Sales Support Team Lead
Boundless
Sales & Business Development, Customer Service
Austin, TX, USA
We are seeking a Sales Support Team Lead to oversee and support a team of Sales Order Coordinators and Sales Order Specialists. The Team Lead serves as the first point of contact for team questions, escalations, and complex order issues.
The Sales Support Team Lead works closely with the Sales Support Manager to coach and develop team members, monitor workloads, adjust staffing as needed, and improve overall team efficiency and collaboration. This role will also be responsible for supporting on-the-job training for their team, helping team members build confidence, strengthen process knowledge, and apply best practices in their day-to-day work.
This individual may assign weekly coverage, manage PTO requests, and ensure all orders are taken care of when the primary support person is unavailable.
This position will report to the Sales Support Manager.
Essential Functions
- Act as the first point of contact for team questions about order issues and provide feedback and coaching to help minimize escalations.
- Support on-the-job training for Sales Order Coordinators and Sales Order Specialists by reinforcing processes, answering questions, and helping team members apply training in real order scenarios.
- Participate in team member performance management, including one-on-ones, coaching, PIPs, and annual performance reviews.
- Manage PTO requests for Sales Order Coordinators and Sales Order Specialists, ensuring coverage is maintained during absences.
- Maintain the department’s PTO calendar, proactively identifying coverage gaps and adjusting workloads as needed.
- Coordinate last-minute coverage for call-ins, vacations, or unexpected absences by reallocating work or stepping in to assist directly.
- Communicate clearly with team members and leadership regarding coverage plans, changes, and workload expectations.
- Monitor team workloads, assist with complex or overdue orders, and provide additional support where needed.
- Collaborate regularly with sales partners and suppliers to help ensure smooth order coordination and fulfillment.
- Help maintain documentation such as coverage notes, tip sheets, training materials, and process updates to ensure team preparedness.
- Coordinate with Sales Support management and other Team Leads to identify and support initiatives that improve service to our sales teams and better support our employees.
Job Specifications
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Minimum 2 years of experience in the Boundless Sales Support department with demonstrated subject matter expertise in Support policies and procedures.
- Proficient in Salesforce; NetSuite experience is a plus.
- Strong leadership, coaching, and communication skills.
- Comfortable supporting on-the-job training and reinforcing process expectations with team members.
- Excellent organizational and time management abilities with strong attention to detail.
- Experience managing PTO calendars, shift coverage, or scheduling preferred.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Excel, and Word.
- Must be Windows PC proficient.
Other Specifications
- This role can be remote or hybrid, with opportunities to work from our Austin, TX office or one of our regional hubs: Boundless Ohio (Cincinnati, OH), Boundless Minnesota (Saint Paul, MN), or Boundless Arizona (Phoenix/Tempe, AZ).
- Some travel may be required.
- Flexibility in hours may occasionally be needed during high-volume or coverage periods.
Benefits & Perks:
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Paid time off
- 401(k) with matching
- Cool swag!
Boundless is Your Merch Media Agency®, where creative ideas meet results-driven execution. As an industry-leading branded merchandise agency, we fuse agency-level creative with enterprise-level solutions to craft unforgettable merch experiences that ignite Brand Love™. Our team brings strategy, storytelling, and design to life through product—and we don’t just follow trends, we spark them. Whether we’re building ecommerce ecosystems, launching viral gifting campaigns, or decoding brand archetypes through our BrandEQ™ methodology, we do it with style, strategy and soul. Join the team that’s rewriting the playbook on branded merch—and having a damn good time doing it.
Boundless has been recognized in:
- 2025 PPAI Best Places to Work
- Top 20 ASI and PPAI Distributor
At Boundless we welcome all applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, age, national origin, citizenship, pregnancy status, veteran status, or any other differences.