Van Delivery Driver

Samworth Brothers; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food delivery company in Bury St Edmunds seeks an enthusiastic candidate for a customer service role. You will be responsible for auditing customer fixtures, serving clients, and building rapport. The ideal candidate should have a full driving licence and prior sales experience. Join our inclusive culture where collaboration thrives, and be part of a team dedicated to exceptional service. Apply today to start your exciting journey with us.

Benefits

Enhanced pension scheme

Private health scheme

Employee discount scheme

Annual pay reviews

Profit related pay

Training and growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Full Driving Licence is essential.
• Previous sales experience is desirable.
• Must live within 30 minutes of the Sales Office.

Responsibilities

• Audit customer fixtures using the HHT accurately.
• Serve customers and develop relationships.
• Drive a company vehicle safely and courteously.

Skills

Clear communication

Relationship building

Sales experience

Job description

About The Role

Join the Samworth Brothers Team and become part of our dynamic family!

At Samworth Brothers, we genuinely care about our colleagues and strive to create an engaging environment that values your unique contributions. We are committed to your success and offer a range of exceptional benefits that we believe supports your life and personal aspirations:

• Enhanced pension scheme
• Private health scheme
• Employee discount scheme
• Experience annual pay reviews
• Profit related pay
• Unlock your potential through training and growth opportunities

The Opportunity

5 day working comprising of working 4 week days and 1 weekend day for 2 weeks, followed by Monday to Friday and a weekend off on a 3 week rolling cycle.

• Accurately audit the customer fixtures using the HHT to gain availability, process returned stock for the customer accurately through credit notes, carry out merchandising where necessary.
• Serve customers in line with their service agreements, develop relationships with customers, build rapport and establish trust, deal with all customer enquiries in a professional and knowledgeable manner.
• Ensure a safe, clean, tidy vehicle that is driven in a safe and courteous manner to reflect the Company’s high-quality image.
• Drive a company vehicle in a cost affect way to reduce costs.
• Use the companies HHT and additional IT hardware correctly and with care.
• Use any other company equipment as directed.

The Ideal Candidate

We believe that success is built upon collaboration and diverse perspectives. At Samworth Brothers, we welcome candidates who are passionate about working together to achieve greatness. As a valued member of our team, you will bring the following skills and experience:

• Full Driving Licence is essential.
• Previous sales experience is desirable.
• Must live within 30 minutes of the Sales Office.
• Must be able to demonstrate clear communication that achieves a desirable outcome and the ability to build rapport with others.

We also want you to thrive in an engaging and inclusive work culture where you will have the opportunity to take on personal accountability and take pride in your work. We encourage positive communication, and the building of strong collaborative relationships is essential to every role.

Join us at Samworth Brothers, where you'll be more than just a team member – you'll be an integral part of our thriving family. Apply today and embark on an exciting journey with us.

About Us

Food For Now was created in early 2019 and specialises in daily deliveries of short shelf-life products and is going from strength to strength as we can deliver to a wide range of customers with a wide range of products and brands.

At Samworth Brothers we take pride in our family feel within our businesses and work together to make things happen. We can offer you the stability of a wider group as well as the opportunities that that offers if you wish to progress your career with us. We are family and we would like to invite you to be part of that and support our teams in delivering great products to all of our customers.

Samworth Brothers do not engage with unlicensed gangmasters or third parties. Samworth Brothers will NEVER ask you for money in order to provide you with employment. If you are in any doubt, please contact an official Samworth Brothers representative.