Trade Counter Assistant

Location: Edinburgh Salary: £13.40 per hour Shifts: Monday to Friday 9am-4pm Contract: Permanent We are currently seeking a Trade Counter Assistant to join our esteemed client in Edinburgh. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing new business and maintaining existing relationships with our customers. Responsibilities and Duties Dealing with customers face to face and over the telephone Giving excellent customer service and sound product advice Purchasing materials and managing stock levels for the category Taking a proactive approach to sales, using every opportunity to make or increase a sales. Qualifications and Skills You will be working within a close-knit team and will be dealing with our customers daily. You will, therefore, need to be the person that our customers will look forward to seeing knowing that they will always receive excellent customer service and sound advice. You should also be enthusiastic, hardworking and have a positive attitude alongside:- Sales experience within a merchant environment is preferable although training will be given to the right candidate Confident when dealing with customers The ability to build great customer relationships A good telephone manner, excellent communication and interpersonal skill Computer literate