Sales Advisor

First Military Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is currently seeking a Sales Advisor to join a rapidly expanding retail business located in Reading. This role involves greeting customers, building rapport, and providing product knowledge. Responsibilities include inputting orders, maintaining compliance with Health and Safety policies, and keeping stock organized. A friendly personality and experience with retail customers are advantageous. Offering a competitive salary of £25,111 per year and a working schedule of 39.5 hours per week over 6 days.

Qualifications

• Ability to maintain productive working relationships with colleagues, suppliers, and customers.
• Ability to remain calm and focused when under pressure.
• A friendly and outgoing personality.

Responsibilities

• Meet and greet both trade and retail customers.
• Build rapport with customers and suggest suitable products.
• Provide advice and educate customers with product knowledge.
• Input orders onto internal CRM system.
• Make contact with customers via phone and email.
• Ensure paperwork is filed logically and safely under GDPR.
• Follow company Health and Safety policy.
• Report breaches of company policy.
• Contribute to tidiness and cleanliness of the branch.
• Keep stock tidy and safe in store and warehouse.
• Merchandising of new products.

Skills

Product knowledge

Customer relationship management

Calm under pressure

Initiative in product recommendation

Friendliness

Job description

Overview

First Military Recruitment are currently recruiting for a Sales Advisor on behalf of our client based in Reading. This is an excellent and exciting opportunity to join a rapidly expanding retail business with an excellent opportunity of career advancement.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Meet and greet both trade and retail customers.
• Build rapport with customers and suggest to them suitable products for various projects.
• Provide advice and educate both retail and trade customers with product knowledge.
• Input orders onto internal CRM system.
• Make contact with customers over phone and email.
• Ensure both current and redundant paperwork is filed and stored safely and logically so that documents can be readily retrieved under GDPR.
• Follow company Health and Safety policy.
• Report any breaches of company policy to Senior Management.
• Contribute to tidiness and cleanliness of branch (both inside and local area outside).
• Keep stock tidy and safe in store and warehouse.
• Merchandising of new products.

Skills and Qualifications

• Ability to maintain productive working relationships with colleagues, suppliers and customers.
• Ability to remain calm and focused when under pressure.
• Using your own initiative (recommending various products, cross-selling etc.).
• A friendly and outgoing personality.
• Experience of dealing with both retail and trade customers advantageous but not necessarily required.

BJ150 – Sales Advisor

Location: Reading

Salary: £25,111 Per Annum

Working Hours: 39.5 hours per week, 6 day rota (5 out of 6 days)