Wolseley Group

Technical Sales Assistant

Wolseley Group  •  Edinburgh, GB (Onsite)  •  2 days ago
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Job Description

Salary:

Competitive Salary + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Technical Sales Assistant - Edinburgh - Climate Centre

So, who are we? We are Climate Centre, part of the Wolseley Group - a leading specialist trade merchant across the UK and Ireland. We pride ourselves in putting our people and customers at the heart of everything we do – and best of all, provide opportunities to develop skills and build careers through our award-winning Wolseley Talent Guild.

Also, did we mention? In addition to the competitive salary, there are also benefits on tap – including...

Annual leave (increasing with length of service), a generous pension scheme (matched up to 9%), potential to earn bonuses, enhanced maternity / adoption leave and access to a great range of online and high street discounts.

We also promote positive health and wellbeing by offering free access to healthcare, our popular YuLife app, our Cycle to Work scheme and more.

As a Technical Sales Assistant based in Edinburgh you’ll be responsible for:

  • Serving customers on the trade counter by understanding their specific needs and providing product recommendations and quotations.

  • Handling customer queries and provide solutions, including sourcing, quoting, and managing special orders

  • Proactively contacting customers to build relationships and drive branch sales particularly focusing on customers with reduced or inactive spending

  • Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of product developments, market trends, and industry changes

  • Coordinating with suppliers to source materials, check availability, and negotiate costs.

This is a full time permanent role working 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday between 08:00 - 17:00. There is also flexibility, which can be discussed at interview.

And here’s what we’d like you to have:

  • Excellent interpersonal skills for dealing with customers, suppliers, and internal teams

  • Ability to resolve customer queries

  • A proactive, target-driven mindset

  • Willingness to work as a part of a team and to take on a diverse role

  • Keenness to learn, with a positive and enthusiastic attitude and a strong work ethic

  • Full UK Manual driving is advantageous

We look forward to receiving your application!

Wolseley Group

About Wolseley Group

Wolseley Group is the country’s largest plumbing, heating and cooling trade specialist merchant and we aim to be the first choice specialist merchant for trade professionals.

We supply 160,000 different products from three distribution centres to over 650 branches across the UK. Join us and you’ll be part of a team that gets the right products to customers at the right price, in the right place, and at the right time. You’ll also enjoy extensive training and an award-winning pension and great rewards package. And, as part of a leading UK specialist distributor across plumbing, heating, cooling pipe and infrastructure products, you’ll have access to a wide variety of career opportunities.

Industry
Wholesale & Distribution
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Warwick, GB
Year Founded
Unknown
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