Sales Advisor

Wolseley UK; West Bromwich; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading trade merchant in West Bromwich is seeking a Sales Advisor to enhance customer service and maximise sales opportunities. You will manage customer inquiries, process orders, and ensure high service quality. The ideal candidate should have prior customer service experience, strong communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to manage multiple tasks. This is a permanent, full-time position with competitive salary and excellent benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus structure

Generous pension scheme

Annual leave increase with service

Healthcare access

Wellbeing app access

Cycle to Work scheme

Qualifications

• Previous internal or external customer service experience preferred.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Good organisational skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks.
• Attention to detail with a commitment to customer service excellence.
• Ability to access information using automated systems.

Responsibilities

• Handle inbound customer service requirements and emails promptly.
• Follow processes for placing orders and checking product availability.
• Maximise sales opportunities and follow up on quotations.
• Manage stock returns and customer complaints effectively.
• Ensure performance criteria for order accuracy and service quality are met.

Skills

Customer service experience

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Job description

Salary:

Competitive Salary + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Sales Advisor - Birmingham West Bromwich - Pipe and Climate Centre

So, who are we? We are Pipe and Climate 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 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 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 Advisor based in Birmingham West Bromwich you will be responsible for:

• Maintain high levels of availability to professionally handle inbound customer service requirements, cases and e-mails within published response times.

• Follow agreed process for placing customer orders and provide accurate product availability by checking all available supply sources including the lead time database, feeder and with the supplier directly.

• Maximise sales opportunities, up-selling where possible and following up on other opportunities (e.g. quotations/price enquiries).

• Proactively follow up on backorders and ensure that the forward ordering system is correctly used to maximise product availability.

• Follow agreed process for handling good stock returns, ensuring that customers are fully aware of the published terms and conditions. Work with the customer care team to ensure that the Faulty/Damaged stock process is followed correctly.

• Take ownership for any customer issues that arise, taking time to log them accurately in the appropriate systems following strict procedures and guidelines.

• Handle all customer complaints following the agreed processes, flagging any issues to the branch manager.

• Ensure that the agreed minimum performance criteria for the branch is always exceeded in terms of attendance, order accuracy, and service quality.

• Maintain customer database information systems in logical and efficient manner.

• Carry out other customer-related tasks, as requested by the branch manager.

• Actively participate on any initiative to improve the level of customer service.

This is a permanent, full-time position working 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday 08:00am - 17:00pm with 1 hour break. No weekend work required.

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

• Previous internal or external customer service experience preferred.

• Good verbal and written communication skills.

• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills: ability to interface with personnel from various departments and levels.

• Good organisational skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and meet deadlines.

• Attention to detail and commitment to Customer Service Excellence.

• Ability to access information using automated systems (e.g. Windows based computer systems).

We look forward to receiving your application!