Trade Sales Advisor

Grafton Group; Dublin; On-site; EUR 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Basic Salary

Private Health Care

Sick Pay Scheme

Paid Maternity and Parental Leave

Pension Scheme

Colleague Saving Scheme

Profit Share Scheme

Colleague Discount

Educational Assistance

Wellness initiatives

Job summary

Chadwicks Group is recruiting a Trade Sales Advisor for the Sallynoggin branch in Co. Dublin. The role focuses on providing knowledgeable, friendly customer service while optimising branch sales and gross profit, and delivering a superior standard of customer care to existing customers.

The position is permanent and full-time (49 hours/week), with a Monday–Friday schedule and occasional Saturday roster. Competitive benefits accompany the role.

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy builders' merchant environment.
• Track record of meeting and exceeding sales and margin targets.
• Experience selling a broad range of building products.

Responsibilities

• Build effective relationships with customers to understand requirements and ensure correct products are supplied.
• Identify sales opportunities and offer advice and solutions to customers to maximise profitable sales and margin.
• Achieve sales and margin targets.
• Maintain a clean and well-merchandised counter area in line with company policy.
• Assist with stock re-orders and maintain stock levels in Plumbing, Timber, Steel and Ironmongery.
• Liaise with suppliers and support the Branch Manager and team to run the branch efficiently.
• Ensure a safe, tidy working environment in line with health and safety guidelines.

Skills

Sales experience

Customer service

Product knowledge

Job description

Trade Sales Advisor - Sallynoggin Road, Sallynoggin, Co. Dublin., A96 X7R0

Part of Grafton Group Plc, Chadwicks Group is the market leader in the builder’s merchanting industry in the Republic of Ireland. The core business is through the traditional Builders Merchants division. Main brands include Chadwicks, Cork Builders Providers, Davies & Telfords. In addition, and through organic growth and acquisitions the Group have established a range of brands which are close to the core but offer a uniquely different range of products. These include Heitons Steel, Panelling Centre, Morgans Timber, Proline, Sitetech and Rooney's Hardware.

Principle Objective

The role of 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 but not necessary
• A proven track record of achieving and exceeding both sales and margin targets
• Sales experience selling a broad range of products

Key Responsibilities

• Build effective working relationships with customers, in order 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 followed at all times 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 relevant department i.e. Plumbing, Timber, Steel and Ironmongery 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

Contract Type

• Permanent
• Full time 49 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 Parental 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.

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 colleagues 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.