Senior Retail Sales Advisor

Brewers Decorator Centres; Greater London; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job description

Reference: FEB20250211

Expiry date: 22:00, Fri, 7th Mar 2025

Location: Putney

Salary: Competitive

Benefits: Free life assurance, 5% salary employer pension contribution (subject to employee contributions), Profit share scheme after qualifying period, Staff discounts, uniform, 31 days holiday including bank holidays

Putney

40 hours per week over 5 days

Monday to Friday with Saturdays on a rota

Competitive salary plus pension and company benefits

We have an exciting opportunity for a friendly and reliable Senior Retail Sales Advisor to join the team at our Brewers Decorator Centre in Putney, to provide exceptional service to our customers in store. You will play a vital part in keeping the branch running smoothly and efficiently and providing essential support to the Branch Manager - experience with our products isn't strictly necessary, if you are a natural leader and can bring great customer service, sales experience and team working skills to the table, we'll give you everything you need to succeed.

Located on Putney Bridge Road, our Putney Brewers Decorator Centre first opened its doors over 55 years ago and we have been successfully serving local trade and retail customers supplying decorating materials ever since. In store customers can find an extensive range of wallpapers and fabric pattern books as well as a vast selection of designer and trade paints. The team between them have a wealth of industry experience so it’s no wonder we have built up a strong customer base and we are proud of our reputation for being the decorators first choice. The branch opening hours are Monday to Friday 7am – 5pm and Saturday 8am – 5pm.

We are a family-owned business with a wonderful heritage of over 120 years, leading the UK marketplace for the supply of decorating materials across the country. We know that our people make our business unique. We place great emphasis on the development and growth of our colleagues - our mantra is to ‘help one another succeed’. To find out more about working with us visit www.Brewers.co.uk/careers.

We understand that Neurodiverse candidates or candidates with a disability may need adjustments or extra support in the application or interview process – we are committed to providing every candidate the opportunity and environment in which to succeed and we will support any reasonable request where we can.

As a Senior Retail Sales Advisor with Brewers, some of your responsibilities will include:

1. Assist the Branch Manager with developing the branch and the team including deputising in their absence
2. Provide exceptional service to customers in branch, to deliver upon our reputation for quality Brewers service
3. Have keyholder responsibilities, cashing up and associated supervisory tasks
4. Allocate work to the team, keeping them motivated and driven
5. Use product knowledge to provide recommendations and help customers find the best product for their needs
6. Planning and agreeing sales forecasts with the Branch Manager in line with Company targets
7. Ensuring orders and enquiries are dealt with and followed up on promptly
8. Mix paint for Customers, process specialist orders, and request special stock within the Branch network
9. Build relationships with customers to fully identify their needs and allow us to provide a comprehensive service
10. Promote seasonal and special items, including merchandising goods in-store to increase visibility and sales
11. Assisting with stock maintenance in the branch

Who we are looking for to join our team:

1. Experience in a retail environment, ideally in a team leader or supervisory role
2. Exceptional customer service and communication skills, to understand and translate customer requirements into product recommendations
3. Highly motivated with the drive to succeed and do a great job
4. Approachable, possessing an open and friendly personality - happy to help both customers and colleagues
5. The ability to motivate and inspire colleagues to achieve the highest level of customer service
6. Enjoys working and supporting a team, but can be relied upon to work as an individual at all times
7. Keen to learn, develop skills, and progress within our industry
8. Ideally lives within a close proximity to the store to be able to respond to potential alarm calls out of hours
9. An interest in our industry would be advantageous but not essential as product training will be given

In return we offer a comprehensive benefits package consisting of:

1. Competitive rates of pay
2. 31 days holiday including bank holidays increasing with service
3. Free life assurance
4. 5% of your salary employer contribution to the pension plan (subject to employee contributions)
5. We offer Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
6. Brewers Colleague discounts giving you huge savings on your home improvements
7. Employee Assistance Programme - accessible to colleagues, partner/spouse and dependants
8. Access to Medicash, an optional funded scheme where you can claim money back for the most common routine healthcare treatments
9. Discounts and rewards with selected partners - major high street brands, supermarkets etc
10. Additional financial assistance such as Cycle to Work Scheme, Season Ticket Loans and Helping Hand Loan Scheme for times of crisis
11. Staff uniform and uniform cleaning tax relief
12. Comprehensive Induction Programme
13. After a qualifying period, you will also be eligible for additional benefits such as profit related pay, enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay and a chance to use one of our two Company Holiday Homes in Cornwall or the Lake District

To apply for this exciting opportunity, please click the Apply Now button on this page to complete the mandatory application form.

Please note – this role may be removed from listings before the closing date if we are successful in finding an appointment.

Other job titles associated with this role include Senior Retail Assistant, Retail Senior, Retail Supervisor, Retail Team Leader, Retail Manager, Team Leader, Senior Shop Assistant, Senior Stock Assistant.