Sales Assistant

Sales Assistant

Wow Our Customers. Wow Our Reps. Make Life Run Smoothly.

The Opportunity:

This onsite role provides high-level administrative and event coordination support to our Licensed Sales leaders, ensuring our customers and sales reps are consistently WOWed. You'll handle scheduling, travel, reporting, and event logistics, all while keeping projects on track and running smoothly. We're looking for an individual with tremendous energy, a wealth of positivity, and a can-do attitude- someone who will be a key member of our growing sales department.

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 9 am- 5 pm

Location: This opportunity is fully onsite at our HQ in Detroit Lakes, MN

A Typical Day (job functions) | Support + Plan + Schedule + Organize + Coordinate

Administrative Support to Divisional Sales Managers

• Schedule meetings, take notes, prepare communication for reps and customers, monitor reports for communication triggers, and assist in meeting deadlines.
• Plan and coordinate travel arrangements for licensed sales leadership team.
• Track budgets, expenses, and cost savings initiatives for sales activities and travel.
• Initiate and track new rep onboarding/offboarding assignments to ensure our reps and leaders have a seamless, timely experience.

Event & Travel Coordination

• Plan and execute sales conferences and customer visits (occasional travel required).
• Support the Event Coordinator and Sales leadership in preparing for trade shows.

Sales and Customer Experience Support

• Track and maintain leads for potential customer opportunities.
• Organize and execute sales and customer service focused projects (e.g., holiday gifts for customers, sales rep goal communications, newsletters, milestone recognition).
• Provide back-up assistance at the front desk, including greeting customers, answering phones, handling postage, and managing supplies.
• Perform other job duties as assigned.

Skills (qualifications) | Detail-Driven + Anticipate Needs + Desire to Help + Roll with the Flow

• High school diploma, some college preferred
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite- Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook; strong internet research skills
• Typing speed of 45+ WPM
• Proven experience in coordinating corporate events
• Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail and deadlines
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and judgement
• Proactive, flexible, and able to manage multiple priorities and interruptions
• Reliable team player with a strong customer service mindset
• Must be onsite
• Requires some travel

Why Lakeshirts Is The Place You Want To Be. At Lakeshirts, we believe in making work as awesome as the apparel we create. We're not just a t-shirt company-we're also a hat, sticker, and sock company (and so much more!). We're a place where creativity meets culture, where ideas and innovation are encouraged, and where the atmosphere is truly one-of-a-kind. As one of the largest screenprinting manufacturers in the U.S., we decorate a variety of garments and accessories for the resort, licensed collegiate, and K-12 markets, supported by over 1,000 amazing team members from sea to shining sea.

Benefits & Pay Lakeshirts offers a fun, creative, and team-driven culture where employees are empowered to grow and thrive. We provide competitive pay with daily pay options, comprehensive insurance benefits, up to 22 paid days off in the first year, profit sharing, a 401(k) plan, and unique perks like an onsite cafeteria, a relaxed dress code and more. Join us and be part of a company that values teamwork, innovation, and making work enjoyable every day! The starting range for this position is $50,000 annually, depending on experience.

Cognitive or Mental Requirements of the Job: Employee must be able to see and hear, read and write. Requires good judgment, people-oriented, flexible, organized, diplomatic, reliable, enthusiastic, courteous, helpful, and patient.

Physical Demands: Continuously: Stand, Walk, Sit Frequently: Lift/Carry under 25 lbs Occasionally: Lift/Carry 25-50+ lbs, Push, Pull, Climb, Balance, Bend, Twist, Crawl, Reach (all levels)