Sales Assistant / Driver

AkzoNobel; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a dedicated part-time team member to enhance customer experiences at their Salisbury store. This role involves collaborating with colleagues to maximize sales and market share of innovative products while ensuring customer satisfaction through excellent service. With a commitment to personal development and a supportive work environment, this opportunity offers flexible working hours and a comprehensive benefits package. Join a company that values diversity and is dedicated to sustainability, making a meaningful impact in the community and beyond.

Benefits

25 days holiday excluding bank holidays

Staff discount at Dulux Decorator Centre stores

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Life Assurance

Company pension

Flexible benefits scheme

Income protection

Product discounts

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a customer service or retail role.
• Valid driving license required for deliveries.

Responsibilities

• Engage customers with informed conversations and personalized proposals.
• Load the van and plan delivery routes efficiently.

Skills

Customer Service

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Client Service Tools

Job description

Date: Feb 13, 2025

Location: Salisbury, GB

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.

Dulux Decorator Centre Salisbury
£11.86 per hour plus Sales-Based Bonus
30 hours per week working 9am to 3pm

Part of the AkzoNobel family, Dulux Decorating Centres has over 240 nationwide stores and is the UK’s largest paint and decorating merchant. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. At Dulux Decorating Centres, we pride ourselves on doing things differently, fostering your success with a remarkable benefits package and the training needed for career progression. Recognised as a Top 100 Employer with ‘Investors in People-Gold’ accreditation, we bring a huge range of services and products to decorating professionals and DIY enthusiasts across the country.

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 maximise 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 30hr per week role, and you need to be available to work shifts from 9am to 3pm, Monday to Friday. You will also work some Saturday shifts on a rotational basis, with time off in lieu.

Job Responsibilities

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

Job Requirements

1. Proven experience in a customer service/retail role.
2. Valid driving licence.
3. Enjoys a collaborative working environment where supporting colleagues is key.
4. Calm under pressure.

What Makes You Stand Out

1. Excellent communication, customer service & interpersonal skills.
2. Well organised & with an eye for detail.
3. Enjoys ongoing coaching & support to advance career & build skills.

What do we Offer at AkzoNobel

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

1. Competitive Salary (depending on experience).
2. 25 days holiday excluding bank holidays.
3. Income protection.
4. Staff discount at Dulux Decorator Centre stores.
5. Employee Assistance Programme.
6. Employee Life Assurance.
7. Company pension.
8. Product discounts.
9. 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. Apply online via the link and we will get right back to you.

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.

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.