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Due to continuous growth, we often have a wide range of careers available. We pride ourselves with an equal opportunity policy, with a vision to install pride and enthusiasm into all our workforce, rewarding excellent performance and helping build careers. Effective training leads to positive and enthusiastic members of staff and we believe happy customers.

We pride ourselves with our forward thinking approach to recruitment which results in a number of younger staff members coming through the business, retaining the knowledge of our more experienced employees, to continue the progression of the business whilst retaining the high standards that our customers expect.

Training Initiative of the Year 2018 – Awarded by the Builders Merchants Awards for Excellence.

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HGV Driver - Essex

 

Main Duties & Responsibilities

  • • Safely loading and securing goods on the vehicle;
    • Maintaining and conducting basic checks of their vehicle, including brake, oil or tyre checks;
    • Planning delivery routes and schedules;
    • Driving large goods vehicles;
    • Logging delivery information correctly;
    • Having a strong awareness of the UK highway code;
    • Keeping vigilant of correct delivery times;
    • Planning driver breaks for safety purposes during long-distance hauls;
    • Staying aware of any route diversions or updates to their delivery journey.
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Skills and Qualities

  • • Able to continuously concentrate on safe driving while in cramped conditions
    • Able to drive safely during busy traffic periods, in adverse weather conditions or at night
    • Has a Heavy Goods License for Category C1 and Category C vehicles
    • Ideally has a clean UK driver’s license
    • Is able to communicate with suppliers and customers regarding delivery times
    • Mechanical knowledge and practical experience
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Job Type: Full-time, permanent

Salary:  salary dependent on experience

Benefits: Bonus scheme, company pension, employee discount, additional leave accrual 

Schedule: Monday to Friday

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New Business Area Manager - Essex

Main Purpose of the Job

We are looking for New Business Manager to join the team who will contribute to the commercial success of the business by sourcing and introducing new business opportunities in the local area.

To be successful in this role you will be proactive, positive, innovative and customer focused with the ability to close customers. 

Main Duties & Responsibilities

  • • Create own new business leads.
    • Identify main decision makers within new prospect companies.
    • Upsell new product ranges.
  • • Identify areas of low sales/ margins and increase within portfolio.
  • • Report weekly KPIs to relevant stakeholders. 
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Skills and Qualities

  • • Proven experience of building a pipeline of new business and winning new customers. 
  • •Extensive business, marketing and sales acumen
    • Excellent communication skills
    • Ability to set realistic goals and identify target areas for growth
    • Ability to analyse data and present findings
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Job Type: Full-time, permanent

Salary:  salary dependent on experience

Benefits: Bonus scheme, company pension, employee discount, additional leave accrual 

Schedule: Monday to Friday

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Yard Warehouse Person - Harold Hill

Main Purpose of the Job

Responsible for working in our Romford branch yard and assisting with the maintenance and running of storage yards and related facilities, including such duties as manually loading and unloading materials, operating mechanical loading equipment, preparing materials for customer collections/deliveries, dealing with trade and general public customers, and keeping accurate records of the receipt and issue of stores items.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

  • Prompt turnaround of our own vehicles
  • Provide excellent customer service serving customers promptly and efficiently
  • Clean and tidy yard to include perimeter checks as necessary
  • Checks incoming goods against suppliers' delivery note
  • Assign materials to the proper yard location
  • Records all materials leaving the yard
  • Unload and load incoming and outgoing vehicles
  • Maintain and merchandise the yard stock
  • Willing to perform any duties as may be deemed necessary or as may be required by the Company
  • Operating lift truck and Combi Lift

Legislation and Health and Safety

  • Carry out daily FLT checks
  • Ensure accidents are kept to a minimum and if in an accident report the accident as soon as possible and in compliance with the Company’s accident reporting procedure
  • Follow and enforce company health and safety procedures
  • Depot vehicle turnaround (minimise downtime)
  • Adherence to the customer charter and health and safety legislation and compliance

Skills and Qualities

  • Good communication skills
  • Counterbalance lift truck licence/Forklift
  • Experience working in a similar role
  • A knowledge of good practice relating to Health and Safety Regulations
  • Methodical and organised and able to work on own initiative
  • Ability to understand and execute oral and written instructions
  • Ability to maintain simple records
  • Sufficient physical strength and agility to perform the work required
  • All candidates should be able to work in a team

Job Type: Full-time, permanent

Salary: From £25,000.00 per year - salary dependant on experience

Benefits: Bonus scheme, company pension, employee discount, additional leave accrual 

Schedule: Monday to Friday, and alternative Saturdays

Experience: Counter Balance Forklift (required) & Builders Merchant or trade business: 1 year (required)

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Yard Warehouse Person - Romford

Main Purpose of the Job

Responsible for working in our Romford branch yard and assisting with the maintenance and running of storage yards and related facilities, including such duties as manually loading and unloading materials, operating mechanical loading equipment, preparing materials for customer collections/deliveries, dealing with trade and general public customers, and keeping accurate records of the receipt and issue of stores items.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

  • Prompt turnaround of our own vehicles
  • Provide excellent customer service serving customers promptly and efficiently
  • Clean and tidy yard to include perimeter checks as necessary
  • Checks incoming goods against suppliers' delivery note
  • Assign materials to the proper yard location
  • Records all materials leaving the yard
  • Unload and load incoming and outgoing vehicles
  • Maintain and merchandise the yard stock
  • Willing to perform any duties as may be deemed necessary or as may be required by the Company
  • Operating lift truck and Combi Lift

Legislation and Health and Safety

  • Carry out daily FLT checks
  • Ensure accidents are kept to a minimum and if in an accident report the accident as soon as possible and in compliance with the Company’s accident reporting procedure
  • Follow and enforce company health and safety procedures
  • Depot vehicle turnaround (minimise downtime)
  • Adherence to the customer charter and health and safety legislation and compliance

Skills and Qualities

  • Good communication skills
  • Counterbalance lift truck licence/Forklift
  • Experience working in a similar role
  • A knowledge of good practice relating to Health and Safety Regulations
  • Methodical and organised and able to work on own initiative
  • Ability to understand and execute oral and written instructions
  • Ability to maintain simple records
  • Sufficient physical strength and agility to perform the work required
  • All candidates should be able to work in a team

Job Type: Full-time, permanent

Salary: From £25,000.00 per year - salary dependant on experience

Benefits: Bonus scheme, company pension, employee discount, additional leave accrual 

Schedule: Monday to Friday, and alternative Saturdays

Experience: Counter Balance Forklift (required) & Builders Merchant or trade business: 1 year (required)

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Fast Track Development Scheme - Various Branches

Main Purpose of the Job

This is a sought-after role for people who want a career, not a job. For this reason, you are required to submit a cover letter for this role, highlighting your life and working experiences as well as what strengths you feel you have to succeed in the position.

This is a One Year Scheme aimed at introduction to the World of Merchanting

Open to green applicants who are new to the merchanting world, which is different from other retail positions where you scan a barcode and off the customer goes; we have regular customers who our staff build a relationship with (rather than simply referring to everyone as Sir or Madam), our large stock holdings provide a great variety of products for our staff to engage with and our pricing structure allows staff to negotiate with customers what a purchasing our products. This creates a busy but enjoyable environment to carry out your working day in.

Although no previous merchanting experience is required, as a company we provide excellent levels of service to our customers that sets us apart from our competitors. This is why we require candidates to have not only the hunger and drive to succeed, but also the ability and relevant experience to be able to engage with our customers and provide the high standards of service that are expected.

The scheme is broken down into three main modules: Yard, Shop/Counter, and Sales.

Yard Module

  • Intro to Yard/Warehouse operations
  • Forklift truck training
  • Safety standards and expectations in branch
  • Housekeeping and Stock merchandising
  • Picking loads & serving customers
  • Loading/Unloading Suppliers
  • Picking loads for deliveries
  • Role of the delivery driver

Shop/Counter Module

  • Intro to POS computer system
  • Serving & selling to customers on the counter
  • Replenishing stock in the shop
  • Ordering stock and goods inwards
  • Answering telephone enquiries
  • Quoting customers
  • Intro to office admin duties – banking, invoicing, accounts
  • Intro to transport planning/scheduling

Sales Module

  • Sales negotiation
  • Proactive sales calling
  • Quote management
  • Role of the external rep

We would not hold someone back from progressing through the scheme, therefore there are no timescales on each module as it is down to each individual. The more you put in, the faster you progress.

However, there is an expectation that in 12 months you will have completed all the areas listed, gaining the relevant knowledge and experience to then be placed in a role within the company, to continue your development and have a long and successful career with us.

Job Type: Full-time, permanent

Salary: From £25,000.00 per year

Benefits: Bonus scheme, company pension, employee discount, additional leave accrual 

Schedule: Monday to Friday, and alternative Saturdays

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