Delivery Driver

AkzoNobel; London Borough of Newham; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great Company pension

Income protection

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Life Assurance

Flexible benefits scheme

Job summary

AkzoNobel’s Dulux Decorator Centres in London seeks a Delivery Driver with occasional sales assistant duties. You will support professionals and DIY customers, carry out local deliveries, and help maximize sales in-store.

The role combines customer service with hands-on logistics; you will load the van, plan routes, and use service tools to ensure a warm, informed customer experience.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a customer service/retail role.
• Manual driving license held for more than 2 years.
• Enjoys a collaborative working environment and staying calm under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Load the van and plan delivery routes.
• Deliver to homes and businesses as required.
• Provide a warm welcome, informed conversation, and personalized proposals to customers.
• Use client service tools to ensure a consistent customer experience.
• Support your store’s monthly customer contact plan.
• Follow the merchandising plan to restock the shop floor.
• Develop your skills and encourage colleagues using training tools.

Skills

Customer service

Retail experience

Communication

Teamwork

Driving license

Job description

Requisition ID56807-Posted11/03/2026-East London, Unit 15 Thornham Grove, East London Stratford, London- Posting Country:State (1) -G6

Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

Delivery Driver
(With Occasional Sales Assistant Duties)

£13.89 per hour & Sales-Based Bonus
36 hours per week

We encourage you to apply if you have relevant experience and expertise for this role, even if you don’t meet all the criteria listed in the job description.

Job Purpose

You will play a key role in the success of your store by collaborating with instore colleagues and our UK Sales Team to provide a memorable customer experience to professionals & DIY enthusiasts. We will look to you to use your people skills to help maximize the sales and market share of AkzoNobel products and accessories in your store. You will carry out customer deliveries to homes and businesses too.

Job Responsibilities

• Play an active part in engagement planning & monthly store meeting sessions.
• Load the van & plan delivery routes.
• Ensure customers receive a warm welcome, an informed conversation & personalized proposal.
• Use our client service tools to ensure a consistent customer experience.
• Support your store’s monthly customer contact plan.
• Follow the merchandising plan to restock the shop floor.
• Develop your skills & encourage colleagues to do so using our training tools.

Job Requirements

• Proven experience in a customer service/retail role.
• Manual driving license held for more than 2 years.
• Enjoys a collaborative working environment where supporting colleagues is key.
• Calm under pressure.

What Makes You Stand Out

• Excellent communication, customer service & interpersonal skills.
• Well organized & with an eye for detail.
• Enjoys ongoing coaching & support to advance career & build skills.

What do we Offer at Dulux Decorator Centres

We offer great personal development opportunities and roles with breadth, depth of scope and impact. We also offer comprehensive packages including:

• Great Company pension
• Income protection.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Employee Life Assurance.
• Flexible benefits scheme offering benefits including Gymflex, retail card, dental cover and more!

We have been inventing the future for more than two centuries and need people like you to be part of the team.

We are advocates of a healthy work life balance and mental wellbeing. We are happy to look at flexible working options for all our roles.

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.