Sales Assistant

Akzo Nobel N.V.; Scarborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading paints company is hiring for a full-time customer service role at Dulux Decorating Centres. Responsibilities include engaging with customers, supporting a collaborative environment, and delivering products. Valid driving licence and retail experience required. Offers a competitive salary of £12.66 per hour and extensive benefits including 25 days holiday and a pension scheme.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Company pension

Income protection

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible benefits scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a customer service/retail role.
• Valid driving licence.
• Enjoys a collaborative working environment.
• Calm under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Engage in planning and store meetings.
• Ensure customers receive a warm welcome.
• Use client service tools for customer experience.
• Support monthly customer contact plans.
• Restock the shop floor per merchandising plan.
• Plan delivery routes.

Skills

Customer service experience

Collaborative skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Calm under pressure

Job description

Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

Scarborough, YO11 2YH

£12.66 per hour & Sales-Based Bonus

Full time – 40 hours per week (Monday - Friday, and occasional Saturdays)

We encourage you to apply if you have relevant experience and expertise for this role, even if you don’t meet all the criteria listed in the job description.

Part of the AkzoNobel family, Dulux Decorating Centres has over 240 nationwide stores and is the UK’s largest paint and decorating merchant. Our world-class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. At Dulux Decorating Centres, we pride ourselves on doing things differently, fostering your success with a remarkable benefits package and the training needed for career progression. Recognised as a Top 100 Employer with ‘Investors in People-Gold’ accreditation, we bring a huge range of services and products to decorating professionals and DIY enthusiasts across the country.

Job Purpose

You will play a key role in the success of your store by collaborating with in‑store colleagues and our UK Sales Team to provide a memorable customer experience to professionals & DIY enthusiasts. We will look to you to use your people skills to help maximise the sales and market share of AkzoNobel products and accessories in your store. You will carry out customer deliveries to homes and businesses too.

This is a full‑time 40‑hr per week role, and you need to be available to work shifts between 7am and 5pm, Mon‑Fri. You will also work some Saturday shifts (8am to 12pm) on a rotational basis, with time off in lieu.

Job Responsibilities

• Play an active part in engagement planning & monthly store meeting sessions.
• Ensure customers receive a warm welcome, an informed conversation & personalised proposal.
• Use our client service tools to ensure a consistent customer experience.
• Support your store’s monthly customer contact plan.
• Follow the merchandising plan to restock the shop floor.
• Load the van & plan delivery routes.
• Develop your skills & encourage colleagues to do so using our training tools.

Job Requirements

• Proven experience in a customer service/retail role.
• Valid driving licence.
• Enjoys a collaborative working environment where supporting colleagues is key.
• Calm under pressure.

What Makes You Stand Out

• Excellent communication, customer service & interpersonal skills.
• Well organised & with an eye for detail.
• Enjoys ongoing coaching & support to advance career & build skills.

What do we Offer at Dulux Decorating Centres

We offer great personal development opportunities and roles with breadth, depth of scope and impact. We also offer comprehensive packages including:

• 25 days holiday, excluding bank holidays.
• Great Company pension.
• Income protection.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Employee Life Assurance.
• Flexible benefits scheme offering benefits including Gymflex, retail card, dental cover and more!

We have been inventing the future for more than two centuries and need people like you to be part of the team. Apply online via the link and we will get right back to you.

We are advocates of a healthy work life balance and mental wellbeing. We are happy to look at flexible working options for all our roles.

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.