Sales Assistant- Southampton
- Post Date:9th August 2024
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Job Description
About the job
Join the colourful world of Crown Paints as a Sales Assistant – It’s not just paint, it’s personal.
At Crown Paints, we’re not just selling paint; we’re crafting dreams and colouring lives. We’re seeking a Sales Advisor who can blend creativity with customer service, making every interaction a masterpiece. If you have a palette for success and a flair for vibrant customer interactions, we want you on our team.
Crown Decorating Centre’s opening hours are Monday to Saturday (NO nights, NO Sundays!)
You will require a full UK driving licence.
Permanent, part-time role – 20 hours per week
What We Offer
- You can purchse a generous amount of significantly discounted paint for personal use
- 28 days leave (plus bank holidays and 10 days off over Christmas)
- £11.64 per hour and bonus potential
- Pensions, Group Income Protection and Life Assurance
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – 24/7 access to confidential support via an employee helpline with qualified counsellors
- Health & wellbeing perks – a range of medical dental and optical treatments for you and you family
- Eating out & leisure discounts available
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Retail discounts
- You will be working 20 hours a week Monday to Friday with some Saturdays on a rota basis.
- No nights! No Sundays!
- Training and development throughout your role
Here’s some of the other things you can look forward to
- Providing a high-level of customer service, serving customers in store, meeting and greeting customers, advising on products and providing recommendations.
- Upselling to customers, using inquisitive questioning to understand upcoming customer projects, daily proactive calling to old and new customers.
- Carrying out deliveries, daily vehicle checks, loading the 3.5T Van with orders for the day (up to 20KG), following the mapped route to customer sites, offloading goods.
- Perform regular stock takes, stock replenishment, unpacking and storing or inward goods
- At times delegating for the store manager, opening and closing the store etc.
- Assisting in the tinting and mixing of paint.
What should you bring to be successful in this role
- Great customer service skills and confidence talking to customers on the telephone
- Enjoy working with tough targets and opening accounts
- Must be computer literate
- Ability to carry out manual handling and lifting up to 20KG
- Thrives working alone and working in a competitive environment
- A retail background, ideally with some sales experience/skills
- High attention to detail and a commitment to safe work practices
- A full driving licence
More About Crown Paints
Crown Paints have been manufacturing paint for longer than most, over 200 years in fact, with over 60 years proudly holding the Royal Warrant. It’s fair to say that we know our craft; however, what really sets Crown apart is the support we provide for cultural, humanitarian and scientific causes across the world.
Alongside our owners, The Hempel Foundation, we place a special focus on education for children in need, and are proud to support the education of over 55,000 children across 22 projects worldwide. You can therefore guarantee here at Crown – It’s not just paint, it’s personal.