Do you live within a commutable distance of EDINBURGH?
Do you have a minimum of 1 year Trade Counter Sales experience gained in a building materials supply business?
Or would you like to bring your first-class Customer Services into a Trade role?
Jewson in EDINBURGH is recruiting now for an ambitious Trade Counter Sales Assistant.
Working Hours
Monday to Friday 7:30 am to 5:00 pm, every second Saturday 8:00 am to 12:00 noon
Location:
Jewson, 15-25 Ratcliffe Terrace, Edinburgh, EH9 1SX
As a Trade Counter Sales Assistant, you will have one of the most important roles within the branch.
You will regularly be the first and last point of contact for customers visiting the branch, so you play a huge part in delivering a fantastic customer experience.
To support the team you will be:
1. Dealing with customers face to face on the counter
2. Helping to prepare customer orders ensuring accuracy at all times
3. Dealing with customer calls, emails, and enquiries
4. Checking incoming deliveries and reporting missing or damaged products
5. Maintaining warehouse stock levels
6. Carrying out regular stock counts
7. Making Health & Safety a priority and demonstrating how you can keep yourself and others safe at work
8. Working with colleagues to suggest opportunities for improvement
9. Supporting with deliveries to client sites as and when required
What’s in it for you?
1. Retirement Savings Plan (Pension) – with Legal & General
2. Life Assurance - From your first day of employment, you are automatically covered for a lump-sum death in service benefit of 2 x your basic salary. However, if you join the STARK Building Materials Retirement Savings Plan (including if you are automatically enrolled) and contribute a minimum of 4% of your Pensionable Earnings, your lump sum death in service benefit will be increased to 4 x your Pensionable Earnings.
3. WorkPerks – A platform home to hundreds of all your favourite high street and online discounts via the provider Reward Gateway
4. Aviva Digicare+ Workplace App (Access to a digital GP, second medical opinions, Mental Health consultations, bereavement service, nutritional consultation)
5. Voluntary company benefits such as Salary Sacrifice scheme with VWFS, Cycle2Work, Benenden Healthcare, Critical Illness Cover
6. Employee Discount
7. Refer a Friend scheme
8. Wellbeing Centre via WorkPerks
9. New Reward and Recognition programme
10. 34 days holiday
Required Skills and Experience
1. Previous industry experience preferred but not essential
2. First-class Customer Service and Sales skills
3. Strong organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise work accordingly
4. A health and safety focus
At Jewson, part of STARK Building Distribution, we have a strong culture that is built on passionate and dedicated people who thrive in taking responsibility and challenging the status quo. We are convinced that our continued success relies on the diverse skills, experiences, and backgrounds that our employees bring to their everyday work.
The value of equal opportunity is embedded in the way we do business and retain talent groupwide. In our commitment to diversity, we welcome everyone with respect and an open mind.
We’d love to hear from you, hit apply! A member of our Internal Recruitment team will be in contact with you.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
1. Company pension
2. Employee discount
3. Free parking
4. On-site parking
5. Private medical insurance
6. Store discount
Schedule:
1. Monday to Friday
2. Weekend availability
Application question(s):
1. What is your email address?
Experience:
1. Construction/Building Material Sales: 1 year (preferred)
2. Trade Counter Sales: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: JR25796
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