Trainee Sales Support (Sleaford)
Turnbull & Company is a family run business and Lincolnshire’s largest independent Builders’ Merchant. We have just over 200 employees across our branch network with deep local roots and we are looking for talented people to join our expanding teams. We pride ourselves on being a top local employer offering competitive pay, benefits, training and career development.
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a full-time Trainee Sales Support team member based in Sleaford and supporting our branches across Lincolnshire.
We are looking for someone outgoing, enthusiastic, and confident to work as part of a team and under their own initiative. Your key responsibilities will include:
- Organising and prioritising workload to deal with Customers.
- Greeting customers and suppliers in branch.
- Ensuring that telephone calls and emails are answered promptly, courteously and accurately.
- Serving customers on our trade counters.
- Responding to customer quote requests promptly and accurately.
- Seeking potential new business across our trading area, by email, telephone and visits to customers.
- Raising accurate and comprehensive purchase orders.
- Ensure deliveries are booked; ensuring they are accurate and complete through liaison with warehouse and transport staff.
We are looking for someone with:
- Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
- A positive and calm manner with a desire to provide first class customer service
- The ability to form positive relationships with colleagues.
- Excellent written English and verbal communication skills.
- An interest in plumbing & heating is desirable; however, experience is not necessary as all training will be given.
- A full UK driving licence.
This is a full-time role; hours of work will be 7:30am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday (with 1 hour for lunch) and 7:30am-12:30pm 1 in 2 Saturdays.