Glasswells is the biggest home department store in East Anglia, with shops in Bury St Edmunds, Ipswich, Haverhill, and Saffron Walden. We offer a wide range of quality home furnishings and flooring products to our customers across East Anglia.
We have an opening in our Saffron Walden store for an experienced and highly enthusiastic Estimator / Sales Adviser to join our busy flooring department. Working Monday to Saturday (with one day off during the week), you will be responsible for both in-store sales and visiting customer homes to take measurements.
The ideal candidate will be sales-focused, have excellent customer communication skills and:
· A positive attitude and motivation to achieve target sales
· Strong attention to detail (measuring and preparing quotations)
· The ability to engage with customers both in store and in their homes
· A full clean driving licence
· Experience in sales
· A flooring background would be advantageous, however full training will be provided.
Successful candidates will be responsible for:
· Greeting and assisting customers in store
· Visiting customers’ homes and taking measurements
· Preparing comprehensive and accurate quotations using our in-house computerised estimating system and using the company sales programme to process and progress orders. (Full training will be provided on our computer systems and procedures).
· Taking orders in person and over the phone
· Maximising add-on sales
· Maintaining showroom standards, keeping the department tidy and appealing
Benefits:
· Competitive salary plus sales-based commission scheme.
· Sales-related weekly bonus.
· Monthly company bonus (after qualifying period).
· Company pension.
· Company discount scheme in our stores and restaurants (after qualifying period).
· Staff training and development
· Friendly and welcoming working environment.
· Paid holiday entitlement of 20 days plus bank holidays, entitlement increases with length of service.
Job Types: Permanent, Full-time
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Saffron Walden CB10 1EU: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: In person
