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Sales Assistant
2026-04-21T10:49:05+00:00
Pavago
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FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Consulting
Sales & Retail, Admin & Office, Business Operations
KES
MONTH
2026-05-07T17:00:00+00:00
TELECOMMUTE
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Pavago connecting businesses with top talent, streamlining hiring processes, and providing comprehensive support for long-term success.

Responsibilities:

CRM Management:

  • Enter, update, and maintain accurate lead, contact, and opportunity records in Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoho, or Pipedrive.
  • Monitor CRM data quality, correcting duplicates, missing fields, or outdated records.

Scheduling & Coordination:

  • Schedule calls, demos, and follow-ups across time zones using Outlook, Google Calendar, or scheduling tools like Calendly.
  • Coordinate internal prep meetings and ensure sales reps have the right materials before calls.

Proposal & Document Support:

  • Draft, format, and proofread sales proposals, quotes, and presentations.
  • Assist with RFP/RFI responses, ensuring templates are current and brand-compliant.
  • Use tools like Google Slides, PowerPoint, and Canva for visual deliverables.

Reporting & Metrics:

  • Generate weekly and monthly reports from CRM: pipeline activity, conversion rates, and sales KPIs.
  • Maintain dashboards that give sales leadership visibility into performance.

Communication & Follow-Up:

  • Draft and send follow-up emails after meetings, thank-you notes, and reminders to prospects.
  • Assist with inbound lead response by sending introductory emails and routing qualified leads to the appropriate rep.

Cross-Team Collaboration:

  • Liaise with marketing for campaign leads, finance for contract approvals, and operations for order processing.
  • Track deliverables between departments to ensure a smooth customer journey.

What Makes You a Perfect Fit:

  • Organized, detail-oriented, and proactive.
  • Strong communicator with excellent writing skills.
  • Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Collaborative, supporting both sales reps and leadership.

Required Experience & Skills (Minimum):

  • 1–2 years administrative, operations, or sales support experience.
  • Familiarity with at least one CRM (Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoho, Pipedrive).
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office/Google Workspace.
  • Strong written communication and scheduling skills.

Ideal Experience & Skills:

  • Experience creating proposals, decks, or sales collateral.
  • Familiarity with lead generation workflows or SDR/BDR support.
  • Industry exposure in B2B SaaS, professional services, or marketing agencies.
  • Basic data analysis skills for sales reports (Excel pivot tables, Google Data Studio).

What Does a Typical Day Look Like?

A Sales Assistant’s day revolves around keeping the sales engine organized and moving forward. You will:

  • Maintain CRM accuracy by updating opportunities, logging activity, and cleaning lead data.
  • Coordinate meetings and demos across calendars, ensuring reps have proposals, decks, and context in advance.
  • Prepare documents and presentations to support pitches, including quotes and RFP templates.
  • Generate reports so leadership can see pipeline health, conversion metrics, and activity summaries.
  • Follow up with prospects after meetings, keeping communication clear and professional.
  • Collaborate across teams to ensure leads are routed properly, contracts are processed, and the customer experience is seamless.

In essence: you ensure the sales team is organized, informed, and supported, so they can focus on building relationships and closing deals.

Key Metrics for Success (KPIs):

  • CRM data accuracy (complete, current, no duplicates).
  • On-time scheduling and preparation of meetings.
  • Proposals and documents delivered error-free.
  • Weekly/monthly reports are consistently accurate and on schedule.
  • Positive feedback from the sales team on support effectiveness.
  • Enter, update, and maintain accurate lead, contact, and opportunity records in Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoho, or Pipedrive.
  • Monitor CRM data quality, correcting duplicates, missing fields, or outdated records.
  • Schedule calls, demos, and follow-ups across time zones using Outlook, Google Calendar, or scheduling tools like Calendly.
  • Coordinate internal prep meetings and ensure sales reps have the right materials before calls.
  • Draft, format, and proofread sales proposals, quotes, and presentations.
  • Assist with RFP/RFI responses, ensuring templates are current and brand-compliant.
  • Use tools like Google Slides, PowerPoint, and Canva for visual deliverables.
  • Generate weekly and monthly reports from CRM: pipeline activity, conversion rates, and sales KPIs.
  • Maintain dashboards that give sales leadership visibility into performance.
  • Draft and send follow-up emails after meetings, thank-you notes, and reminders to prospects.
  • Assist with inbound lead response by sending introductory emails and routing qualified leads to the appropriate rep.
  • Liaise with marketing for campaign leads, finance for contract approvals, and operations for order processing.
  • Track deliverables between departments to ensure a smooth customer journey.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office/Google Workspace.
  • Strong written communication and scheduling skills.
  • Experience creating proposals, decks, or sales collateral.
  • Familiarity with lead generation workflows or SDR/BDR support.
  • Basic data analysis skills for sales reports (Excel pivot tables, Google Data Studio).
  • BA/BSc/HND
  • 1–2 years administrative, operations, or sales support experience.
  • Familiarity with at least one CRM (Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoho, Pipedrive).
  • Organized, detail-oriented, and proactive.
  • Strong communicator with excellent writing skills.
  • Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Collaborative, supporting both sales reps and leadership.
bachelor degree
12
JOB-69e75621967d0

Vacancy title:
Sales Assistant

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Consulting, Category: Sales & Retail, Admin & Office, Business Operations]

Jobs at:
Pavago

Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, May 7 2026

Duty Station:
This Job is Remote

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, April 21 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Pavago connecting businesses with top talent, streamlining hiring processes, and providing comprehensive support for long-term success.

Responsibilities:

CRM Management:

  • Enter, update, and maintain accurate lead, contact, and opportunity records in Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoho, or Pipedrive.
  • Monitor CRM data quality, correcting duplicates, missing fields, or outdated records.

Scheduling & Coordination:

  • Schedule calls, demos, and follow-ups across time zones using Outlook, Google Calendar, or scheduling tools like Calendly.
  • Coordinate internal prep meetings and ensure sales reps have the right materials before calls.

Proposal & Document Support:

  • Draft, format, and proofread sales proposals, quotes, and presentations.
  • Assist with RFP/RFI responses, ensuring templates are current and brand-compliant.
  • Use tools like Google Slides, PowerPoint, and Canva for visual deliverables.

Reporting & Metrics:

  • Generate weekly and monthly reports from CRM: pipeline activity, conversion rates, and sales KPIs.
  • Maintain dashboards that give sales leadership visibility into performance.

Communication & Follow-Up:

  • Draft and send follow-up emails after meetings, thank-you notes, and reminders to prospects.
  • Assist with inbound lead response by sending introductory emails and routing qualified leads to the appropriate rep.

Cross-Team Collaboration:

  • Liaise with marketing for campaign leads, finance for contract approvals, and operations for order processing.
  • Track deliverables between departments to ensure a smooth customer journey.

What Makes You a Perfect Fit:

  • Organized, detail-oriented, and proactive.
  • Strong communicator with excellent writing skills.
  • Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Collaborative, supporting both sales reps and leadership.

Required Experience & Skills (Minimum):

  • 1–2 years administrative, operations, or sales support experience.
  • Familiarity with at least one CRM (Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoho, Pipedrive).
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office/Google Workspace.
  • Strong written communication and scheduling skills.

Ideal Experience & Skills:

  • Experience creating proposals, decks, or sales collateral.
  • Familiarity with lead generation workflows or SDR/BDR support.
  • Industry exposure in B2B SaaS, professional services, or marketing agencies.
  • Basic data analysis skills for sales reports (Excel pivot tables, Google Data Studio).

What Does a Typical Day Look Like?

A Sales Assistant’s day revolves around keeping the sales engine organized and moving forward. You will:

  • Maintain CRM accuracy by updating opportunities, logging activity, and cleaning lead data.
  • Coordinate meetings and demos across calendars, ensuring reps have proposals, decks, and context in advance.
  • Prepare documents and presentations to support pitches, including quotes and RFP templates.
  • Generate reports so leadership can see pipeline health, conversion metrics, and activity summaries.
  • Follow up with prospects after meetings, keeping communication clear and professional.
  • Collaborate across teams to ensure leads are routed properly, contracts are processed, and the customer experience is seamless.

In essence: you ensure the sales team is organized, informed, and supported, so they can focus on building relationships and closing deals.

Key Metrics for Success (KPIs):

  • CRM data accuracy (complete, current, no duplicates).
  • On-time scheduling and preparation of meetings.
  • Proposals and documents delivered error-free.
  • Weekly/monthly reports are consistently accurate and on schedule.
  • Positive feedback from the sales team on support effectiveness.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Sales jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Thursday, May 7 2026
Duty Station: This Job is Remote
Posted: 21-04-2026
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 21-04-2026
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 10-10-2076
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