Counter Sales Assistant

Joining our friendly and hard working family as a Counter Sales Assistant, you'll be on the front line dealing with our customers that come into your branch; playing a vital role in our continued success, providing a first class service and keeping colleagues and customers safe at all times. 

This is a new Travis Perkins Branch opening in June 2024 but all staff will start on the 1st May 2024. The Branch is located  at Travis Perkins, JW Industrial Estate, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 3PS.

What will I be doing?

No one day is the same as the next in TP branch life, but here are a few pointers:

Our success is built on strong relationships with our customers so it's essential that you can help deliver the highest standards of service - the key thing is to be helpful and friendly, you will likely get to know our customers on a first name basis.

• You'll handle requests, provide information on our products, prepare quotes and help each customer with their purchase, taking our sales from good to great.

• You'll also be responsible for ensuring the safe and correct movement of our products around the branch. 

Safety is at the forefront of everything we do, your aim will be to ensure that our standards never slip, by adhering to all stay safe policies and procedures.

What experience do you need?

This is a key customer facing role, you just need the ability to provide great customer service, we can teach you the rest. 

Does this sound like you?

We hope you can say Yes to all of the characteristics below - they are in the DNA of all our fantastic Counter Sales Assistants. Are you:

• Someone that is highly adaptable, resilient and tenacious with high levels of energy and drive.Someone who thrives in a dynamic and fast paced environment.

• Someone that has a friendly and outgoing personality who is happy to communicate face to face with customers and build strong relationships

Being a Counter Sales Assistant in TP gives you a fantastic opportunity to excel and to continue to develop your career, if you choose. 

As a new colleague you will be encouraged to enroll onto a TP development scheme - which are available to colleagues and managers at all levels of our business. 

How will you know you are doing a great job and developing your career?

Simple. We will support you with a development plan, that embraces our values. 

You'll also receive

• 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

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.