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Branch Sales Assistant

  1. Permanent - Full time
£Excellent + Benefits
  1. Travis Perkins
  2. Fakenham, Norfolk

hrs/pw

Monday - Friday 7:30am - 2pm + 1in2 Saturday's 8am - 12pm *30HOURS*

Fakenham

45503A

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Are you a team player with a passion for helping others and have a strong sales background? Then consider joining us as a Branch Sales Assistant! You don't need to be from our industry to join us; we're looking for someone who can provide exceptional customer service and have a strong passion for sales. We'll provide you with all the necessary support to excel in your role.


Where Will You Be Working?


As our Sales Assistant, you'll be based at our Fakenham branch, one of our smaller branches. The branch contains a fantastic, well-established team of 7 colleagues and 2 delivery vehicle. With a strong customer footfall, this is a busy and dynamic workplace.


What's In It For You?

  • Excellent salary and benefits package

  • Full uniform provided

  • Holiday entitlement 
  • Access to myInfoHub, our learning platform, and recognised Management Apprentice programs to support your development

  • Discounts across TP Group, including ToolStation and employee discount programmes

  • Employee assistance programmes and family-friendly HR policies

What Will You Be Doing?


As our Sales Assistant, you'll be responsible for:


  • Build relationships with customers over the counter and on the phone by taking orders, providing quotes, offering possible solutions and relatable products

  • Be helpful and friendly, you will likely get to know our customers on a first-name basis

  • Use your learnt knowledge of our products to assist with enquiries, provide product information, prepare quotes and help each customer with their purchase

  • You’ll offer a single point of contact for pricing and ordering products for our Customers


Does This Sound Like You?


Are you someone who is:

  • Has a strong sales background with a passion for sales 

  • Has safety awareness, and great customer service skills

  • Is a team player with a strong work ethic

  • Has a friendly and outgoing personality, able to communicate effectively with customers

About us

At Travis Perkins, we're proud to be a great place to work, and we've been voted one of the UK's top employers every year since 2010. We offer our employees access to extensive career opportunities across our five amazing businesses, and we operate out of more than 1400 outlets nationwide.


Are you ready to join our team and take the next step in your career? Apply now!

We’re driving to become a truly inclusive employer. We want everyone to be at their best and it’s our goal that everyone within our Group feels safe, welcome and willing to be their authentic selves.


You be you, it makes us, us.

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