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Branch Sales Assistant

  1. Permanent - Full time
£Competitive + Benefits
  1. Travis Perkins
  2. Lochgilphead, Argyll and Bute

hrs/pw

44.5 hours per week. 07.30-17.00 Mon-Fri + Alternate Sat 08.00-12.00

Lochgilphead

51585

Branch Sales Assistant - Lochgilphead


Joining our friendly and hard working family as an Branch Sales Assistant, you'll be on the front line dealing with our customers. As part of the branch team, you will play a vital role in our continued success, providing a first class service.


What Will You Be Doing ? 


You’ll work within the branch sales team, dealing directly with customers to maximise sales at every opportunity, working to expand our customer base by helping to identify and develop new accounts. On a day to day basis you will be handling customer orders and enquiries by phone and email on a frequent basis. Most of our customers are regulars, so you will build up friendly relationships by giving great customer service which will encourage repeat business. You will communicate with the team and suppliers to ensure a smooth transaction for the customer from start to finish, making sure their order is delivered on time and in full. You will also be involved in face to face customer service on the trade counter.


Does This Sound Like You ?


Ideally you will have previous experience in a similar sales role with great customer service skills and the ability to build relationships with a diverse range of customers and colleagues. You will be self-motivated, enthusiastic and organised, with good numerical and computer skills. Product knowledge is key to the role but full product training will be provided.


The benefits


22 days annual leave plus bank holiday (extra day at milestone anniversaries)

Annual salary reviews

Opportunity to earn a branch/performance based bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Life Assurance and ShareSave scheme

Colleague discounts across a variety of Group businesses including special discounts of 20% in Tool Station and Tool Hire

HUNDREDS of discounts with a wide range of partners - food shopping, holidays, eating out, cinema, retail and so much more


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.


You may not know much about Travis Perkins, but if you look a bit closer you might be surprised, despite our size, we have the values of a family run business and the mindset and ambition of a forward thinking Company.  We pride ourselves on being a great place to work that's why we have been voted one of the UK’s Top Employers every year since 2010. We offer our employees access to extensive career opportunities across our 5 leading businesses.  We operate out of more than 1400 outlets nationwide and have over 20,000 colleagues.  

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

You be you, it makes us, us.

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