Yardman / Trade Counter Sales : AJW Sawston
Branch: Sawston
Salary
£18,000.00-£25,000.00
About the company
AJW Distribution is East Anglia's largest independent roofing merchant. A family run business which celebrated their 25th anniversary last year and prides itself on the service it offers its customers.
We have seven depots throughout East Anglia and an Industrial sales office based at our Sawston branch.
Benefits
As well as offering a competitive salary, in return for your hard work and dedication, you will be rewarded with a range of benefits which include;
• Company Events
• Company pension
• Onsite parking
• Sick Pay
• Health Cover
• Death in Service
• Christmas shutdown
• Extra holiday once you have worked for the business for over 5 years
About the Role
In the new role as Yardman and Trade counter sales you will be a key person in the day to day running of the depot. Ideally, the successful candidate will have a knowledge of the roofing world; however, this can be a basic knowledge if they are keen to learn and develop their knowledge.
The main duties and responsibilities will be;
• You will be processing your customers orders, preparing quotes, keeping the shop floor clean and tidy and putting away any stock that comes in.
• Deal with any walk in customers in the appropriate manner.
• Part of your role will be based outside, processing our customer orders, loading and unloading customer and company vehicles.
• You will also unload our building products from supplier deliveries and accurately book them in the branch warehouse.
• Forklift licence is preferred, if not the successful candidate will receive Full training in order to drive our forklifts once probation is passed.
• Safety is at the forefront of everything we do, your aim will be to ensure that our standards never slip, this means maintaining a tidy and safe working environment
• Ensure orders are booked for delivery on the correct date where specified.
• Chase up all quotations within the relevant time scale to ensure optimum success.
About you
We would love to hear from candidates who are happy to work within three areas of the business,
You will need experience of;
• Ability to prioritise their workload alongside the Manager.
• A team player but also has the initiative to work on your own.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills as they will be in contact with customers on a daily basis
• With attention to detail being key due to the nature of the business.
• Eager to learn and develop their skills.
• Computer literate and be capable of learning new systems.
• Excellent customer service skills
The successful candidate will be eager to learn and develop their skills. They will be computer literate and be capable of learning new systems. The ideal candidate will need to hit the ground running with the key attributes if becoming a key member of our Sawston team.
Interested? Get in touch...
If you feel that you would fit into our AJW family business and you have the drive to succeed, along with the knowledge, then please contact our
HR department
