Sales Assistant - Trade Counter

RE Recruitment; Swindon; Presencial; GBP 25.000 - 31.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

20 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays

Company pension from Day 1

On-site parking

Ongoing training and development

Long-term career progression

Descripción de la vacante

RE Recruitment Group is seeking a Trade Counter Sales Assistant for a growing builders merchant in Cheltenham. You will welcome customers, process orders face-to-face, by phone and email, and help with quotations and product advice.

The role offers a Monday–Friday 7:00–16:30 schedule, a 42-hour week, and a supportive environment with ongoing training, career progression, and a competitive benefits package. Applicants should have previous trade counter or customer-facing sales experience,

Formación

• Previous experience in a customer-facing sales or trade counter environment.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to process orders accurately and efficiently.
• Good organisational skills with strong attention to detail.
• A willingness to learn product knowledge and work effectively as part of a team.

Responsabilidades

• Serving customers at the trade counter and providing a professional, friendly service.
• Processing customer orders via face-to-face interactions, telephone and email.
• Preparing quotations and advising customers on suitable roofing and building products.
• Picking, checking and preparing orders for collection and delivery.
• Assisting with stock control, goods-in checks and maintaining a safe, organised branch environment.

Conocimientos

Customer-facing sales experience

Excellent communication

Order processing

Organisational skills

Willingness to learn product knowledge

Descripción del empleo

Trade Counter Sales Assistant Wanted | Join a Growing Builders Merchant with Excellent Career Progression!

Our client, a well-established roofing and building supplies business within the roofing materials and builders merchants sector, based in Kingsditch, Cheltenham, has an exciting new opportunity for a Trade Counter Sales Assistant to join their team on a full-time permanent basis due to continued business growth and increased customer demand.

The successful Trade Counter Sales Assistant should have:

• Previous experience in a customer-facing sales or trade counter environment
• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• Ability to process orders accurately and efficiently
• Good organisational skills with strong attention to detail
• A willingness to learn product knowledge and work effectively as part of a team.

In this role, the Trade Counter Sales Assistant will be responsible for:

• Serving customers at the trade counter and providing a professional, friendly service
• Processing customer orders via face-to-face interactions, telephone and email
• Preparing quotations and advising customers on suitable roofing and building products
• Picking, checking and preparing orders for collection and delivery
• Assisting with stock control, goods-in checks and maintaining a safe, organised branch environment.

Working Hours:

• Monday to Friday: 7:00am - 4:30pm
• 1 in 3 Saturdays: 7:30am - 11:30am
• 42-hour working week

Our client is offering the successful Trade Counter Sales Assistant a salary of £27,758 per annum (£12.71 per hour) plus an excellent benefits package including:

• 20 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays
• Additional paid Christmas shutdown days
• Company pension scheme from Day 1
• 3x annual salary death in service benefit
• Free on-site parking
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Long-term career progression within a growing business

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