You need strong sales experience, excellent customer service skills, and the ability to meet sales targets. A driver's license and driving ability are essential for daily deliveries. Our values include connecting to customers, constantly challenging, socially committed, and inspiring confidence.

You will support store targets, drive sales, build relationships with customers, and identify new business opportunities at a busy decorating centre.

Hospitality & Retail

United Kingdom

Peterborough

Crown Paints is a British paint manufacturer. It has been making paint for more than 200 years and is Holder of the Royal Warrant by Appointment to Her Majesty the Queen.The company is owned by Danish decorative and protective coatings company Hempel.More than 1,250 employees work for Crown Paints, which has its headquarters in Darwen in Lancashire.  Its manufacturing sites in Darwen and Hull operate to ISO 9001 quality management system and ISO 14001 environmental management system.

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<ul><li>Are you passionate about providing an exceptional customer centric service, tailored to each individual’s needs? Providing our customers with a trusted brand as well as the highest quality paint and sundry products is just the start. We are looking for individuals that not only have a passion for our brand, but for the socially responsible activities and initiatives that Crown Paints actively engage in.&nbsp;</li></ul>What you can expect from this role<ul><li>As a Sales Assistant/Driver you will work alongside the store team, collaboratively supporting our Store Manager, in delivering a sustainable and profitable sales growth for Crown Paints. A positive and motivated approach will be key when contributing to the&nbsp;Peterborough&nbsp;store targets, driving innovative yet effective sales with our range of decorative paints and sundry items.</li><li>The&nbsp;Peterborough&nbsp;Crown Decorating Centre (CDC) is a busy store and plays a pivotal role within our national network, currently made up of&nbsp;147 CDCs. Our customer base varies from passing one-off retail customers through to builders and trades people who hold accounts and maintain repeat business. A key part of your role will be to identify potential new customers, establish positive relationships and open customer accounts regularly.</li></ul>Who we are looking for<ul><li>We are looking for individuals who possess strong sales experience, ideally within a retail background, evidencing excellent customer service and competence in the delivery of sales targets. A current driving licence and the ability to drive is essential, as the store coordinates a daily delivery service for customers.</li><li>At Crown Paints, as part of our journey to excellence we always recruit based on four values that unite us all; Connecting to customers, Constantly challenging, Socially committed, Inspiring confidence. To a large extent our values describe the way we already are, but there is also an element of aspiration… expressing the way we want to be.</li></ul>With great work comes great rewardCrown Paints takes pride in their excellent working conditions and in addition, offer an attractive reward package that includes:<ul><li>The opportunity to earn up to a 25% performance bonus each quarter</li><li>28 days basic annual leave each year (plus 8 bank holidays)</li><li>A variety of discounts / vouchers on products that Crown supply</li><li>A generous pension plan where the Company will match, and even double your contribution</li><li>Multiple other benefits relating to your health and wellbeing</li></ul>

Are you passionate about providing an exceptional customer centric service, tailored to each individual’s needs? Providing our customers with a trusted brand as well as the highest quality paint and sundry products is just the start. We are looking for individuals that not only have a passion for our brand, but for the socially responsible activities and initiatives that Crown Paints actively engage in. What you can expect from this roleAs a Sales Assistant/Driver you will work alongside the store team, collaboratively supporting our Store Manager, in delivering a sustainable and profitable sales growth for Crown Paints. A positive and motivated approach will be key when contributing to the Peterborough store targets, driving innovative yet effective sales with our range of decorative paints and sundry items.The Peterborough Crown Decorating Centre (CDC) is a busy store and plays a pivotal role within our national network, currently made up of 147 CDCs. Our customer base varies from passing one-off retail customers through to builders and trades people who hold accounts and maintain repeat business. A key part of your role will be to identify potential new customers, establish positive relationships and open customer accounts regularly.Who we are looking forWe are looking for individuals who possess strong sales experience, ideally within a retail background, evidencing excellent customer service and competence in the delivery of sales targets. A current driving licence and the ability to drive is essential, as the store coordinates a daily delivery service for customers.At Crown Paints, as part of our journey to excellence we always recruit based on four values that unite us all; Connecting to customers, Constantly challenging, Socially committed, Inspiring confidence. To a large extent our values describe the way we already are, but there is also an element of aspiration… expressing the way we want to be.With great work comes great rewardCrown Paints takes pride in their excellent working conditions and in addition, offer an attractive reward package that includes:The opportunity to earn up to a 25% performance bonus each quarter28 days basic annual leave each year (plus 8 bank holidays)A variety of discounts / vouchers on products that Crown supplyA generous pension plan where the Company will match, and even double your contributionMultiple other benefits relating to your health and wellbeing

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