Branch Sales Advisor - Part Time

About The Role

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity, working within a unique retail environment for a market‑leading business? Arco have a fantastic opportunity for a part‑time Branch Sales Advisor to join the team, working from our store in Carlisle on a Saturday morning. As a Branch Sales Advisor you will deliver high levels of customer service, actively drive sales activity, improve customer loyalty and grow Arco’s profitability.

The Branch Sales Advisor role is a part‑time position, working on Saturday morning each week for 4 hours. Don’t worry if you don’t know much about the health and safety industry or personal protective equipment (PPE); we’ll teach you all there is to know and provide a platform to learn, develop and grow.

• Providing high levels of customer service and building strong customer relationships
• Supporting opening accounts, providing quotations and customer account management
• Driving sales through customer calling, leaflet distribution and other sales activity
• Managing cash in line with company policies and procedures, including cashing up, processing refunds and supporting banking collection
• Following merchandising principles, including pricing, campaign set‑ups and ensuring product displays are well maintained
• Assisting with stock control, including processing deliveries, click and collect, and actioning weekly stock counts
• Supporting branch operations including stock preparation, stock management and restocking of customer sites where required
• Complying with and advocating for Health & Safety and Security at all times

• A starting salary of £12.60 plus bonus
• 32 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays, which rises with service, plus the option to purchase up to 5 more days each calendar year
• 2 fully paid Community Volunteering days every year
• An excellent pension (up to 8% Arco contribution) and x4 Life Assurance scheme
• A huge range of discounts via Perkbox to help with cost of living, plus employee discount on Arco products
• Free, 24‑hour access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Health Cash Plan, reimbursing up to 100% of everyday healthcare costs
• Access to our Learning Management System to support personal and career development
• Long‑term service awards – we’re proud to have employees who have worked for us for 40 years

• Experience working face‑to‑face with customers, preferably in a retail environment
• Experience of sales, either over the phone or face‑to‑face
• Strong IT skills;
  Microsoft Word, Excel etc., and the ability to learn new software
• Driving licence required

With a 140‑year legacy, Arco is recognised as the UK’s leading safety experts. As the only integrated safety products and services business, our size, scale and reputation in the sector give us an impressive portfolio of accounts and customers. We are on a transformation journey to become more profitable and sustainable, investing in our growing business to achieve this goal. Our behaviours – Care, Collaborate, Perform and Deliver – are embedded in our culture to drive performance and success.

Diversity and inclusion are paramount; we respect and value everyone’s unique skills, experiences and ideas to create a supportive, inclusive environment.

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Part‑time
• Job function:
  Sales and Business Development
• Industry: Business Supplies & Equipment
• Location:
  
  Carlisle, SC
• Salary: $40,000.00–$64,000.00
• Posted: 4 days ago