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Are you able to commute to the Kilmarnock area?

Are you looking for a varied part-time role?

Do you have a passion for working with people?

Jewson, a leading building materials distributor in Northern Europe, is on the hunt for a Trade Counter Sales Assistant to join the team in our Kilmarnock - Queens Drive branch who's as passionate about great service as we are.

We provide a fulfilling and enjoyable work environment with ample opportunities for career growth, along with a competitive salary, staff discount, life assurance, and 34 days of holiday (inclusive of bank holidays), pro-rata for part time.

Hours: 8am-12pm on a Saturday - additional hours will be available during summer months and busier periods

Location: Jewson, Queen's Dr, Riccarton, Kilmarnock KA1 3XA

Key Responsibilities

In this role you'll be the first point of contact for customers - you'll be responsible for serving customers at the trade counter and yard, picking and processing orders and answering customer queries in branch and over the phone. This is a key role in the whole branch operation.

Welcome customers to the branch and take an active interest in their projects

Get to know our product lines and services

Develop great relationships with new and existing customers

Use our in-house systems to process customer orders and payments

Pick and prepare customer orders in the yard/warehouse

Keep the branch and yard/warehouse looking clean and tidy

Carry out stock counts, replenishment and rotation in the retail and yard areas

Work with colleagues to suggest opportunities for improvement

Make Health & Safety a priority at all times

What's in it for you?

Competitive salary and discretionary bonus

A wide range of voluntary benefits including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, car salary sacrifice scheme, Cycle2Work, Benenden Healthcare and more.

Access to a wealth of health and wellbeing services including access to online GP appointments and mental health support

Generous employee discounts

Access to discounts with hundreds of your favourite high street and online retailers

Retirement savings plan

Life assurance

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave for anyone expecting or adopting a child

Required Skills and Experience

A flexible and positive attitude

A strong communicator - face to face and over the phone

IT literate

Happy with manual handling and outdoor working

Why STARK?

At Jewson, we're proud to be part of STARK Building Materials UK and dedicated to providing top-quality products and exceptional service to our customers. We're a friendly and collaborative team, passionate about what we do and committed to doing it well.

If you're ready to take your career to the next level and join a team that is dedicated to providing great service, we want to hear from you. Apply today!

What's next…

If your application is successful, our in-house recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview and to answer any initial questions you have.

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

Stark Building Materials UK is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis