Plumbing Trade Sales Advisor

Grafton Group; The Borough District of Clonmel; On-site; EUR 30,000 - 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

Chadwick's Group, part of the Grafton Group Plc family, seeks a Plumbing & Heating Trade Sales Advisor at Carrigeen Business Park, Co. Tipperary. You will provide knowledgeable, friendly service while optimising branch sales and gross profit, promoting products and delivering superior customer care.

The role requires experience in a busy builder provider, a track record of meeting sales targets, and good knowledge of Plumbing and Heating products. Strong communication and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a busy builder provider preferable.
• Proven track record of achieving and exceeding 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 requirements and supply correct products.
• Identify sales opportunities and offer advice and solutions to maximise profitable sales and margin.
• Achieve Sales & margin targets.
• Maintain a clean, well-merchandised counter area in line with company policy.
• Follow company paperwork procedures for sales.
• Manage re-order of selected product lines and stock levels in Plumbing and Heating.
• Liaise with suppliers as necessary.
• Support the Branch Manager and team for efficient operations.
• Ensure a tidy working environment in line with health and safety guidelines.
• Protect company assets against theft and perform other duties as required.

Skills

Customer service

Sales targets

Plumbing knowledge

Communication

Teamwork

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 consciousPerform 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

INDCHA

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Chadwicks Group we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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