer communication — 14 %
  • customer service — 14 %
  • customer support — 14 %
  • data entry — 14 %
  • delinquent payment collections — 14 %
  • document preparation — 14 %
  • issue resolution — 14 %
  • office administration — 14 %
  • order tracking — 14 %
  • problem solving — 14 %
  • problem-solving — 14 %
  • quote preparation — 14 %
  • report compilation — 14 %
  • requirements management — 14 %
  • record management — 14 %
  • sales activity — 14 %
  • sales contract management — 14 %
  • sales support — 14 %
  • submittal package creation — 14 %
  • task tracking — 14 %
  • time management — 14 %
  • vendor coordination — 14 %

Responsibilities

  • ticket distribution — 29 %
  • order entry — 29 %
  • quote request review — 14 %
  • resolving customer issues — 14 %
  • responding to customer calls — 14 %
  • responding to emails — 14 %
  • sales support — 14 %
  • sales contract execution — 14 %
  • recruiting assistance — 14 %
  • product training participation — 14 %
  • proposal preparation — 14 %
  • providing product inquiries — 14 %
  • preparing client visits — 14 %
  • onboarding support — 14 %
  • operations support — 14 %
  • monitoring customer inquiries — 14 %
  • monitoring open orders — 14 %
  • handling account requests — 14 %
  • interview coordination — 14 %
  • entering customer purchases — 14 %
  • event handoff — 14 %
  • event support — 14 %
  • maintaining communication — 14 %
  • managing orders — 14 %
  • marketing support — 14 %
  • delinquent payment collections — 14 %
  • customer support — 14 %
  • bid response delivery — 14 %
  • addressing product concerns — 14 %
  • administrative support — 14 %
  • answering calls and emails — 14 %
  • assisting with order questions — 14 %
  • contract execution — 14 %
  • building customer relationships — 14 %
  • client billing checks — 14 %
  • client billing management — 14 %
  • client communication — 14 %
  • vendor communication — 14 %
  • submittal coordination — 14 %