Pre-Sales Coordinator
Fives · Louisville, KY · 4 days ago
HybridBusiness DevelopmentFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as a central point of coordination between Sales, Solutions, and Marketing teams.
- Aid in aligning sales activities, campaigns, communications, and customer-facing initiatives.
- Coordinate meetings, agendas, presentations, and follow-up actions for pre-sales leadership.
- Facilitate communication and information sharing across pre-sales and other functional teams.
Customer Visit Coordination
- Coordinate customer visits to company facilities from initial planning through execution.
- Manage visitor itineraries, meeting schedules, room reservations, catering, transportation, and hospitality arrangements.
- Partner with Sales, Solutions, Marketing, Engineering, Operations, and Leadership teams to ensure a seamless customer experience.
- Prepare visitor materials, welcome packets, presentations, and facility tour logistics.
- Serve as the primary coordinator for customer visit logistics and communication.
Event Planning & Coordination
- Plan and coordinate internal employee events, including:
- Holiday celebrations
- Employee appreciation events
- Town halls
- Leadership meetings
- Team-building activities
- Sales, Solutions, and Marketing meetings
- Support planning and coordination of:
- External events such as trade shows, industry conferences, customer events, and parties
- Networking events
- Association meetings
- Product demonstrations and open houses
- Coordinate registration, hotel accommodations, and event schedules.
- Track event timelines and deliverables to ensure successful execution.
Sales Summit Planning & Execution
- Lead planning and coordination of annual Sales Summits and strategic team meetings.
- Manage venue selection, travel arrangements, catering, meeting logistics, and attendee communications.
- Develop meeting agendas and coordinate supporting materials.
- Capture and track meeting schedules and action items to support accountability for key deliverables.
Purchasing & SAP Administration
- Create and process purchase requisitions and purchase order requests.
- Support SAP-related administrative activities for Sales and Marketing departments.
- Track budgets, invoices, vendor payments, and event-related expenses.
- Cook up documentation and records for departmental expenditures.
Marketing Support
- Aid in execution of marketing campaigns and initiatives.
- Cook up marketing collateral inventory and fulfill marketing needs.
- Assist with trade show and event material preparation.
- Help with customer communications, promotional activities, and marketing projects as needed.
- Maintain marketing databases, contact lists, and administrative records.
Administrative Support
- Cook up department meetings and schedules.
- Prepare presentations, reports, meeting materials, and communications.
- Maintain department documentation and organizational records.
- Support special projects and strategic initiatives as assigned.
Qualifications
- Education & Experience:
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Communications, Event Management, or related field preferred.
- 3+ years of experience in administrative support, sales support, marketing coordination, event planning, or related roles.
- Experience coordinating meetings, events, travel, and executive-level activities preferred.
- Experience with SAP, Salesforce, Microsoft Office Suite, and project management tools preferred.
Skills & Competencies
- Exceptional organizational and project management skills.
- Strong attention to detail and follow-through.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Strong interpersonal and customer service skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively across departments.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Teams, Salesforce, and SAP preferred.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and professionalism in all interactions.
Success Measures
- Effective execution of customer visits and events.
- Timely and accurate processing of requisitions and administrative requests.
- Successful coordination of Sales Summits and trade show logistics.
- Positive internal and external stakeholder feedback.
- Strong collaboration between Sales, Solutions, and Marketing teams.
- Improved efficiency and organization of departmental activities.
- Consistent delivery of high-quality administrative and operational support.