Internal Sales Assistant

As an Internal Sales Assistant, you'll play a key role in supporting the Branch Manager to ensure the efficient, profitable, and customer-focused running of the branch. This is a hands-on role where you'll be involved in sales, stock control, customer service, and helping grow our customer base.

• Support the Branch Manager in achieving branch sales targets and maximising margins.
• Provide customers with quotations, product advice, and a high level of service.
• Identify opportunities with new and existing customers to grow business.
• Manage and maintain stock levels, ensuring core products are available and displayed effectively.
• Coordinate stock takes and ensures goods-in procedures are followed correctly.
• Build strong relationships with customers and suppliers, resolving any issues swiftly.
• Stay commercially aware of local market trends and competitor activity.
• Support cash collection, debt control, and contribute to financial performance goals.

• Previous experience in a similar sales or customer service role (ideally within a builder's merchants or trade environment).
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build rapport with customers.
• Organised, reliable, and committed to delivering results.
• A team player who can also work independently.
• Commercial awareness and a proactive attitude toward identifying sales opportunities.

What we offer:

Some of the benefits of working for us include Profit Share Bonus Scheme, Online discount portal including money off retail brands and holidays, Employee Care Helpline and access to a digital GP, staff discount scheme, Death in Service benefit, formal training and career progression opportunities.

Hours of work:An average of 40.75 hours per week, Monday to Friday between 7.30am - 4.30pm, plus every other Saturday morning from 8.00am until 12.00pm.

Salary: Depending on experience