Sales Assistant

Salary: £26,695 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits Sales Assistant – Peterborough - Plumb Centre

So, who are we? We are Plumb Centre a part of the Wolseley Group - a leading specialist trade merchant across the UK and Ireland. We pride ourselves in putting our people and customers at the heart of everything we do – and best of all, provide opportunities to develop skills and build careers through our award-winning Wolseley Talent Guild.

Benefits

Annual leave (increasing with length of service)
A generous pension scheme (matched up to 9%)
Potential to earn bonuses
Enhanced maternity / adoption leave
Access to a great range of online and high street discounts
Free access to healthcare
Our popular YuLife app
Our Cycle to Work scheme

and more!

Role Responsibilities

Assisting customers at the trade counter by understanding their specific needs and providing product recommendations
Dealing with customer enquiries via phone & email promptly and courteously, with a proactive attitude
Providing excellent service, establishing strong relationships with customers, colleagues, and suppliers
Proactively seeking opportunities to grow sales within the branch, working with both existing and new customers
Completing general warehouse duties, including picking and packing orders (which will involve some heavy lifting), organising deliveries and merchandising displays to a high standard
Relief driving 3.5t van for holiday cover, delivering customer orders

Working Hours & Contract Type

This is a Full Time, permanent role working 40 hours per week Monday to Friday 08:00am- 17:00pm. Saturday working when required 8am to 12pm, paid as overtime.

Required Qualifications

Proven experience in sales and customer service
Excellent communication skills and confidence speaking with customers
Understanding of plumbing and heating would be beneficial
A hands-on approach, using initiative when needed to work as part of a small team and support in all areas at the branch
Eagerness to learn, with a positive and enthusiastic attitude
Full UK Manual Driving licence

About the Company

Wolseley UK is the country’s largest plumbing, heating and cooling trade specialist merchant and we aim to be the first choice specialist merchant for trade customers. We supply 180,000 different products to over 100,000 customers every year. Join us and you’ll be part of a team that gets the right products to customers at the right price, in the right place, and at the right time. You’ll also enjoy extensive training and an award-winning pension and great rewards package. And, as part of the world’s largest specialist distributer of plumbing and heating products, you’ll have access to a wide variety of career opportunities.

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