Sales Assistant – Paint Department – Brackenfell needed at Brights Hardware

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Attend to customers in a professional and helpful manner
• Generate more sales, ensure customer satisfaction by providing excellent customer service
• Control stock levels and doing regular stock counts
• Advise customers with regards to products, which product would be best in order to solve the customers’ problem
• Place stock orders with buyers if necessary
• Attend to relevant admin tasks including up keep of customer book, special orders file and forwarding of invoices as well as other relevant tasks
• Ensure merchandising is done properly and that the products are priced correctly
• Participate in perpetual stock takes
• Ensure good housekeeping of work area
• Perform any work related tasks as delegated by superior

REQUIREMENTS:

• Matric or x3 Completed Intercept courses equating to total of 120 credits
• 2 Years minimum experience in a Hardware environment
• Basic product exposure (must have spent at least 2 years with Paint products)
• Brights Induction (Service excellence)
• In-house entry level merchandising standards
• In house basic sales technique
• 2 x Department Product Knowledge Certificate
• Natural Sales flair
• Ability to communicate effectively (verbal & written)