Sales & Project Assistant

 

Who We Are

Mercia is an impressive showroom selling kitchens, bathrooms and tiles, based on the southern outskirts of Wells. We supply a wide range of tiles and provide a refurbishment service for kitchens and bathrooms.

We are seeking a conscientious and self-motivated person to join our team. Are you someone who enjoys building rewarding relationships with customers and takes delight in a job well done, who takes initiative and has a can do attitude? If so we would love to hear from you. In return we offer a varied and interesting position with the opportunity to develop new skills working as part of a small, dedicated and very friendly team.

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Role Activities

• Key retail sales person, aiding customers with product advice and installation recommendations for wall and floor coverings, particularly tiles.

• Kitchen and Bathroom project lead taker, engaging customers on the shop floor to confidently introduce them to our products and brands and book a consultation with a member of the team

• Raising Purchase Orders to fulfil customer and stock requirements.

• Receiving supplier deliveries and allocating products to customer orders and stock.

• Maintaining stock records and flagging up when key products require reordering.

• Delivering customer orders.

• Actively maintain, clean and develop the kitchen, bathroom and tile displays in accordance with the business requirements.

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Person profile

The successful applicant will have:

• Minimum 2 years retail experience, preferably within the buildings or Home Improvements sector.

• A friendly and outgoing nature, able to gauge the customer and adjust your engagement and delivery method(s) to make them feel welcome and valued.

• A good command of English, both spoken and written.

• Accurate numeracy skills, particularly being able to understand and calculate areas and relate them to quantities.

• A positive work ethic and integrity.

• A full driving licence with no convictions.

You will be:

• Well organised, have excellent time management and be smartly presented.

• Physically fit; you must be able to cope with regular heavy lifting.

• Show a keenness to learn and develop new skills.

• Able to integrate well into a small team taking your fair share of the workload.

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Working Hours

We have one full time position available; to include at least every other Saturday.

The showroom is open 09.00-17.00, Monday to Friday and 09.00-13.00, Saturday.

 

No Sunday working, ever. Currently, no Bank Holiday weekend working, although this is always under review. 25 days holiday and 8 Bank Holiday days, plus 4 days paid sick leave

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Training

Product and skills training will be provided as necessary.

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Application

Please apply by email to jobs@merciakb.co.uk telling us why you would like this job and what you would bring to the role. Please attach your latest CV to the email.

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Engagement

We are looking to fill this role as soon as possible and we will arrange interviews when potential candidates are recognised.

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Pay

Pay will be rewarded on relevant experience offered. There will be a 3 month probationary period.