Branch Assistant – Apprenticeship

Salary: £38,588 – £61,122 per year

Apprenticeship Opportunity

Job title: Branch Assistant – Apprenticeship

Location: Kingston & Walton on Thames area, Surrey

Salary: £negotiable, in excess of the basic apprenticeship salary + potential opportunity to earn bonuses

Start date: ASAP

Working hours: Monday to Friday 8am – 5pm or 7am to 4pm

Time spent in training: You are required to spend a minimum number of hours per week in training that supports your apprenticeship course

entry requirements: GCSEs at grade C/level 4 or above in English and Maths

What is an apprenticeship?

Our client’s apprenticeship programme has been developed to ensure apprentices study a curriculum that is tailored to real-world job roles. All our courses are accredited by an authorised awarding body guaranteeing you work towards an approved, professional certificate. Completing an apprenticeship will help you develop the knowledge and skills required to excel, providing a concrete foundation for future growth within the business.

About the role:

My client is the leading distributor of electrical and lighting products in the UK. With over 200 years of history, the company is financially secure, enjoys first class supplier and customer relationships and has a UK wide network of over 300 branches. They are now looking for a confident, organised and focused apprentice to join their Sales and Operations team!

Benefits include:

Apprenticeship training delivered at your workplace to achieve a nationally recognised certificate

Competitive apprentice wage

Career guidance with opportunities for progression

Structured programme providing hands on learning

28 days holiday

Job duties and responsibilities:

Branch based role, Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm or 7am to 4pm

Assisting with all aspects of the business, whilst learning about the industry.

This can include

Processing invoices

Warehouse work

Serving customers on the trade counter

Deliveries to customers

Help build good leads for the sales team to target by investigating companies and building a database of marketing contacts with the objective to obtain the contact details for key decision makers

Build and maintain good working relationships with sales and operations team

Ensure you are assisting in every way possible so the team can achieve their revenue targets.

Attend sales meetings, seminars or educational activities to stay up to date on the latest trends, competitors and technologies.

Maintain a good working knowledge of the electrical and lighting industry, and competitors.

Learning all aspects of the roles within the business, providing you with a good foundation for success in your career.

The successful candidate will have the following:

A* – C in English & Maths

Strong organisational skills

Strong communication skills (both written and verbal)

Good attention to detail

Good use of initiative

Familiar with all Microsoft applications (Excel, Word Outlook etc)

Confident outlook

Ability to build relationships

Full UK driving licence

This role will encompass all the elements of working within the business so that you have a good grounding for success in your role. Training will include warehouse work, dealing with queries over the phone and assisting customers on a face to face basis.

A confident communicator, with good IT skills as well as good organisational and planning skills would be ideal for this role.

to begin your career.

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.