Sales Counter /Relief Driver

Huws Gray is currently looking for a Sales Counter /Relief Driver for our successful builder's merchant in Llay, Wrexham. We offer a very competitive basic salary depending on attitude and experience plus a lucrative bonus based on results which will be discussed at interview.

Since our formation in 1990, Huws Gray has developed from a single branch in Anglesey to one of the largest independent Builders Merchants in terms of branches. Including our Head Office in Anglesey we currently have over 50 branches stretching from Hay-on-Wye in Herefordshire up to Bolton in the North West and across to Derby in the Midlands.

Working as part of a team, and reporting to the Branch Management Team, you will be responsible for providing excellent customer service at all times. Your key responsibilities as the Sales Counter /Relief Driver include:

- Counter and telephone sales

- Maintaining and developing sales leads

- Following up sales enquiries and quotations

- Maintaining and developing existing and new customer relationships

- Achieving and exceeding your sales targets

- Understanding margins and costs

- Continually develop and update your product knowledge

- Completing all necessary paperwork in line with Huws Gray procedures

- Ensuring efficient stock ordering procedures

- Maintaining clean, tidy and effective product displays

- Displaying a flexible, hands-on approach to all aspects of the work

- Looking for new and exciting ways to drive the branch sales forward

- Reporting these ideas to your branch management team and obtaining feedback

- Working as part of a team but also able to work on your own initiative

- Exceeding our customers’ expectations by dealing with them professionally and courteously, by telephone or face-to-face on the sales counter

- Ensuring a high standard of customer care and service

- Being an ambassador for the company at all times

- Attending in-house and external training as and when required

Although your main role is as a Counter Sales person, occasionally you will be required to carry out HGV driving duties as required by branch management.  Your key responsibilities as a relief driver include:

- The safe and efficient operation of company vehicles

- Providing an effective and reliable multi-drop delivery and collection service to customers and other branches

- Ensuring the safe and correct loading of vehicles

- Maintaining all supporting paperwork

- Ensuring that the vehicle is driven and maintained to the standards laid down by the Road Transport / Traffic Legislation, and Company instructions at all times

- Representing the company when out of the branch and when dealing with customers and the public

As the Sales Counter /Relief Driver, you will need to be:

- A sales generator rather than just an order-taker

- An excellent team player who can also work on your own initiative

- A cool-headed multi-tasker

- A good communicator with a sense of humor

- Approachable, positive and polite

- Well-presented

- Motivated, energetic and passionate about your work

- Flexible

- In possession of basic numeracy, literacy and IT skills

- Keen to learn and develop within the company

- In possession of a valid current HGV Category C licence

HIAB desirable

In addition to holding appropriate driving licenses, previous experience in the operation of forklifts, HIAB equipment and the transport of hazardous cargo is desirable, but training will be provided in these areas, as well as the provision of training to use other mechanical handling equipment.

If you feel you have the skills and experience to become our next Sales Counter /Relief Driver then please click 'Apply' today!