Branch Assistant

Job description

Branch Assistant - Graham the Plumbers Merchants - Chelmsford

Backed by a well-respected organisation, working as a Customer Showroom Assistant for one of the largest Building Merchants in the UK you’ll build strong relationships with staff and customers as you ensure sales and productivity targets are met and the highest standards of service are upheld.

You’ll be driving our sales on the shop floor alongside an established and close working team who like to work hard but also have fun! We truly invest in our team and support them in their career development. With such a significant presence both in the UK and worldwide, we are proud to offer our employees a career without boundaries… Are you in?

What will I be doing in the role?

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Be involved in the running of an increasingly busy branch. This position is extremely varied and will cover sales, administration and manual handling duties.

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You will communicate with customers both face to face and over the phone handling various queries and taking orders.

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You will be picking goods for customers, organising deliveries and unloading good from suppliers.

What we look for in a Showroom Consultant

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Take pride in delivering excellent customer service and building relationships with internal and external customers.

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Have excellent communication skills

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Have the ability to work to deadlines and without close supervision

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Have a great level of negotiation skills with internal and external customers

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Having a forklift license would be an advantage however full training will be provided

What about the business I’ll be joining?

This vacancy is working for Grahams; Saint-Gobain is the world leader in the habitat and construction markets, with over 170,000 employees and operations in 67 countries worldwide. With such a significant presence we are proud to offer our employees a career without boundaries… Are You In?

What are the benefits?

In addition to a competitive base salary plus an attractive bonus scheme, you will benefit from a significant focus on your own personal development and also have access to:

·  A defined contribution pension scheme.
·  31 days holiday (increasing to 33 with service)
·  Share plan
·  Flexible Holiday buy-sell scheme (allowing up to 3 days holiday to be bought or sold).
·  As an employee you are automatically covered by the Saint-Gobain Life Assurance Scheme.
·  Staff discounts on 600 retailers and leisure activities and various other benefits.
·  Working for an organisation who won TOP GLOBAL EOMPLYER 2016 AND 2017

What do I need to do now?

We would love to hear from you! In order to find out more and apply, please click below to register and submit your CV on our careers site. We will be in touch with you after your application to tell you about the next stages.

On occasion, we receive significantly more applicants than expected for some vacancies and under such we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly, to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer and we welcome a diversity of applications irrespective of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.

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Please note that we have our own recruitment marketing and search functions alongside an already agreed set of agency partners and will not accept any third party CV’s/Applications from anyone unless invited to do so.