Retail Sales Advisor (Outside Rooms)

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Outside Rooms Retail Sales Person

Reports To: Head of Retail Sales

Location: JP Corry Dromore

Hours of Work: 8.30am to 5.00pm Monday to Thursday; 8:30 to 4pm Friday
(October – February)

From March - September you will be given a half day off during the week, as agreed with your line manager, and in place of this you will work every Saturday morning 8:30 to

12:00pm

The role:

Are you a motivated and engaging individual with a natural flair for design who enjoys meeting people? Are you looking to take the first step of your career with a company that has clear progression routes, sterling employee benefits and a strong reputation for going above and beyond when it comes to looking after its customers and employees?

AG is looking for an enthusiastic individual to join its dynamic and expanding Outside Rooms retail sales team. This position will be based at our Outside Rooms display area in JP Corry

Building Merchants Dromore. The successful candidate should be passionate and want to inspire our customers to create their own unique and individual Outside Rooms using our market leading, landscaping products.

Whilst helpful, no landscaping experience is necessary for this role. A comprehensive induction and training programme will be given to the successful candidate so that they have all the tools necessary to be a first-class showroom-based sales advisor.

The successful candidate will be given ongoing support and training to assist them along AG’s career progression paths over time.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Maximise sales for the Outside Rooms division.
• Processing orders and proactively engaging with customers.
• Dealing with enquiries and building a pipeline of quotations.
• Building a network of installers, cultivating a close and helpful working relationship to grow a repeat business stream.
• Assist and guide customers in their paving and walling choices to ensure the optimum, landscaping solution is achieved for the customer.
• Ensure the Outside Rooms Centre is maintained to a high standard, by merchandising and replenishing literature and samples.
• Responsible for the day to day running of the Outside Rooms branch including opening and closing of premises.
• Work closely with colleagues in the Outside Rooms team including Landscape Designers and the Marketing department to identify projects of interest and marketing opportunities.
• Work with the Paving Installer Manager to identify and grow potential Installers.
• Build relationships with internal colleagues in the wider AG family & JP Corry to ensure processes operate smoothly.
• Liaise with both, existing AG recommended installers and new paving installers, to build and cultivate close working relationships.
• Keep up to date with industry trends and be part of the development of our product range by identifying new products suitable for the market.

• Take responsibility for personal development and actively seek opportunities to better yourself as part of a dynamic team.
• Any other duties as required by Senior Management and the Directors of the Company, commensurate with the role and within capabilities.
• Embody the company culture of exemplary customer service in your everyday performance, providing a professional yet personal customer experience.
• Endorse our market leading landscaping products by showing how they will enhance the customer’s lifestyle and outside living space

Employee Specification: Outside Rooms Retail Sales Advisor

Criteria: Essential: Desirable:

Attainments: 5 GCSE’s (or equivalent) at Grade C or Third level qualification in a e.g. Qualifications, experience, training above including Maths and English Business related field

Previous sales experience in a retail or showroom environment. Knowledge of landscape design.

Experience in the tiling

Proficient in Microsoft Office and other sector/construction industry software packages. and/or building products knowledge

Valid driving licence with the ability to travel to and from work areas as and when required.

Aptitudes: An excellent communicator, who is Experience of calculating areas of e.g. Communication skills, friendly, polite, and very engaging. design for order quantification.

Negotiation skills, Influencing skills

Proven ability to be proactive.

Effective in building and maintaining good customers relations with a wide range of people, both internally and externally.

Personality: Self-motivated with a positive attitude, Ability to take ownership of their e.g. Attitude, Reliability, with a proven desire to learn. own environment and seek help

Co-operation when needed.

Ability to prioritise and multi task a

seasonal workload.

Exceptional all-round administrative skills, accuracy and attention to detail.

Circumstances: Flexibility to work summertime hours as e.g. Flexibility in hours, Mobility, Time and when required. keeping

Can travel to and from work areas as

and when required.

Flexibility to work on Saturdays during the summer months.

Personal Attributes: Smart business attire

e.g. presentation, Health

Medically fit and healthy for the requirements of the role which may include some physical aspects such as manual handling and lifting.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: From £25,200.00 per year

Benefits:

• Bereavement leave
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Sick pay
• Store discount
• Wellness programme

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme
• Commission pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Dromore Co Down, BT25 1BY: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Retail sales: 1 year (preferred)
• customer service: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: D23/03/RSA