Sales Assistant/Driver

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

Job summary

A leading paints and coatings company in Nottingham is seeking a Sales Assistant/Driver who will maximize sales and provide exceptional customer service. The ideal candidate will have experience in customer service, a valid driving licence, and be calm under pressure. The role offers £12.66 per hour with a sales-based bonus and comes with benefits like 25 days holiday and a great pension scheme.

Benefits

25 days holiday, excluding bank holidays

Great Company pension

Income protection

Staff discount

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible benefits scheme

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Engage in planning & monthly store meeting sessions.
• Provide a warm welcome and personalized proposals to customers.
• Support store's monthly customer contact plan.
• Load vans and plan delivery routes.

Skills

Customer service

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Communication skills

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.

Sales Assistant/Driver
Dulux Decorator Centre Nottingham
£12.66 per hour & Sales‑Based Bonus
Full time – 36 hours per week

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.

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. You will use your people skills to help maximize the sales and market share of AkzoNobel products and accessories in your store, and will also carry out customer deliveries to homes and businesses.

This is a full‑time 36‑hour per week role. You need to be available to work shifts between 7 am and 5 pm Mon‑Fri, plus some Saturday shifts (8 am to 12 pm) 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 & personalized 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 Decorator Centres

• 25 days holiday, excluding bank holidays
• Great Company pension
• Income protection
• Staff discount at Dulux Decorator Centre stores
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Life Assurance
• Flexible benefits scheme 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 selves. 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.