Our successful North Walsham branch is currently recruiting for a Plumbing and Heating Assistant.
In this position, you will play a key role in the sale of our full range of plumbing and heating products, taking a proactive approach to help drive this part of the business forward. You will also assist with plumbing and heating products in our warehouse, storing stock and picking orders. Please note this role will involve working alternate Saturday mornings.
Responsibilities and Duties
* Grow the customer base.
* Providing quotations for customers
* Purchasing materials and managing stock levels for the category
* Dealing with customers both face to face and over the telephone
* Giving excellent customer service and sound product advice
* Taking a proactive approach to plumbing and heating sales, using every opportunity to make or increase a sale.
* Assisting in the warehouse with safely storing plumbing and heating stock and picking customer orders.
Qualifications and Skills
* Sound plumbing and heating product knowledge would be advantageous.
* Previous sales experience in a plumbing and heating merchant environment or a builder's merchant environment is preferred.
* Confident dealing with customers.
* The ability to build great customer relationships.
* A good telephone manner, excellent communication, and interpersonal skills.
* Computer literate.
Benefits
In return, you can be a part of the UK's leading independent Builders Merchant and winner of many industry awards. Some of the benefits we offer include:
* A competitive pay package.
* Generous discretionary bonus scheme
* People orientated culture.
* Substantial staff discounts
* Training and development opportunities
* Holiday scheme which rewards length of service
* Contributory pension scheme
* Financial planning support
* Cycle to work scheme.
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Perkbox discounts.
* Enhanced Maternity/ Paternity leave
MKM is the leading independent builders' merchant in the UK, and we were established in 1995. Our people are what make us unique in what we do. Today we have more than 135 branches and over 32200 employees nationwide. Whilst we continue to grow, we are constantly striving to always attract, recruit, retain, promote, and support a diverse mix of colleagues that create a sense of belonging to the 'MKM family' for everyone. We hope you will join us on our journey
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
* Additional leave
* Company pension
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee discount
* Enhanced maternity leave
* Enhanced paternity leave
* Financial planning services
* Free parking
* On-site parking
Application question(s):
* Do you have previous plumbing and heating product knowledge from within a plumber's or builder's merchant?
Work authorisation:
* United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person