Trade Branch Counter - Supervisor

Our Trade Branch Network offers genuine opportunities to make a difference, and provides many exciting career pathways.
Do you want a driving trades and retail supervisors role that is interesting and with sociable working hours?

Are you looking for a company who believe their employees have an excellent work/life balance, promote internally and help their employees learn new skills and experience.

My client is looking for a supervisor for their Barnstaple Branch.

The successful candidate will have retail, trades or construction experience with a focus on customer support, communication and excellent interpersonal skills.

You will be working as part of a small committed team in an interesting, growing marketplace.

Benefits:
You will be rewarded with a very competitive basic salary
An excellent monthly bonus scheme taking your salary to £32,703 per annum
33 days holiday (including statutory holidays)
Free Life Assurance Plan of 3x your Annual Salary
Option to join the Share Save Scheme at discounted rates, and share in our company success
Company Pension Plan
Employee discount on products
Discounts across many well-known online and high street retailers
A blend of training, including e-learning and on the job training to help your career development

Job Description:

- Our Branch Supervisors are hands-on, lead by example, and work closely with the Branch Manager in day to day branch operations
- Provide exceptional customer service and support to new and existing customers
- Ensure excellence in customer service, operational standards and Branch sales targets are achieved
- Support the delivery of sales targets whilst developing and maintaining positive customer relationships
- Assist with the delivery of branch operations
- Provide support and assistance to Branch colleagues as required
- Support the Branch Manager to ensure team complete actions and activities on time, and in full
- Ensure Branch team compliance with Health and Safety, company policies and procedures
- Undertake stocktakes and audits
- Maintain maintenance records for Branch vehicles
- Conduct Branch housekeeping for front of house, warehousing and merchanting

Person Specification:

- Passion and energy to deliver exceptional customer service and achieve business targets
- A hands-on customer focused approach, confident and happy to serve customers and proactively engage with potential future customers
- A commercial approach to drive sales and maximise margins, whilst ensuring our customers always walk away happy
- Good organisational skills, with ability to prioritise and use own initiative
- Confident IT user, with experience of MS Office and industry standard software eg SAP
- A full and valid driving license is essential, and a FLT licence could be a distinct advantage
- The ability to cover for the Branch Manager when required
- Previous branch stock take experience could be a distinct advantage
- Comfortable to work in a small team and on occasion, alone
- Experience within a similar role ideally in a trade / builders merchant /retail, glazing or uPVC environment could be a distinct advantage

Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our clients as an employment agency for this vacancy
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