Sales Assistant

Wolseley UK Limited; Oxford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading trade merchant in Oxford is seeking a Sales Advisor for their Cowley branch. You will be responsible for serving customers, handling inquiries, and maintaining warehouse standards. Ideal candidates should have customer service and sales experience, a positive attitude, and strong computer skills. The role offers a competitive salary plus benefits including annual leave and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Annual leave

Generous pension scheme

Bonuses

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Prior customer service and sales experience with the ability to engage with the customer.
• Eagerness to learn, with a positive and enthusiastic attitude.
• Strong computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Serving customers on the trade counter with product recommendations.
• Responding to customer enquiries via phone & email promptly.
• Maintaining Health & Safety standards during manual handling.
• Booking stock and organizing the warehouse.
• Picking and packing customer orders accurately.

Skills

Customer service experience

Sales experience

Team player

Strong computer skills

Job description

Overview

Salary:

£25,652 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Sales Advisor - Cowley, Oxford (OX4 2RD) - 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 £25,652 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 our Cowley, Oxford branch you’ll be responsible for:

Responsibilities

• 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
• Working within the warehouse maintaining excellent Health & Safety standards (This will involve manual handling heavy stock e.g. boilers, radiators, sinks and toilets)
• Booking stock in and putting it away in the designated location
• Picking and packing customer orders with accuracy and efficiency

This is a full time permanent role working 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday between 07.30am - 5.00pm and every other Saturday morning 08.00am - 12.00pm.

What we’d like you to have

• Prior customer service and sales experience with the ability to engage with the customer to deliver outstanding service
• To be a team player who is happy to assist in all areas to ensure the smooth running of the branch
• Eagerness to learn, with a positive and enthusiastic attitude and a strong work ethic
• Strong computer skills

Benefits

We look forward to receiving your application!