Openings at Brights Hardware

Job Description
Purpose: The purpose of this job is to deliver exceptional customer service in such a manner that external and internal customers are satisfied including delivery and transfer drivers.  This is accomplished by offering friendly customer service, ensuring clean and tidy environment and accurate loading of all customers’ products purchased ensuring that the Yard runs efficiently so that no losses of neither stock nor dissatisfied customers occur in order to have customers return to the store increasing sales and profit margins.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Loading customers vehicles, delivery trucks and transfer trucks promptly and accurately
• Ensuring that stock is properly stacked and counted
• Assist with pulling of stock for transfers
• Reporting stock shortages
• Reporting stock breakages
• Up keeping of tidiness and cleaning of area by sweeping and upholding good housekeeping
• Assisting customers with excellent customer service and product knowledge
• Bagging of stone/ sand
• Participating in perpetual stocktakes
• Ensuring housekeeping of work area
• Performing any work related tasks as delegated by your superior

REQUIREMENTS:

• Matric or Equivalent
• 1 Year minimum experience in a similar role (preferred)
• Ability to deliver excellent customer service
• Ability to numerically count stock
• Able to work independently and as a team player
• Be disciplined and motivated
• Ability to handle pressure
• Ability to communicate effectively (verbal)
• Physical fitness and stamina 

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Job Description

• Purpose:  To effectively assist customers in a professional and competent manner with technical support and assistance in choosing a product that is best suited for their specific needs - and with the aim of achieving customer satisfaction generating sales and promote sustainable business growth.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Attend to customers in a professional, competent, and helpful manner.
• Generate new business opportunities and maintain existing customer relationships to ensure overall customer satisfaction.
• Advises and assists customers regarding technical aspects merchandise.
• Assist with the ongoing management of stock by way of product inventories and participating in stock takes, including perpetual stock takes.
• Control and maintain acceptable stock levels and liaising with relevant departments regarding replenishment of stock when necessary.
• Advise the customer on products: price, specification, delivery, warranties, and any other information pertinent to the, use and care of the product.
• Advise customers on alternatives within the range of the product to further ensure customer needs are satisfied.
• Maintain and demonstrate up to date knowledge of the company’s product ranges and any additions/ changes to it.
• Attend to admin tasks including, but not limited to maintenance and updating of customer book, special orders file, submitting invoices and other relevant paperwork.
• Ensure merchandising is done according to the company’s merchandising standards and that the products are priced correctly.
• Maintain good housekeeping of work area.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Matric or 3x Completed Intercept courses equating to total of 120 credits.
• Candidates with no Matric will only be considered for this position if they have 7 years’ experience in Technical Sales in specific trade
• 7 Years Sales experience
• 3 years in retail/hardware giving technical advice to customers
• Brights Induction (Service excellence)
• 7 intermediate technical supplier competency certificates
• Intermediate level merchandising standards / In-house return per square meter standards
• Demonstrate Standard Operating Procedure knowledge unattended at 100% accuracy
• External Sales technique course
• Demonstrate above average sales technique
• Asserts problem solving ability
• Advanced technical product knowledge (achieve 100% in assessment)
• Ability to communicate effectively (verbal & written)