Trade Counter Sales - Builders Merchant

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

Job summary

A recruitment agency in the UK is seeking an experienced Trade Counter Sales candidate to join a builders merchant in Crawley. The role offers full-time hours, with shifts from Monday to Saturday. Key responsibilities include serving customers, processing orders, and liaising with suppliers. Ideal candidates will have previous trade counter experience and strong quantitative skills. Proficiency in Urdu, Punjabi, Arabic, or Hindi is preferred but not essential. This position also offers growth opportunities to an Assistant Branch Manager role.

Qualifications

• Previous trade counter experience is essential.
• Experience in a builders merchant environment is required.
• Ability to face customers confidently.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Customer service skills

Strong quantitative skills

Fluent Urdu

Fluent Punjabi

Fluent Arabic

Fluent Hindi

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