Recent college graduates encouraged to apply!

Who we are

Founded in 2014 and based in Asheville, North Carolina, Poppy Handcrafted Popcorn Inc is a leading gourmet popcorn company in the U.S. We sell direct-to-consumer, wholesale and Grocery retail throughout the U.S. Poppy is the fastest-growing small to mid-sized CPG company in its category and boldly pursues ambitious goals that outperform the industry.

We believe in using only the best ingredients. We believe in spending way too much time thinking up flavor combinations and making way too many batches of popcorn to get those recipes just right. We believe in savory. And sweet. And we especially believe in savory and sweet. Simply, Poppy makes the best popcorn you will ever eat.

We are a people first organization and offer a professionally challenging and rewarding work environment. We are looking for innovative, creative, high energy, and talented professionals that have a passion for growing strong brands and products, thriving in an entrepreneurial environment, and building and leading fun, high-performing teams.

Location 

Onsite at Asheville, NC Company Headquarters

Position Description
The  Sales Support Coordinator provides day-to-day administrative, customer service, sales, and marketing support to the Sales  & Marketing Operations Manager.

This position plays an important role in keeping wholesale operations organized and moving efficiently by assisting with customer communication, order follow-up, account maintenance, wholesale platforms, reporting, sales outreach, and marketing projects.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, responsive, and comfortable managing multiple priorities. This person should be able to take ownership of routine tasks and follow-up while communicating effectively with customers and internal team members.

Key Responsibilities:

Customer Service Support

• Assist with monitoring and responding to customer emails and inquiries.
• Monitor and respond to routine messages received through Hello@, Info@ and other platforms.
• Assist customers with order status, tracking information, product availability, and general questions.
• Help coordinate resolution of missing, damaged, incorrect, or delayed orders.
• Route fulfillment, shipping, billing, or other specialized issues to the appropriate team member when necessary.
• Follow up with customers to ensure outstanding questions and issues are resolved.
• Maintain accurate records of customer service issues and resolutions.

Order & Account Support

• Assist with entering and reviewing wholesale and DTC orders.
• Monitor orders for missing or incomplete information.
• Assist with order follow-up and tracking.
• Maintain accurate customer contact, billing, shipping, and account information.
• Assist with new account setup and onboarding.
• Gather information and documentation needed for new account setup.
• Coordinate internally when additional information is required to process an order or establish an account.

Sales Support

• Prepare customer and prospect lists for sales outreach.
• Assist with identifying customers who have not reordered within specified time periods.
• Maintain prospect, lead, and customer information.
• Assist with customer reactivation and retention campaigns.
• Support follow-up with prospective and existing wholesale customers.
• Assist with sample-box and catalog outreach programs.
• Track outreach activity and customer responses.
• Help prepare information and materials needed for sales initiatives.

Reporting & Data Support

• Maintain spreadsheets, trackers, and reports used by the Wholesale department.
• Assist with customer purchasing and reorder reports.
• Update prospecting and customer outreach spreadsheets.
• Help track promotional activity and results.
• Assist with gathering data for sales and marketing analysis.
• Maintain accurate and organized records to support department reporting and decision-making.

Marketing & Project Support

• Assist with wholesale marketing projects and seasonal initiatives.
• Help coordinate catalogs, samples, inserts, sales materials, and other marketing collateral.
• Assist with gathering product information, images, copy, and other assets needed for projects.
• Maintain project trackers, calendars, and deadlines.
• Assist with customer surveys, promotional campaigns, and outreach initiatives.
• Support catalog development and seasonal product launches as needed.
• Provide follow-up and administrative support to keep projects moving forward.

General Administrative Support

• Assist the Sales & Marketing Operations Manager with scheduling, organization, follow-up, research, data entry, and project coordination.
• Maintain organized electronic files, spreadsheets, customer information, and department resources.
• Help track deadlines and outstanding action items.
• Communicate with internal departments to gather information and facilitate follow-up.
• Assist with special projects as assigned.
• Provide additional administrative, customer service, sales, marketing, and operational support as needed.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as deemed necessary to support the  Sales & Marketing Operations Manager and overall needs of the business.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in administrative support, customer service, sales support, marketing support, or a related role preferred.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and follow tasks through to completion.
• Comfortable communicating professionally with customers.
• Proficiency with email, spreadsheets, and general business software.
• Experience with Faire, Shopify, CRM systems, order-management systems, or wholesale platforms is a plus.
• Ability and willingness to learn new systems and processes.
• Ability to work independently while knowing when to ask questions or escalate an issue.
• Positive, collaborative, and solution-oriented approach.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is someone who enjoys organization, follow-through, and helping both customers and team members. They are proactive, dependable, detail-oriented, and comfortable shifting priorities when needed.

This person should be able to recognize what needs attention, take ownership of assigned responsibilities, and provide consistent follow-through without requiring constant direction.

Reports to

Sales & Marketing Operations Manager 

Direct Reports

None

Classification

This position is full-time, non-exempt

Estimated Weekly Hours

40+ hrs.  Monday - Friday