Sales Assistant/Driver

AkzoNobel; Reading; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 14,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday pro rata

Great company pension

Income protection

Staff discount

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Life Assurance

Flexible benefits scheme

Job summary

AkzoNobel’s Dulux Decorator Centre in Reading is seeking a part-time Sales Assistant/Driver. You will support professionals and DIY customers, deliver to homes/businesses, and help grow store sales with a warm, informed service.

Shifts are Tue 8am-5pm, Fri 7am-4pm and Sat 8am-12 noon. 20 hours per week. £13.18 per hour. Benefits include pension, income protection and staff discounts.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a customer service/retail role.
• Enjoys a collaborative working environment where supporting colleagues is key.
• Valid driving license.
• Calm under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Play an active part in engagement planning & monthly store meetings.
• Ensure customers receive a warm welcome, an informed conversation & a personalized proposal.
• Use our client service tools to ensure a consistent customer experience.
• Support your store's monthly customer contact plan.
• Follow the merchandising plan to restock the shop floor.
• Load the van & plan delivery routes.
• Develop your skills & encourage colleagues to do so using our training tools.

Skills

Customer service

Retail experience

Teamwork

Driving license

Job description

About AkzoNobel

Since 1792, we've been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people's lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands - including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon - is trusted by customers around the globe. We're active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It's what you'd expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that's dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today - while creating an even better tomorrow. Let's paint the future together.

Sales Assistant/ Driver

Dulux Decorator Centre, Reading

RG2 0QX

Part Time, 20 hours per week

£13.18 per hour

Job Purpose

You will play a key role in the success of your store by collaborating with instore colleagues and our UK Sales Team to provide a memorable customer experience to professionals & DIY enthusiasts. We will look to you to use your people skills to help maximize the sales and market share of AkzoNobel products and accessories in your store. You will carry out customer deliveries to homes and businesses too.

This is a part time, 20 hr per week role, with shifts being Tuesday 8am-5pm, Friday 7am-4pm and Saturday 8am-12 noon.

Job Responsibilities

• Play an active part in engagement planning & monthly store meeting sessions.
• Ensure customers receive a warm welcome, an informed conversation & personalized proposal.
• Use our client service tools to ensure a consistent customer experience.
• Support your store's monthly customer contact plan.
• Follow the merchandising plan to restock the shop floor
• Load the van & plan delivery routes.
• Develop your skills & encourage colleagues to do so using our training tools.

Job Requirements

• Proven experience in a customer service/retail role.
• Enjoys a collaborative working environment where supporting colleagues is key.
• Valid driving license.
• Calm under pressure.

What Makes You Stand Out

• Excellent communication, customer service & interpersonal skills.
• Well organized & with an eye for detail.
• Enjoys ongoing coaching & support to advance career & build skills.

What do we Offer at Dulux Decorator Centres

We offer great personal development opportunities and roles with breadth, depth of scope and impact. We also offer comprehensive packages including:

• 25 days holiday pro rata, excluding bank holidays.
• Great Company pension
• Income protection.
• Staff discount at Dulux Decorator Centre stores.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Employee Life Assurance.
• Flexible benefits scheme offering benefits including Gymflex, retail card, dental cover and more!

We have been inventing the future for more than two centuries and need people like you to be part of the team.

We are advocates of a healthy work life balance and mental wellbeing. We are happy to look at flexible working options for all our roles.

For more information please visit www.akzonobel.com

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At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.