Trade Counter Sales/Yard Operative

SIG Plc; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supplier of specialist building materials is seeking a Trade Counter Sales Assistant in High Wycombe. The position requires excellent customer service skills and some sales experience, offering a competitive salary and benefits including a great work-life balance, pension contributions, and annual leave.

Benefits

Competitive salary with annual pay award

Great work-life balance

25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays

Pension scheme with up to 7.5% contribution

Cycle to Work scheme

Share Incentive Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in the construction industry and product knowledge.
• Previous internal sales support experience preferred.
• Dynamic and motivated with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Engage with customers both over the phone and face to face.
• Input orders onto our system and maintain sales records.
• Develop and maintain new sales opportunities.

Skills

Customer Service

Sales

Communication

Attention to Detail

Job description

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Trade Counter Sales/Yard Operative, High Wycombe

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Client:

SIG Plc

Location:

High Wycombe, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

02.06.2025

Expiry Date:

17.07.2025

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Job Description:

SIG Plc. is a leading supplier of specialist building materials to trade customers across Europe as a specialist distributor of insulation and interiors products and merchant of roofing and exterior products.

We are currently looking to recruit a Trade Counter Sales Assistant for our Roofing branch at High Wycombe who will provide first class customer service to all customers ‘over the counter,’ and undertake Sales Coordinator duties as and when required.

What does the role involve?

As Trade Counter Sales Assistant you will be the face of SIG and will be required to engage with customers both over the phone and in face to face. This is the ideal role for an outgoing and personable candidate who has the confidence to take customer orders and provide key product information to customers visiting our busy Trade Counter. Working closely with the team in the branch, you will help develop and maintain new sales opportunities, pro-actively targeting both new and existing customers. You’ll also input orders onto our system and maintain our sales records.

The successful candidate will require:

Ability to engage with customers and have some sales experience
The ability to build and maintain strong relationships and deliver good quality customer service
Experience in the construction industry, and ideally have product knowledge
Previous internal sales support experience would be great, as would sales order processing experience
Excellent communication skills
To be dynamic and motivated with excellent data accuracy and attention to detail

In return we offer:

Competitive salary with annual pay award and staff recognition schemes
Great work life balance
25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays. Company closed during Christmas period
A great pension, with SIG contributing up to 7.5% and up to 4x life insurance
Money saving with retail discounts via colleague portal
Cycle to Work scheme
Share Incentive Scheme

SIG is committed to creating a fair and inclusive environment where employees feel safe, proud and valued. We encourage ways of working that treat everyone fairly and with respect, and we look to create opportunities to improve the diversity of our workforce across all areas of the business.