Sales Assistant

Bradfords Building Supplies Ltd; Ilminster; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave

Discretionary bonus

Contributory stakeholder pension

Life cover

Online discounts package

Great working environment

Job summary

Bradfords Building Supplies Ltd is seeking a Sales Advisor for the Ilminster Branch. You will drive sales, handle customer calls, pricing enquiries, and orders, and coordinate delivery instructions to provide excellent service.

This role focuses on developing sales in line with targets, with opportunities to identify new business and influence negotiations as part of a supportive Bradfords team.

Qualifications

• Previous sales experience in a retail/building supplies environment.
• Strong customer service and product knowledge.
• Ability to drive sales and meet targets.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day sales activity at the Ilminster branch.
• Handle customer calls, pricing enquiries, and orders.
• Process delivery instructions to ensure timely service.
• Develop sales in line with targets and budget.
• Identify new business opportunities and negotiate with customers.

Skills

Sales

Customer service

Negotiation

Team player

Job description

Bradfords Building Supplies Ltd is a leading independent builders’ merchant based across the South West of England. We know our strength lies in our people and the service we offer and we continue to build on this by bringing great people into our teams.

We are looking for a Sales Advisor to join our team at our Ilminster Branch. This is a key role with responsibility for developing sales in line with targets and budget, ensuring we maximise our sales performance. Your focus will be with the day-to-day sales activity in the branch; dealing with customer calls, pricing enquiries, orders and delivery instructions. We aim to provide a first class, quality service to our customers and therefore product knowledge and expertise are an essential part of the role.

You may already be in a similar role and now looking to join a company that offers development and support to help you grow your career. You may be looking for a new challenge and career progression and see our role as that opportunity. Whatever your present circumstances, if you are able to drive sales and identify new business opportunities as well as influence and negotiate with confidence, then this is the opportunity for you.

Are you sales focused and driven on hitting targets?

Are you a team player?

Do you want to be a part of the Bradfords Family?!

In return, we offer

• 30 days annual leave a year (inclusive of Bank Holidays), rising to 33 days a year once you have completed a year's service.
• discretionary bonus scheme
• contributory stakeholder pension scheme
• life cover
• online discounts package
• a great working environment
• and more!