Retail Sales Consultant, Glasgow
Building A, Hillington Point, 72-74 Kelvin Avenue, Hillington, Glasgow, G52 4LT
Remuneration: Up to £28,000 (40 hours per week)
About the Role:
We have an exciting opportunity for a well-presented, friendly and trustworthy warehouse operative to work in one of our inspiring, tile & bathroom showrooms based in Glasgow. As a Company we believe our teams are passionate about our brand and they create a fantastic shopping experience for our customers by combining excellent operational standards with outstanding customer service.
About Original Style:
We pride ourselves on being a market leader in the tile industry, known for sourcing exclusive, on-trend designs that elevate spaces with style and quality. Our passion for excellence extends beyond our exceptional product range; we are equally committed to delivering top-tier customer service that sets us apart. As a trusted partner for designers, traders and homeowners alike, we bring unique design visions to life through our unparalleled tile collections.
Original Style is a renowned U.K manufacturer with 40 years’ of experience producing premium, handcrafted tiles that are celebrated for their exceptional quality and timeless appeal.
Key Responsibilities:
As a Showroom Warehouse Operative your responsibilities will include:
- Maintaining a well organised and efficient warehouse and sample room, ensuring all products and orders are effectively packed away and accurately labelled.
- Accurately and efficiently picking and packing orders, ensuring limited damages.
- Loading and unloading of customers’ vehicles in a safe manner.
- Unloading and organising internal and external deliveries, accurately checking and receipting the goods received.
- Maintaining a high level of stock accuracy, including regular stock counts, reducing stock discrepancies and write offs.
- Ensuring work areas are clean, tidy and safe at all times.
What we’re looking for:
- Proven track record in maintaining a well organised and efficient warehouse.
- Experience in handling both external in internal deliveries, accurately checking and receipting goods.
- Experience in picking and packing orders, ensuring limited damages.
- Experience in maintaining stock accuracy stock accuracy processes, including regular stock counts, reducing stock discrepancies and write offs.
- Experience of delivery driving preferable.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with clients and internal stakeholders, with the ability to build and nurture relationships with discerning clientele.
- Have a good educational background, with the ability to understand basic mathematics (e.g. addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, calculation of areas)
- A full (ideally clean) driving licence.
Working with Us:
When you join our team you’re becoming part of a friendly, creative community passionate about design and exceptional customer service. Along with the opportunity to work with stunning products and inspiring customers, we offer:
- Company Pension Plan
- 20 days basic holidays increasing to 26 days with service
- Ongoing Training
- Recognition for Long Service
- Staff Discount
- Death in Service Benefit
- Medicash Healthcare Cashplan (including shopping, travel and gym discounts)
- Career progression within our growing dynamic Company
How to Apply:
Applicants should send their CV and a cover letter (including current salary and salary expectations) to Jade Calvert, Human Resources Advisor, by email to [email protected].
JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: SHOWROOM WAREHOUSE OPERATIVE
DEPARTMENT: RETAIL
BASED: GLASGOW RETAIL SHOWROOM
REPORTS TO: SHOWROOM MANAGER
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
To work within the Showroom team to ensure efficient, safe and accurate handling of all stock and to also provide a high quality delivery service.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintain a well organised and efficient warehouse and sample room, ensuring all products and orders are effectively packed away and accurately labelled.
- To accurately and efficiently pick and pack orders, ensuring limited damages.
- Loading and unloading of customers’ vehicles in a safe manner.
- To unload and organise internal and external deliveries, accurately checking and receipting the goods received.
- To maintain a high level of stock accuracy, including regular stock counts, reducing stock discrepancies and write offs.
- To ensure work areas are clean, tidy and safe at all times.
- Build and maintain relationships with trade customers to facilitate an increase in sales.
- Route plan deliveries on a daily basis to ensure maximum productivity is achieved.
- To provide support with the delivery of goods to customers in a timely, safe and polite manner.
- To provide support with the upkeep and maintenance of the vehicle log.
- To provide Showroom sales cover as and when required, assisting customers and answering the phone.
- To perform any reasonable request made by your manager.
HEALTH AND SAFETY
- Endorse and promote a positive and conscious health and safety culture within the Company.
- Ensure always take reasonable care of their own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.
- Ensure compliance with all health and safety, quality and human resource policies and procedures of Original Style.
These are the main functions of the job but employees may be required to carry out other duties as may be reasonably required.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
To succeed in this role the person needs to:
- exhibit good timekeeping skills;
- possess a good standard of numeracy and literacy;
- be computer literate and have a basic understanding of Microsoft programmes;
- demonstrate a good understanding of, and commitment to, safe working practices;
- possess good communication skills with the ability to relate to our trade customers;
- have a positive attitude and high energy;
- work well under pressure;
- have the ability to listen and understand information and ideas presented to them;
- Maintain a smart appearance at all times.
Qualifications
- Must have a full U.K. driving licence, preferably clean.
- A minimum of three years’ driving experience.
- A forklift licence is desirable.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON ORIGINAL STYLE LIMITED
Please refer to the following websites:
http://www.originalstyle.com
https://www.clayandrock.co.uk
Original Style is one of the U.K.’s leading manufacturers, importers and distributors with an extensive portfolio of high quality ceramic, porcelain, glass mosaic and stone tiles. The Company has been producing high quality tiles in our factory in Exeter, Devon, since 1986 and we offer a wide range of products - from contemporary large format wall and floor tiles to hand-finished glazed tiles designed in-house. Tiles are our craft and we are committed to manufacturing using traditional techniques teamed with state of the art technologies. We also source original and innovative tiles for our collections from across the globe, such as our unique glass products and mosaics, enriching our collections for a truly versatile choice. The key to our success is the experience of our highly skilled designers and craftspeople, showroom experts, customer service and all the support functions who make it a priority to ensure customer experience excellence throughout each stage of their journey with us.
With circa 190 employees, 14 tile showrooms and a global network of retailers, Original Style is committed to continuous development as an industry leader. We have recently rebranded the majority of our retail showrooms/stores to Clay & Rock, aiming to provide a premium retail experience. With continuous growth and products available in over 60 countries and over 2,000 retail outlets worldwide there’s never been a more exciting time to join Original Style. Your growth is equally important to us – we will support you to reach your full potential and achieve your personal development goals.
Pay: £28,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person