Plumbing Trade Sales Advisor

Cork Builders Providers Ltd.; Clonmel; On-site; EUR 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Basic Salary

Private Health Care

Sick Pay Scheme

Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave

Pension Scheme

Colleague Saving Scheme

Profit Share Scheme

Colleague Discount

Educational Assistance

Wellness initiatives

Job summary

Chadwicks Group in Ireland is recruiting a Plumbing & Heating Trade Sales Advisor for Carrigeen Business Park. You will provide knowledgeable, friendly service, build relationships with customers and promote products to drive branch sales and gross profit.

The role requires experience in a busy builder's provider, a track record of meeting sales targets, good product knowledge and strong communication and teamwork skills. Full-time, 39 hours, Monday–Friday.

Qualifications

• Previous experience working in a busy builder provider preferable
• A proven track record of achieving and exceeding both sales and margin targets
• Good knowledge of Plumbing and Heating products preferable
• Previous sales experience an advantage

Responsibilities

• Build effective working relationships with customers, to understand their requirements thus ensuring that the correct products are supplied
• Use initiative to identify sales opportunities and offer advice and solutions to customers, thus maximising profitable sales and margin
• Achieve Sales & margin targets
• Maintain a clean and effectively merchandised counter area in line with company policy
• Ensure that company policies are always followed when producing paperwork associated with sales
• Responsible for the re-order of selected product lines and also ensuring that stock levels of selected product lines within the Plumbing and Heating department are maintained at appropriate levels
• Liaise with suppliers where necessary
• Support the Branch Manager and colleagues in working as a team to ensure the branch operates efficiently and effectively within company policy
• Always ensure a tidy working environment in line with health and safety guidelines
• Actively safeguard against theft of company goods or property by always being security conscious
• Perform any other duties as may be deemed necessary or as may be required by the company

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Strong communication

Effective teamwork

Organisational skills

Tact and diplomacy

Sales target driven

Willingness to learn

Job description

Plumbing & Heating Trade Sales Advisor- Carrigeen Business Park Co. Tipperary, E91 VY03

Chadwick's Group, part of the esteemed Grafton Group Plc, holds the prestigious position as a leading force in the builder's merchanting industry throughout the Republic of Ireland. Its foundational operations are rooted in the well-established Builders Merchants division, where renowned brands like Chadwicks, Cork Builders Providers, Davies, and Telfords have become trusted names for quality products and services.

Beyond its core, the Group has embraced growth and diversification, skillfully augmenting its brand family through thoughtful acquisitions and natural growth. This strategic expansion has introduced a suite of complementary brands — Heitons Steel, Panelling Centre, Morgans Timber, Proline, and Sitetech — each offering a distinct selection of products that enrich Chadwick's Group's portfolio. This blend of time-honoured tradition and modern expansion strategies underlines Chadwick's Group's prominence in the industry, ensuring it remains at the forefront of innovation and customer satisfaction.

Principle Objective

The role of Plumbing and Heating Trade Sales Advisor is to provide our customers with a knowledgeable, friendly and dependable service whilst at the same time optimising branch sales and gross profit, promote the company's products and services in a professional manner and deliver a superior standard of customer care to our existing customers.

Knowledge & Experience

• Previous experience working in a busy builder provider preferable
• A proven track record of achieving and exceeding both sales and margin targets
• Good knowledge of Plumbing and Heating products preferable
• Previous sales experience an advantage

Key Responsibilities

• Build effective working relationships with customers, to understand their requirements thus ensuring that the correct products are supplied
• Use initiative to identify sales opportunities and offer advice and solutions to customers, thus maximising profitable sales and margin
• Achieve Sales & margin targets
• Maintain a clean and effectively merchandised counter area in line with company policy
• Ensure that company policies are always followed when producing paperwork associated with sales
• Responsible for the re-order of selected product lines and also ensuring that stock levels of selected product lines within the Plumbing and Heating department are maintained at appropriate levels
• Liaise with suppliers where necessary
• Support the Branch Manager and colleagues in working as a team to ensure the branch operates efficiently and effectively within company policy
• Always ensure a tidy working environment in line with health and safety guidelines
• Actively safeguard against theft of company goods or property by always being security conscious
• Perform any other duties as may be deemed necessary or as may be required by the company

Essential Competencies

• Effective team working
• Excellent interpersonal and customer-facing skills
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• The flexibility and willingness to learn
• To enjoy working with people
• Tact and diplomacy
• Dynamic, motivated & driven to achieve targets
• Excellent organisation and attention to detail

Contract Type

• Permanent
• Full time 39-hour contract
• Working week Monday to Friday, may be required to take part in the Saturday roster

Our Benefits Include

• Competitive Basic Salary
• Private Health Care
• Sick Pay Scheme
• Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Pension Scheme
• Colleague Saving Scheme
• Profit Share Scheme
• Colleague Discount
• Educational Assistance
• Wellness initiatives

At Chadwicks Group we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace.

DISCLAIMER: Chadwicks Group reserves the right at any time to change, delete, or add to any of the provisions of this Role Profile at its sole discretion and it is the colleague’s responsibility to familiarise themselves with these changes. Furthermore, the provisions of this Role Profile are designed by Chadwicks Group to serve as guidelines rather than absolute responsibilities and duties.