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Huddersfield

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Job summary

A leading company in the paint and coatings industry is seeking a Sales Assistant for their Huddersfield location. This full-time role offers a supportive team environment and comprehensive training. The ideal candidate will have a customer-focused attitude and will be responsible for serving customers, maintaining store presentation, and managing stock. Enjoy benefits like a competitive salary, annual leave, and a great work/life balance.

Benefits

Competitive starting salary with yearly reviews

Commercial bonus scheme of up to 20% of annual salary

35 days of annual leave, including bank holidays

Guaranteed 39 hours pay per week with overtime or lieu time available

Generous company pension contributions

Excellent career progression opportunities

Company-funded private healthcare plan

Generous staff discount on paint and decorating tools

Colleague recognition program

Colleague assistance programme for 24/7 wellbeing support

Qualifications

Previous experience in a customer facing environment is desirable.
Good communications skills with a positive customer focused attitude.

Responsibilities

Serve customers on the trade counter and in store.
Ensure your store always looks well-presented and clean.
Follow stock management procedures.

Skills

Customer Focus

Communication

IT Systems Understanding

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Sales Assistant - Johnstone’s Decorating Centre

Huddersfield

Full Time | Permanent

Position Summary

We now have an exciting, permanent vacancy for a Sales Assistant within our Architectural Coatings division. We’re looking for a customer focused individual to become a key member of our friendly and supportive team. Previous experience in a customer facing environment and a good understanding of IT systems is desirable, but not essential, as we will support you all along the way with in-store training.

Sales Assistant - Johnstone’s Decorating Centre

Huddersfield

Full Time | Permanent

Position Summary

We now have an exciting, permanent vacancy for a Sales Assistant within our Architectural Coatings division. We’re looking for a customer focused individual to become a key member of our friendly and supportive team. Previous experience in a customer facing environment and a good understanding of IT systems is desirable, but not essential, as we will support you all along the way with in-store training.

We are a global company founded in 1882, with a presence in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland for nearly 40 years. Our brands, Johnstone’s and Leyland Paint, are supported by a 60,000 square foot warehouse and distribution facility in Carrickfergus, along with 27 Johnstone’s Decorating Centres across Ireland. We place a strong emphasis on colleague engagement, achieving a score of 4.22 out of 5 in Gallup's Global Q12 annual colleague survey.

Why you’ll love working here…

Competitive starting salary with yearly reviews
Commercial bonus scheme of up to 20% of annual salary
35 days of annual leave, including bank holidays
Guaranteed 39 hours pay per week with overtime or lieu time available
Great work/life balance: Our stores are closed Saturday afternoons and Sundays, with no late evenings after 5pm!
Generous company pension contributions
Excellent career progression: We develop our people with online opportunities and the PPG Training Academy
Fantastic company-funded private healthcare plan, with options to extend coverage to family members
Generous staff discount on paint and decorating tools at Johnstone’s Decorating Centre
Colleague recognition program that recognises and rewards our colleagues
Inclusive and engaging workplace – We foster a culture of inclusion for all (Our engagement scores show it!)
Colleague assistance programme for 24/7 wellbeing support and cycle to work scheme

A day in the life of…

As a Sales Assistant, Your Responsibilities Will Include

Serve customers on the trade counter and in store, in a friendly and professional manner.
Undertake all required training to help you to confidently select the correct product for our customers’ needs and to promote our brand.
Ensure your store always looks well-presented and clean.
Follow stock management procedures by taking in deliveries and keeping the shelves full.

Key Skills…

Previous experience in a customer facing environment is desirable
Good communications skills with a positive customer focusses attitude
Good understanding of IT systems
Flexibility towards working hours and duties
Driving license in desirable but not essential

If you meet this criteria, or if you would like to learn more about this opportunity, we would love to hear from you.

PPG pay ranges and benefits can vary by location which allows us to compensate employees competitively in different geographic markets. PPG considers several factors in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, qualifications and education, licensure and certifications, and other organizational needs. Other incentives may apply.

Our employee benefits programs are designed to support the health and well-being of our employees. Any insurance coverages and benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.

About Us

Here at PPG we make it happen, and we seek candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our values, with the commitment and drive to strive today to do better than yesterday – everyday.

PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD

Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company.. To learn more, visit www.ppg.com and follow @ PPG on Twitter.

The PPG Way

Every Single Day At PPG

We partner with customers to create mutual value.

We are “One PPG” to the world.

We trust our people every day, in every way.

We make it happen.

We run it like we own it.

We do better today than yesterday – everyday.

PPG provides equal opportunity to all candidates and employees. We offer an opportunity to grow and develop your career in an environment that provides a fulfilling workplace for employees, creates an environment for continuous learning, and embraces the ideas and diversity of others. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. If you need assistance to complete your application due to a disability, please email recruiting@ppg.com.

PPG values your feedback on our recruiting process. We encourage you to visit Glassdoor.com and provide feedback on the process, so that we can do better today than yesterday.

Benefits will be discussed with you by your recruiter during the hiring process.

Seniority level

Seniority level
Entry level

Employment type

Employment type
Full-time

Job function

Job function
Sales and Business Development
Industries
Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing

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