Sales Coordinator in London

About the role: Gartner is currently recruiting a Sales Coordinator to work within our Global Technology Sales Organization. Our sales teams are based in Johannesburg and Cape Town, and this role supports the regional VP and the sales leaders within the team. Gartner is a data driven organization, and this role needs a strong data mindset, someone able to read data and create reports. This is an unrivalled opportunity to join Gartner’s prestigious workforce as an integral part of the team. We offer a challenging, international and rewarding environment in which achievement-driven professionals can truly get the best out of themselves.

What you will do:

• VP Support, which includes general calendar management as well as ops reviews, weekly meetings, booking meeting rooms, and coordination of quarterly ops across the teams.
• Work with VP to help develop innovative ideas for collaboration and general team engagement, including office days on a Wednesday.
• Data collation, which includes extracting data from various dashboards for weekly sales meetings and monthly townhalls.
• Operational support, keeping up to date with MS Teams / Webex enhancements to support team meetings and client events and how best to leverage tech for virtual/live meetings.
• Use latest Gartner approved technology for presentations.
• Establish and maintain effective communication with sales teams, ensuring they have the relevant admin tools available to carry out their roles effectively.
• Liaise with Facilities to ensure the team's office space is maintained in a manner which reflects the professionalism and spirit of the organization.
• Keep an ongoing stock of the current marketing materials.
• Financial, ensure all authorized expenditure is in line with company guidelines and are incurred as cost-effectively as possible.
• Raise requisitions and process invoices in accordance with company approved processes and within budget as relevant.
• Support for Sales Proven Practice Execution, check systems for lead actioning (AE and SM level) rates and publication to SM's/VP's to drive efficient lead actioning rates; follow up with AE's/SM's when leads have not been actioned within 48 hrs.
• Support high quality execution of Quarterly Sales Campaigns for region.
• Ensure that the sales teams are collecting purchase orders timeously, and that retention life cycle activities are on track through reporting.
• Marketing - Attend monthly marketing meetings and inform sales team about virtual events, schedule placeholders, registration updates, etc.
• Create a monthly marketing newsletter.

What you will need:

• A bachelor’s degree, 2+ years of relevant work experience preferably supporting a Sales organization.
• Superior Excel skills (macros, formulas, pivots) and the ability to use data to inform decisions or tell a story, PowerPoint skills.
• Effective problem solving, time management and organization skills.
• A desire to meet and achieve goals.
• Ability to establish credibility and build relationships with senior level professionals.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Intellectual curiosity, along with a competitive spirit.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Have a proactive mindset and an eye for detail.

What you will get:

• Competitive salary, generous paid time off policy, charity match program, Group Medical Insurance, Parental Leave, Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Collaborative, team-oriented culture that embraces diversity.
• Professional development and unlimited growth opportunities.