Sales Assistant/Delivery Driver

Wolseley UK Limited; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Pension (matched up to 9%)

Bonus potential

Maternity/Adoption leave

Healthcare

YuLife app

Cycle to Work

Discounts

Job summary

Wolseley UK Limited's Plumb Centre in Leicester is seeking a Sales Assistant / Delivery Driver. 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.

This full-time role includes benefits such as annual leave, a pension, potential bonuses, healthcare, YuLife app access, Cycle to Work, and other discounts. Join a team focused on delivering excellent service to local customers.

Qualifications

• Full UK Driving Licence is essential
• Face-to-face customer service experience is essential
• Prior warehouse experience would be ideal
• Willingness to work as part of a team and to take on a diverse role

Responsibilities

• Driving a 3.5T van delivering plumbing and heating supplies to customers in the local area
• Serving customers on the trade counter with product recommendations
• Responding to customer inquiries via phone & email promptly and courteously
• Proactively contacting customers to build relationships and drive branch sales
• Assisting with warehouse duties including picking & packing orders and heavy lifting

Skills

Full UK Driving Licence

Customer service

Team player

Proactive learner

Computer skills

Tools

Computer skills

Job description

Salary: £26,695 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Sales Assistant / Delivery Driver - Leicester - Plumb Centre

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
• free access to healthcare
• our popular YuLife app
• our Cycle to Work scheme
• and more!

As a Sales Assistant / Delivery Driver based in a brand new branch in Leicester you'll be responsible for:

Responsibilities

• 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.

Requirements

• 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

Wolseley UK is the country's largest plumbing, heating and cooling trade specialist merchant and we aim to be the first choice specialist merchant for trade customers. We supply 180,000 different products to over 100,000 customers every year. Join us and you'll be part of a team that gets the right products to customers at the right price, in the right place, and at the right time. You'll also enjoy extensive training and an award-winning pension and great rewards package. And, as part of the world's largest specialist distributer of plumbing and heating products, you'll have access to a wide variety of career opportunities.