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Yard Customer Assistant (30 hours)

  1. Permanent - Full time
£competitive + benefits
  1. Travis Perkins
  2. Coventry, West Midlands

hrs/pw

mon - fri, alternating Saturdays

Coventry

47349

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Joining our friendly and hard working family as a Yard Assistant, you'll be on the front line dealing with customers that come into our yard. You will play a vital role in our continued success, providing a first class service. This is a 30 hour part time contract. 


We are opening a BRAND NEW FLAGSHIP BRANCH in COVENTRY (on Sir Henry Parkes Road) later this year and we are seeking a team of passionate customer focused, sales driven, health and safety conscious superstars to come and join us. The team will be 14 strong, operating 3 vehicles with a tool hire department and a Benchmarx kitchen showroom.  New branch, new team...new job for the new year perhaps? Read on...


You don’t need an in-depth knowledge of builders merchants to join the team, as there will be plenty of coaching and training to get you up to speed, we’ll give you the confidence to deliver the exceptional service we expect. A merchant background is preferred to help get this NEW Branch up and running. 

What’s in it for you?


In return for your hard work you will receive the following:


  • Competitive salary with annual salary reviews

  • Contributory pension scheme

  • Colleague discounts across a variety of Group businesses including special discounts across Tool Station, Tool Hire and our Trade Merchanting businesses

What will you be doing?

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

  • If you are 18yrs or over, you will be driving a forklift, but don't worry full training is provided

  • As part of the Yard team, you will be on the front line dealing with our customers that come into our yard.  

  • 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 at all times, you will likely get to know our customers on a first name basis.

  • We will provide you with the right clothing as you will be based outside, processing our customer orders, loading and unloading customer and company vehicles.

  • You will also unload our building products from supplier deliveries and accurately book them in the branch warehouse.


Does this sound like you?


This is a key customer facing role. Are you:


* Highly adaptable, resilient and tenacious with high levels of energy and drive.

* Someone who thrives in a dynamic and fast paced environment.

* Friendly and outgoing, happy to communicate face to face to build strong lasting relationships


Interested? Please apply NOW!


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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