Trade Counter Sales - 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 candidate for a permanent position in Hanwell. This full-time role requires serving customers, processing orders, and providing product knowledge. Applicants should have trade counter experience and preferably a builders merchant background. Fluency in Urdu, Punjabi, Arabic, or Hindi is beneficial but not essential. The pay ranges from £30k to £35k per annum, and work hours include Monday to Saturday with a rota for Saturdays.

Qualifications

• Experience in trade counter sales is essential.
• Familiarity with builders merchant operations is required.
• Fluency in Urdu, Punjabi, Arabic, or Hindi is preferred but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Customer service

Numerical skills

Computer literacy

Communication skills

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 Asssitant Branch Manager role for the right candidate.

Salary

£30k to £35k per annum DOE

Responsibilities

• 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

Qualifications

• previous trade counter experience
• previous experience working in a builders merchant
• fluent urdu, punjabi, arabic or hindi speaking would be preffered 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 Watford or able to commute easily
• good telephone manner