Sales Advisor

Wolseley Group; Leicester; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Pension scheme

Bonus eligibility

Enhanced maternity/adoption leave

Discounts

Healthcare access

YuLife app

Cycle to Work

Job summary

Plumb Centre in Leicester is hiring a Sales Assistant/Delivery Driver (3.5t) for a full-time role. You will drive a 3.5T van to deliver plumbing and heating supplies, assist customers at the trade counter, and respond to inquiries by phone and email.

The position emphasizes building relationships to boost branch sales and requires a full UK driving licence. The role runs 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday 07:00–17:00 with Saturdays on a rota 8:00–12:00.

Qualifications

• Full UK Driving Licence is essential.
• Face to face customer service experience is essential.
• Willingness to work as part of a team and take on a diverse role.
• Proactive and eager to learn with a positive attitude and strong work ethic.
• Proficient in computer skills.
• Comfortable lifting heavy items.

Responsibilities

• Drive a 3.5T van delivering plumbing and heating supplies to customers in the local area.
• Serve customers on the trade counter with product recommendations.
• Respond to customer enquiries via phone and email promptly and courteously.
• Proactively contact customers to build relationships and drive branch sales.
• Assist with general warehouse duties including picking and packing orders and handling deliveries.
• Maintain high standards at the branch.

Skills

Full UK Driving Licence

Face to face customer service

Teamwork

Proactive and eager to learn

Proficient in computer skills

Heavy lifting

Industry experience desirable

Job description

£26,695 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Sales Assistant/Delivery Driver 3.5t - Leicester - Plumb Centre

Salary: £26,695 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits
Sales Assistant/Delivery Driver 3.5t - Leicester - Plumb Centre
So, who are we? We are Plumb Centre, 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.

Also, did we mention? In addition to the £26,695 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 and 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 a Sales Assistant/Delivery Driver 3.5t based in a brand new branch in Leicester you’ll be responsible for:

• Driving a 3.5T van delivering plumbing and heating supplies to our customers in the local area.
• Serving customers on the trade counter by understanding their specific needs and providing product recommendations
• Responding to customer enquiries via phone & email promptly and courteously, with a proactive attitude
• Proactively contacting customers to build relationships and drive branch sales particularly focusing on customers with reduced or inactive spending
• Assisting with general warehouse duties including picking & packing customer orders, unpacking and putting away deliveries which will involve manual handling of heavy items e.g. boilers, radiators, sinks and toilets
• Ensuring high standards are maintained in the branch

This is a full time permanent role working 40 hours per week Monday - Friday between 07.00am - 5.00pm and Saturdays on a rota basis 8.00am - 12.00pm.

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

• Full UK Driving Licence is essential
• Prior industry experience would be advantageous
• Previous Face to Face customer service is essential
• Prior warehouse experience would be ideal
• Willingness to work as a part of a team and to take on a diverse role
• Proactive and eager to learn, demonstrating a positive attitude and strong work ethic
• Proficient in computer skills
• To be comfortable lifting heavy items