Trade Counter - Builders Merchant

Interaction - Watford; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Trade Counter Sales professional for a role in Hanwell. The position offers a full-time permanent contract with a salary between £30k to £35k per annum. Responsibilities include serving customers, processing orders, and building relationships with clients. Candidates should have trade counter experience, confidence in customer interactions, and strong numerical skills. This position offers the potential for advancement into an Assistant Branch Manager role.

Qualifications

• Experience in a builders merchant environment required.
• Ability to liaise effectively with customers and suppliers.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.

Responsibilities

• Serve customers over the trade counter.
• Liaise with customers and suppliers via phone and email.
• Process orders and send quotes.

Skills

Trade counter experience

Customer-facing confidence

Strong numerical skills

Fluent in Urdu, Punjabi, Arabic or Hindi

Computer literate

Job description

Job Description

Interaction Recruitment are recruiting for an experienced Trade Counter Sales candidate from a builders merchant background to join their busy client in Hanwell on a full-time permanent basis. This role is working Monday to Friday 07 : 00 to 16 : 30 and Saturday 07 : 00 to 10 : 30 (1 Saturday on 1 off rota). This is a great opportunity which can offer future growth in to Assistant Branch Manager role for the right candidate.

Salary : £30k to £35k per annum DOE

This role involves :

• serving customers over the trade counter
• liaising with customers and suppliers via phone and email
• sending quotes
• processing orders
• building rapport with existing and new customers
• bringing on new business and lapsed customers
• supporting yard / back office staff
• providing product knowledge to customers

To be considered for this role you must have / be :

• previous trade counter experience
• previous experience working in a builders merchant
• fluent Urdu, Punjabi, Arabic or Hindi speaking would be preferred but not essential
• confident facing customers
• strong numerical skills to work out margins and product quantities
• computer literate
• able to work Monday to Saturday
• local to Hanwell or able to commute easily
• good telephone manner

If you're interested...