Administrative Sales Assistant

Manulife is a leading international financial services provider, and they are seeking a highly motivated and talented Sales Assistant to join their team in Tempe. The role involves partnering with sales leadership to ensure critical administrative functions run seamlessly while supporting day-to-day operations and creating an exceptional workplace environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage internal communications and follow-up on behalf of sales leadership
• Produce and distribute sales desk activity reporting to support management
• Process expenses and invoices and track expenses vs budget
• Manage calendars, scheduling, event coordination and office visits
• Train teams on business tools and applications to streamline execution
• Coordinate onboarding/offboarding for employees, including systems and access
• Run operations (supplies, mail, shipping) to support efficient office administration
• Maintain procedures and records with strong control and accuracy
• Drive special projects and initiatives, tracking actions through close

Skills

• Team-first partner who builds trust with leaders and peers
• Clear and effective communicator with strong professional presence
• Thrive supporting fast-paced professionals with precision and urgency
• High school diploma required; college coursework/degree desired
• 1–2+ years of experience supporting sales, business, or admin operations
• Advanced MS Office skills (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word); quick to learn new platforms
• Elite organizer with strong time management and calendar ownership
• Prioritize competing requests and deliver flawlessly against deadlines
• Adapt quickly and handle confidential matters with discretion
• Client-facing liaison for leaders and visitors; represent the sales office professionally
• Intellectual curiosity about and willingness to embrace AI technology

Benefits

• Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance.
• Manulife/John Hancock offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee/family assistance plans.
• We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension/401(k) savings plans and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources.
• Our generous paid time off program in the U.S. includes up to 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days, 150 hours of vacation, and 40 hours of sick time (or more where required by law) each year, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence.

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