Branch Assistant

Salary: £36,000 – £45,600 per year

Ref: JR1302

Vacancy – Branch Assistant

Location – Reading, Berkshire
Industry – Electrical & Lighting Wholesale

Working hours – Full time, permanent Monday to Friday, will include Saturday mornings on a rota basis in the future

Salary – negotiable + excellent bonuses depending on experience

Our client is looking for a good all rounder with electrical wholesale experience to join their team.

You will be working on the trade counter, responding to telephone enquiries, following up on sales, providing quotations, working in stores.

This is a varied role, working in a small team of staff in an established business with an excellent reputation in the area.

Responsibilities

Telephone sales – reactive and proactive telephone sales

Assisting customers at the trade counter providing an efficient and knowledgeable service

Ensuring that the needs of the customers are dealt with as well as adhering to company Health and Safety requirements

Handling incoming phone calls and Trade Counter enquiries
Processing orders and quotes using the company systems
Sourcing products and placing the relevant orders
Building, developing and managing relationships with customers
Ensuring all records, systems and paperwork are kept up-to-date
You will also help ensure that the stock and stores area are well organised

Skills & Experience needed?

General Electrical sales knowledge and experience
Manage, meet and exceed customer expectations
The ability to build relationships with a variety of customers
Have worked on the trade counter or in telephone sales previously in an electrical wholesale environment
Good telephone manner

Enjoys sales and organising the warehouse
Friendly, articulate, customer focused
Experience within an electrical wholesaler is a distinct advantage, recent trade sales experience is desirable.

The Company
This company is well established within the electrical wholesale industry.

They have an excellent reputation, good staff retention with many loyal customers.

If you have the required electrical wholesale experience, enjoy working with people in the electrical wholesale industry, please forward your CV and you will be contacted shortly.

All applications are dealt with in the strictest of confidence.
Rhodium Consulting Ltd is a niche recruitment consultancy specialising in wholesalers, merchants and distributors within the building products sector. We strive to be the industry leader in delivering the highest calibre of candidates to our client companies, whilst enhancing the careers of our candidates. For further information and contact details, please apply.