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In office (Cape Town)
Seniority
Senior · 5+ years exp
Employment
Full-Time

First seen by Alion on Oct 16, 2026.

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Switch Recruit is a South African recruitment agency that places sales, operations and management professionals, including logistics and freight forwarding executives. It serves clients in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban and Pretoria. The company is headquartered in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.


SUMMARY:
An established organisation within the freight forwarding and logistics industry is seeking a highly organised, detail-oriented and proactive Sales Operations Coordinator to join its team.

POSITION INFO:
This dual-function role combines sales operations support with the planning and coordination of new customer transitions and implementations. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the district's sales team, maintaining CRM data integrity, coordinating sales initiatives and ensuring the successful implementation of new business across operational teams.

The ideal candidate will have a confident, assertive, and approachable personality, combined with a hands-on, can-do attitude.

Duties:

  • Supporting and attending weekly district sales meetings.
  • Managing and distributing sales leads and monitoring follow-up activities.
  • Coordinating sales training sessions and arranging customer visits and meeting schedules.
  • Monitoring CRM data integrity, sales activity and adherence to deadlines.
  • Preparing regular sales reports and ensuring accurate and reliable data.
  • Acting as the district's local expert on sales enablement tools.
  • Coordinating bid submissions, including executive summaries, qualitative responses, document formatting, accuracy and deadline management.
  • Coordinating and facilitating customer-facing district events and analysing survey feedback.
  • Supporting local marketing initiatives and ensuring compliance with corporate branding guidelines.
  • Coordinating targeted marketing campaigns and regional newsletters in collaboration with Regional Sales Operations.
  • Planning and managing new customer transitions from the award of business through to operational implementation.
  • Defining project scope, developing implementation timelines and coordinating operational and systems requirements.
  • Managing transition resources, project schedules, deliverables and quality standards.
  • Coordinating cross-functional teams, including customers, sales, branch operations, analysts, product teams and information systems personnel.
  • Communicating customer requirements, project progress and implementation updates to relevant stakeholders.
  • Documenting business processes and implementing agreed operational procedures.
  • Identifying potential risks, resolving outstanding issues and ensuring successful implementation of new business.
  • Acting as the primary point of contact for customers, sales teams, management and operational stakeholders throughout the transition process.
  • Facilitating service reviews and ensuring successful handover to branch operations.
  • Working closely with Regional Sales Operations and GEO Sales Operations to support district and regional business development initiatives.
  • Attending relevant training and development sessions and undertaking additional assignments as required.

Requirements:
  • Minimum of 5 years' experience within the freight forwarding, transportation or logistics industry within a similar role.
  • A relevant four-year tertiary qualification would be advantageous.
  • A valid driver's licence and own reliable transport, as local travel may be required.
  • Strong systems, AI and IT exposure. 
  • A strong understanding of freight forwarding and customs brokerage operations.
  • Experience in project coordination, project management, business transitions or implementation.
  • Good knowledge of supply chain solutions and operational processes.
  • Ability to document business processes and workflows.
  • Familiarity with Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and its application.


 

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