Operations Assistant

Wolseley UK; Isle of Skye; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Operations Assistant to join their team in Isle of Skye. This full-time, permanent role offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits, including a generous pension scheme and opportunities for career development. You will be responsible for building relationships with customers, processing sales, and performing various warehouse duties. With a focus on health and wellbeing, the company promotes a supportive work environment and provides training for those new to the retail sector. If you are passionate about customer service and eager to grow your career, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Annual leave increasing with service

Generous pension scheme (matched up to 9%)

Potential to earn bonuses

Enhanced maternity/adoption leave

Access to online and high street discounts

Free access to healthcare

Cycle to Work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in a merchant or retail environment is ideal but not essential.
• Strong communication skills and ability to build customer relationships.

Responsibilities

• Build rapport with customers and suppliers, respond to queries, and process sales.
• Serve customers at the trade counter with advice and product knowledge.
• Perform general warehouse duties including picking and packing orders.

Skills

Communication Skills

Customer Service

Sales Processing

Job description

Salary:

Competitive salary + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Operations Assistant - Isle of Skye - William Wilson

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

Also, did we mention? In addition to the competitive salary, there are also benefits on tap – including:

• 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

We also promote positive health and wellbeing by offering free access to healthcare, our popular YuLife app, our Cycle to Work scheme and more!

As an Operations Assistant based in Isle of Skye, you’ll be responsible for:

• Building rapport with customers & suppliers, responding to any queries and processing sales.
• Serving customers at the trade counter, offering advice and product knowledge.
• General warehouse duties including goods in & out, picking and packing customer orders and merchandising.

This is a full-time, permanent role working 40 hours per week:

08:00am - 17:00pm Monday to Thursday, 08:00am - 16:00pm on a Friday.

Every other Saturday 09:00am - 12:00pm

And here’s what we’d like you to have:

• Previous experience within a merchant or retail would be ideal however not essential as full training can be provided.
• Excellent communication skills and confidence building relationships with customers.

We look forward to receiving your application!