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Branch Sales Supervisor

  1. Permanent - Full time
£Competitive + Excellent Benefits
  1. BSS
  2. Glasgow, City of Glasgow

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Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm - No Weekend or Bank Holiday Working!

Glasgow

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Looking to join a busy and fast paced business who are experts in their field? Do you want great benefits and plenty of opportunities for career progression? Do you have previous sales experience and team management expertise? Then this Sales Office Supervisor role with BSS may be perfect for you.


Where will you be working?

BSS is a supplier of pipeline, process, heating and mechanical services equipment; our customers range from large national contractors (the projects we support make us very proud!) to small, local independents, our customers are varied and so are our jobs.  We are a flagship branch in  Kinning Park, Glasgow, G41 1LU, we employ a total of 25 staff and we're looking for an experienced Sales Supervisor to join our team.  There are 5 people within the sales team currently. Our Branch Manager has created a dynamic, fast paced and lively environment, this role forms part of their senior team,  you will have great support around you from day one in a hard working environment.


Hours - Monday to Friday 0800-1700, no weekends!

 

What’s in it for you?

  • A competitive salary and annual bonus
  • Generous annual leave
  • Career development, family friendly policies and a wealth of finance and wellbeing support
  • Great discounts across the Travis Perkins Group businesses, including Toolstation.  We also have a huge variety of online discounts at leading retailers and leisure providers.


What will I be doing?

No one day is the same as the next in BSS branch life, you will learn our business and our products with our training and guidance and you will be responsible for overseeing a sales team/administrator and our trades counter (team of approx 7).  Ultimately you will manage the full sales operation in our successful branch. This will include ensuring service standards are maintained, quotations are produced and shared efficiently and with accuracy, managing all orders, resolving any escalated issues with customers or the team and you will work as part of the management team, supporting the Branch Manager to ensure a successful profitable operation is the focus.


What experience do you need?

This is a key customer facing sales driven role, you just need the ability to provide great customer service, have demonstrable sales experience in a similar environment e.g. merchanting/trade supplies and lots of drive, confidence, enthusiasm  and passion, we can teach you the rest.  Ideally you will have previous experience in a similar phone based  sales role with great customer service skills and the ability to relate to lots of different people. Self motivated, enthusiastic and organised, you will also have good numerical skills. Full product training will be provided.


Being a Branch Sales Supervisor in BSS will give you a fantastic opportunity to  excel and to continue to develop your career, if you choose.  


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. 


What are you waiting for? Apply today.


About us

BSS Industrial - we are a leading distributor of heating, pipeline, process and mechanical services equipment to the Building Services and Industrial sectors. Established over 110 years ago, we became a part of the Travis Perkins Group in 2010 and now have more than 60 BSS branches, along with a National Distribution Centre at Lutterworth in the East Midlands and a National Tube Distribution Centre in Coventry. We have a wealth of experience in our people - technical support, customer care, product engineering and design along with our market leading own brand - BOSS.


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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