Yard Sales Assistant

Travis Perkins; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in the building materials sector as a Yard Sales Assistant in Bournemouth. In this role, you will engage with customers, manage orders, and maintain high service standards in a fast-paced outdoor environment. We provide extensive career development opportunities and a supportive work culture, alongside competitive pay and benefits.

Benefits

Annual colleague bonus

Contributory pension

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Sharesave scheme

Discounts across Travis Perkins Group

Online discounts at leading retailers

Qualifications

• Friendly and outgoing, comfortable with face-to-face communication.
• Physically active, able to lift heavy materials.
• Adaptable, resilient, with high drive.

Responsibilities

• Engage with customers and build relationships.
• Process customer orders and maintain a tidy workspace.
• Unload deliveries and record materials accurately.

Skills

Customer service

Physical stamina

Communication

Adaptability

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Join Our Team as a Yard Sales Assistant

Become part of our friendly and hardworking family as a Yard Sales Assistant. You'll be on the front line, engaging with customers who visit our yard. As a vital member of the branch team, you'll play a key role in our ongoing success by providing first-class service.

What Will I Be Doing?

• Building strong relationships with customers to deliver high standards of service—being helpful and friendly at all times, often on a first-name basis.
• Working outdoors, processing customer orders, loading and unloading vehicles.
• Unloading building materials from supplier deliveries and accurately recording them in the branch warehouse.
• Using a forklift is ideal; full training will be provided if needed.
• Maintaining safety standards by keeping the work environment tidy and secure.

What Skills Do You Need?

This is a customer-facing role. You need to be able to provide great customer service. We can teach you the rest.

Does This Sound Like You?

We hope you can say ‘Yes’ to all the following characteristics, which are in the DNA of all our Yard Sales Assistants:

• Physically active, as the role involves lifting heavy building materials outdoors.
• Friendly and outgoing, comfortable communicating face-to-face with customers and building relationships.
• Adaptable, resilient, and energetic, with high levels of drive.
• Thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Being a Yard Sales Assistant at TP offers a fantastic opportunity for career development. You will be encouraged to enroll in our TP development scheme, available to colleagues and managers at all levels. We support your growth with a personalized development plan aligned with our values.

We offer competitive pay + benefits, including an annual colleague bonus, contributory pension, private healthcare, life assurance, sharesave scheme, and discounts across the Travis Perkins Group (including Toolstation). Additionally, enjoy online discounts at leading retailers, airport parking, theme parks, dining, and cinemas. Our working hours promote a healthy work-life balance, allowing most colleagues to enjoy weekends and bank holidays off.