Lancashire
Territory Sales Manager
Yard Supervisor
Joining the Travis Perkins family as a Yard Supervisor, you will ensure the safe and efficient running of our yard. You will also be responsible for leading and inspiring a team of Yard Assistants who are on the front line dealing with our customers that come into our yard. As part of the branch team you will play a vital role in our continued success, providing a first class service.
What will I be doing?
No one day is the same as the next in TP branch life, but here are a few pointers:
- Our success is built on strong relationships with our customers so it’s essential that you can help deliver the highest standards of service – the key thing is to be helpful and friendly at all times, you will likely get to know our customers on a first name basis.
- You will be based outside leading the external yard team, processing our customer orders, loading and unloading customer and company vehicles.
- You will also unload our building products from supplier deliveries and accurately book them in the branch warehouse.
- Experience of using a forklift is ideal, but don’t worry full training is provided
- Safety is at the forefront of everything we do, your aim will be to ensure that our standards never slip, this means maintaining a tidy and safe working environment at all times.
What skills do you need?
This is a key customer facing role, you just need the ability to provide great customer service and have experience in a supervisory role, we can teach you the rest.
Does this sound like you?
We hope you can say ‘Yes’ to all of the characteristics below – they are in the DNA of all our Yard Sales Supervisors. Are you:
- Someone that is physically active, as this role is located outside, it will involve lifting heavy building materials.
- Passionate and an engaging leader, who has the ability to create a “one team” approach through collaboration and motivation.
- Someone that has a friendly and outgoing personality who is happy to communicate face to face with customers and build strong relationships.
- Someone that is adaptable, resilient and tenacious with high levels of energy and drive.
- Someone who thrives in a dynamic and fast paced environment.
Being a Yard Sales Supervisor in TP gives you a fantastic opportunity to excel and to continue to develop your career, if you choose. As a new colleague you will be encouraged to enroll onto a TP development scheme – which are available to colleagues and managers at all levels of our business. How will you know you are doing a great job and developing your career? Simple. We will support you with a development plan, that embraces our values.
You’ll also receive £Competitive pay + Benefits (which includes an annual colleague bonus, contributory pension, private healthcare, life assurance, sharesave scheme, group wide colleague discounts across the Travis Perkins Group (including Toolstation). Plus we have a number of online discounts at leading retailers from airport parking to theme parks to eating out and cinemas. Our working hours also offer a great work life balance – most of our customers choose to enjoy their weekends and bank holidays which means you can too!
You may not know much about Travis Perkins, but if you look a bit closer you might be surprised, despite our size, we have the values of a family run business and the mindset and ambition of a forward thinking Company. We pride ourselves on being a great place to work that’s why we have been voted one of the UK’s Top Employers every year since 2010. We offer our employees access to extensive career opportunities across our 5 leading businesses. We operate out of more than 1400 outlets nationwide and have over 20,000 colleagues.
We’re driving to become a truly inclusive employer. We want everyone to be at their best and it’s our ambition that everyone within our Group feels safe, welcome and confident to be their authentic selves.
You be you, it makes us, us.
Yard Sales Assistant
We are Travis Perkins.
Leading our industry for over two centuries, we’ve built our early foundations into a nationwide business that gives customers the products they need, with the smile they deserve. We’re proudly part of Travis Perkins plc., the UK’s largest distributor of building materials, providing unrivalled customer service from over 1,400 branches across the UK.
What’s it like to be a Yard Assistant?
Every day is different at Travis Perkins, but here’s what you can expect:
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Our success is built on strong relationships with our customers so it’s essential that you can help deliver the highest standards of service – the key thing is to be helpful and friendly at all times, you will likely get to know our customers on a first name basis.
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You will be based outside, processing our customer orders, loading and unloading customer and company vehicles.
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You will also unload our building products from supplier deliveries and accurately book them in the branch warehouse.
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Experience of using a forklift is ideal, but don’t worry full training is provided
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Safety is at the forefront of everything we do, your aim will be to ensure that our standards never slip, this means maintaining a tidy and safe working environment
Do you have what it takes?
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This is a key customer facing role, so you will need to be enthusiastic and have great interpersonal skills.
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Be confident in your physical ability to process heavy and bulky stock throughout the Yard, within our health and safety guidelines.
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Thrive in a dynamic and fast paced environment, be adaptable and resilient.
What’s in it for you?
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Make your job a journey – with support to enrol onto development schemes, giving you the tools and knowledge you need to excel and progress.
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Competitive salary – with bonus earning potential too! We achieve together, so we earn together too.
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22 days of holiday
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Enhanced pension scheme – prepare for your future by matching your pension contributions up to 10%. (Conditions apply)
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Group-wide discounts – 20% off at Toolstation, with wider savings across the group.
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Sociable hours – Protect your “me time” with sociable daytime hours (no evenings or weekends!).
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ShareSave – own our collective success by investing with our group shares.
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Online shopping discounts – treat yourself more often, thanks to discounts across a range of leading retailers… from everyday essentials, to airport parking and travel!
What about our culture?
Every day, we work together, giving our best to be the best. By sharing our knowledge we don’t just support our colleagues, we create an unrivalled customer experience that shows them that we really care.
We’re driven to remain a truly inclusive employer. Please let your recruiter know how we can help you to thrive as your authentic self. You be you, it makes us, us.
We reserve the right to cancel or close this vacancy without notice or reason, and prior to the expiry date.
Customer Delivery Driver – Cat C
Internal Sales
Joining our friendly and hard working family as Internal Sales you’ll be on the front line dealing with our customers that come into your branch; playing a vital role in our continued success, providing a first class service and keeping colleagues and customers safe at all times.
What will I be doing?
No one day is the same as the next in TP branch life, but here are a few pointers:
- Our success is built on strong relationships with our customers so it’s essential that you can help deliver the highest standards of service – the key thing is to be helpful and friendly, you will likely get to know our customers on a first name basis.
- You’ll handle requests (including those from some of our larger customers), provide information on our products, prepare quotes and help each customer with their purchase, taking our sales from good to great.
- You’ll also be responsible for ensuring the safe and correct movement of our products around the branch.
- Safety is at the forefront of everything we do, your aim will be to ensure that our standards never slip, by adhering to all stay safe policies and procedures.
What experience do you need?
This is a key customer facing role, you need the ability to provide great customer service, build effective relationships and work as part of a team. Previous experience of managing large customer accounts and developing relationships will be beneficial. We can teach you the rest.
Does this sound like you?
We hope you can say ‘Yes’ to all of the characteristics below – they are in the DNA of all our fantastic Internal Sales. Are you:
- Someone that is highly adaptable, resilient and tenacious with high levels of energy and drive.
- Someone who thrives in a dynamic and fast paced environment.
- Someone that has a friendly and outgoing personality who is happy to communicate face to face with customers and build strong relationships
Being an Internal Sales person in TP gives you a fantastic opportunity to excel and to continue to develop your career, if you choose. As a new colleague you will be encouraged to enroll onto a TP development scheme – which are available to colleagues and managers at all levels of our business. How will you know you are doing a great job and developing your career? Simple. We will support you with a development plan, that embraces our values.
You’ll also receive £Competitive pay + Benefits (which includes an annual colleague bonus, contributory pension, private healthcare, life assurance, sharesave scheme, group wide colleague discounts across the Travis Perkins Group (including Toolstation). Plus we have a number of online discounts at leading retailers from airport parking to theme parks to eating out and cinemas. Our working hours also offer a great work life balance – most of our customers choose to enjoy their weekends and bank holidays which means you can too!
You may not know much about Travis Perkins, but if you look a bit closer you might be surprised, despite our size, we have the values of a family run business and the mindset and ambition of a forward thinking Company. We pride ourselves on being a great place to work that’s why we have been voted one of the UK’s Top Employers every year since 2010. We offer our employees access to extensive career opportunities across our 5 leading businesses. We operate out of more than 1,400 outlets nationwide and have over 20,000 colleagues.
We’re driving to become a truly inclusive employer. We want everyone to be at their best and it’s our ambition that everyone within our Group feels safe, welcome and confident to be their authentic selves.
You be you, it makes us, us.
