Branch Sales Assistant

Branch Sales Assistants are an essential part of the Travis Perkins branch team, working closely with the Branch Manager to develop a sales strategy which focuses on proactive development of existing customers, lapsed customers and how to attract new ones in order to maximise profitable sales. You will engage the branch colleagues in the execution of the plan in order to grow and bring additional sales value into the business whilst delivering our Doing What Matters strategy for both colleagues and customers at a local level through amazing operational effectiveness.

What will I be doing?

No one day is the same as the next in TP branch life, but here are a few pointers:

• Our success is built on strong relationships with our customers so it’s essential that you can engage and inspire the branch colleagues to support in executing the sales strategy and support the team being professional, friendly and enthusiastic, ensuring they know the part they need to play.


• Understanding our local competition is key, this will enable you to harness opportunities and develop strong sales propositions which meet customer needs in order for us to be competitive in the local market.


• Build and maintain effective working relationships with customers to ensure ongoing profitability.


• Liaise with suppliers to create local commercial plans which seek to create profitable sales.


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  Previous experience within the construction industry / builders merchants would certainly be advantageous in this role however not essential. We are looking for someone with customer service and sales experience who is comfortable on the telephone and computer literate. We aren’t your typical TP Branch in that we are a sales office, handling key accounts managing direct to site sales of bulk aggregates goods etc. So the ability to build and maintain strong relationships with customers, suppliers and hauliers is our bread and butter.


We hope you can say ‘Yes’ to all of the characteristics below - they are in the DNA of all our Branch Sales Assistant. Are you:

• Someone that is highly self-motivated, highly organised, adaptable, resilient and tenacious with high levels of energy and drive.


• Focused and goal orientated and able to achieve sales objectives


• Someone who thrives in a dynamic and fast paced environment.


• Career focused and want to build a career to become a key player in the success of a large PLC?
  
  Our businesses span the trade, home improvement and DIY markets and our aim is to offer the best for our employees, customers, suppliers and the communities around us which helps bring our strategy to life., Charlotte joined the Travis Perkins Group with no previous experience in the industry but has since gained a promotion and is now Assistant Manager at our Tool Hire branch in Hemel Hempstead, Since June 2022, David has been part-time in his role as Branch Manager and his 'new role as house-husband' (his words!)
  
  You’ll also receive £Competitive pay + Benefits (which includes a colleague bonus, contributory pension, private healthcare, life assurance, sharesave scheme, group wide colleague discounts across the Travis Perkins Group (including Toolstation). Plus we have a number of online discounts at leading retailers from airport parking to theme parks to eating out and cinemas. Our working hours also offer a great work life balance - most of our customers choose to enjoy their weekends and bank holidays which means you can too!


You may not know much about Travis Perkins, but if you look a bit closer you might be surprised, despite our size, we have the values of a family run business and the mindset and ambition of a forward thinking Company. We pride ourselves on being a great place to work that's why we have been voted one of the UK’s Top Employers every year since 2010. We offer our employees access to extensive career opportunities across our 5 leading businesses. We operate out of more than 1400 outlets nationwide and have over 20,000 colleagues.

We’re driving to become a truly inclusive employer. We want everyone to be at their best and it’s our ambition that everyone within our Group feels safe, welcome and confident to be their authentic selves.

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