Sales Administration Manager recruitment agency and headhunters
your next Sales Administration Manager, in good hands.
We combine our data, our sector experts and our AI algorithms to identify the headhunter most relevant to your role, from junior order processor to sales administration director.
- no setup fees, pay on hire
- guaranteed replacement
they hire their order administrators with muzzo
how do you hire a Sales Administration Manager through a recruitment agency?
A good order administrator tracks an order to invoice without losing a dispute. Muzzo gives your role to headhunters who place order admins most often: they test order timelines and dialogue with sales and logistics. Fee of 5 to 30%, paid on hire. Leaves within 3 months: we restart the search free.
how it works
you only pay if you hire
01
you describe the role
Using the form above: the role, your company, your order volume. The rest is scoped in your first conversation with the Muzzo team.
02
our data chooses the headhunters
Our AI picks those who have placed most order admins, from more than 2,500 selected headhunters.
03
you meet the best profiles
Approached and qualified by operations headhunters. You choose who you meet.
04
you hire, then you pay
Not before. If your new hire leaves within 3 months, we restart at no cost.
they hired with muzzo
Muzzo's strength is the diversity of its recruiters: there is always someone listening to our needs.
With Muzzo, I get the reactivity of a marketplace and the quality of a search firm.
let's talk about your role
Antoine and the Muzzo team help you scope your role and choose the right headhunters. Describe your role in the form: we'll call you back to discuss it.
Antoine GigomasCEO and co-founder of Muzzo
one last question?
With Muzzo, you set the fee, between 5 and 30%, and pay only on hire: no deposit, no fixed fees. A junior order processor and a sales admin director leading a team don't take the same search. The fee follows that difficulty, and Muzzo helps you set it.
You have a double guarantee. If your new hire leaves within 3 months because the real scope doesn't match the brief, we restart at no cost. No replacement within 4 months: we refund 50% of fees. On average, 94% of Muzzo hires stay after 3 months.
operations headhunters are ready to start
A hire signed in under 26 days, paid only on hire.
the reality
a Sales Admin is judged by orders that never get lost in the shuffle
the right profile already holds someone else's delivery dates
They manage orders, invoicing and disputes for a company that depends on them. They're not job hunting. An operations headhunter knows when and how to approach them.
the role sits between two teams that don't speak the same language
Sales wants fast delivery, logistics wants stock respect, the customer wants a fair invoice. The headhunter checks if the profile has held this interface role, not just filled an ERP.
a hiring mistake shows in unresolved disputes
Late invoicing, blocked orders, upset customers escalating to the sales director. The headhunter checks volumes handled and disputes resolved before introducing anyone.
the roles
the sales administration profiles our headhunters go after for you
From processing the first order to leading an order admin team, each search goes to a headhunter who has already hired that profile.
order processor
They enter orders, track delivery, and prepare invoicing. Often a first role, sometimes focused on import or export.
Sales Administration Manager
They process orders end-to-end, from validation to invoicing, and handle disputes with customers or carriers. The most requested role.
order admin manager
They track a customer portfolio, coordinate sales, logistics and accounting for each order.
export order administrator
They add customs paperwork, incoterms and forex rules to standard order management.
sales administration director
They lead the order admin team, set procedures and become the sales or operations director's go-to.
the method
an operations headhunter, not an agency that does everything
Sales administration is judged by what never gets lost: an order, a deadline, an invoice. The method starts from what the role must secure.
we define what the role must secure
Order volume, France or export channel, sales and logistics counterparts: the brief describes the flow the profile will hold, and for whom.
a headhunter who places order admins
From more than 2,500 selected headhunters, your role goes to those who place most in sales administration.
a dispute handled verified before the interview
The headhunter asks the profile to tell a dispute or blocked order they resolved, and with whom. Then they cross-check with references.
the figures
a Sales Administration Manager's salary in figures
source: Apec, private-sector managerial pay in 111 job families, 2025 edition, p. 25 (sales administration) (opens a new window), 2025 data
source: Apec, private-sector managerial pay in 111 job families, 2025 edition, p. 25 (sales administration) (opens a new window), 2025 data
source: Apec, private-sector managerial pay in 111 job families, 2025 edition, p. 25 (sales administration) (opens a new window), 2025 data
source: Apec, private-sector managerial pay in 111 job families, 2025 edition, p. 25 (sales administration) (opens a new window), 2025 data
hiring a Sales Administration Manager: what you need to know
why use a headhunter to hire a Sales Administration Manager?
The order admin holds the thread of an order: entry, delivery track, invoicing, dispute handling. They work at the junction of sales, logistics and accounting. Good profiles are in post, busy with order volume, and don't answer ads.
An operations headhunter knows how to approach them and ask the right questions: what volume, what ERP, what counterparts. This page covers the order admin role itself; for post-sales and customer service, see our customer service page.
Order admin or customer service: what's the difference?
The order admin handles the order before and during execution: entry, timelines, invoicing, order-related disputes. Customer service manages post-sale: complaints, returns, satisfaction. They cross paths on a dispute but not the same tasks.
In a small structure, one role sometimes does both. Clear this boundary in the brief: it changes the profile and their reporting line, sales or customer support.
how do you assess a Sales Administration Manager at interview?
The CV lists software: ERP, invoicing tools. The interview must show something else: the ability to handle a dispute without losing the customer or the delivery date.
A case study works: an order stuck in customs or stock, three counterparts to coordinate, twenty minutes to explain. The headhunter screens this first, and checks with references the volumes really handled.
France or export order admin: what changes?
A France order role mostly tracks delivery, stock and standard invoicing. An export role adds incoterms, customs paperwork and forex rules, and often needs a foreign language.
Pay shifts little on this split: according to Apec, it depends more on company size, €55k median above 250 employees against €47k below. It's the role's scope, not export itself, that makes the difference.
first order admin or reinforcing an existing team: what changes?
In a small company, the first order admin role often starts from manual order tracking by the sales rep. You need a profile who can structure tools and processes. In an existing team, the new hire takes over a customer portfolio and processes already in place.
According to Apec, pay shifts little between Paris (€51k median) and regions (€47k): location matters less than company size or responsibility level for this job.
your questions about hiring a Sales Administration Manager
According to Apec, sales administration managers earn €49k gross median per year, with 80% between €37k and €66k, against €55k for all managers (2025 edition). 43% have variable pay, median €4,000.
Yes, more than location. According to Apec, the median is €55k gross per year in companies with 250+ employees, against €47k below (2025 edition). Specify your company size in the brief.
The order admin processes the order: entry, timelines, invoicing, order disputes. Customer service handles post-sale: complaints, returns, satisfaction. If your need is complaint and retention, see our customer service page.
With a real case, not a software list. Ask them to tell a dispute or blocked order they resolved, and with whom. Our headhunters screen this first and check the volumes really handled with references.