Sales Assistant

Sales Assistant - York

Salary: £26,695 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

We are Plumb Centre, part of the Wolseley Group - a leading specialist trade merchant across the UK and Ireland. We pride ourselves in putting our people and customers at the heart of everything we do – and best of all, provide opportunities to develop skills and build careers through our award-winning Wolseley Talent Guild.

In addition to the £26,695 salary, there are also benefits on tap – including...

• Annual leave (increasing with length of service)
• A generous pension scheme (matched up to 9%)
• Potential to earn bonuses
• Enhanced maternity / adoption leave
• Access to a great range of online and high street discounts
• Free access to healthcare
• Our popular YuLife app
• Cycle to Work scheme and more!

As a Sales Assistant based in York, you'll be responsible for:

• Serving customers on the trade counter by understanding their specific needs and providing product recommendations
• Responding to customer enquiries via phone & email promptly and courteously, with a proactive attitude
• Proactively contacting customers to build relationships and drive branch sales particularly focusing on customers with reduced or inactive spending
• Assisting with general warehouse duties including picking & packing customer orders, unpacking and putting away deliveries which will involve manual handling of heavy items e.g. boilers, radiators, sinks and toilets
• Ensuring high standards are maintained in the branch
• Occasionally driving a 3.5T van to deliver goods to customers

This is a full time permanent role working 40 hours per week Monday - Friday between 07.30am - 5.00pm.

And here's what we'd like you to have:

• A Full UK Manual Driving Licence
• Prior industry experience would be advantageous
• Previous Face to Face customer service/sales experience is essential
• Prior warehouse experience would be ideal
• Willingness to work as a part of a team and to take on a diverse role
• Proactive and eager to learn, demonstrating a positive attitude and strong work ethic

We look forward to receiving your application!