Trade Counter Sales Assistant

Smiths Hire are the Northwest’s Largest Independent Equipment Hire Company with 17 Hire It Centres across the Region. In a period of expansion, we now have a fantastic opportunity for an Trade Counter Sales Assistant at our Liverpool depot.

This Smiths Equipment Hire Ltd are the Northwest’s Largest Independent Equipment Hire Company with 17 Hire It Centres located across the region.

As a Trade Counter Sales Assistant at our Liverpool Depot you’ll drive the depot sales growth, build great relationships with our customers and experience plenty of variety and responsibility.

Main responsibilities will be:

  • Providing high levels of customer service in all areas including answering phones promptly, handling queries and orders efficiently and accurately.
  • Serve on the depot counter providing a quick and accurate response to customer’s needs.
  • Taking of orders, processing and following them through to completion.
  • Arranging delivery and collection of orders in according with the customer’s requirements.
  • Liaising, where required, with other depot employees, customers, depots, workshops and sales teams.
  • Ensuring that all opportunities to maximise the depot and the groups sales to a customer are attained.
  • Ensuring that all products hired to customers are safe and have been properly tested in accordance with company procedures.
  • Processing all input to IT systems and paperwork.
  • Developing and maintaining knowledge of the depots equipment for hire/sale including basic knowledge of accessory, safety and test & run requirements.
  • Keep the Depot Manager informed of any repairs and maintenance of equipment required.
  • Handling of cash transaction.
  • Carry out other tasks and duties as required.

Working hours are: Monday to Friday: 08:00am – 17:00pm and Saturday: 08:00am to 12:00pm on a rotational basis.

Company Benefits:

  • Salary: Starting from £25,000 + Depending on experience
  • Saturday hours paid at time and a half.
  • 25 Days plus statutory holidays (33 days in total).
  • An extra 2 days holiday after 5 year’s service.
  • Weekly pay.
  • FREE tool hire for all employees – Excluding consumables and delivery.
  • Group Life Cover is provided at three times your annual salary.
  • My Wellbeing Services.
  • Employee Referral Scheme.
  • Pension scheme.
  • Full uniform provided.
  • Discounted personal legal services.

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