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Sales Assistant - Londonderry/Derry

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Derry, Northern Ireland
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Position Overview & Specifications

Sales Assistant

As a Sales Assistant within our Johnstone's Decorating Centre, you will provide a first-class customer service selling and promoting PPG/Johnstone’s products. This is a key, customer facing role for which an outgoing, helpful and hardworking nature will be paramount to ensure an excellent customer experience.

Store opening times:

Mon-Fri: 7:30 to 17:00

Sat: 8:00 to 13:00 (to work one Saturday every three)

Sunday: closed

39 hours a week

Full-time

Key Responsibilities

  • Serve customers on the trade counter and in the store.
  • Sell and promote PPG/Johnstone’s products.
  • Stock shelves.
  • Take in deliveries.
  • Process cash and card payments.
  • Stock take.
  • Tint paint.
  • IT work (place orders, check stock, etc.).
  • Clean and promote good HSE practices.

Qualifications

  • Previous experience in a customer facing environment (Crucial)!
  • Excellent communication skills and a positive customer focused attitude.
  • Good understanding of IT systems.
  • Full valid driving licence held for a period exceeding one year (Desirable).

ABOUT US:Here at PPG we make it happen, and we seek candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our values, with the commitment and drive to strive today to do better than yesterday – everyday.PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD™Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company. To learn more, visit www.ppg.com and follow @ PPG on Twitter.The PPG WayEvery single day at PPG:We partner with customers to create mutual value.We are insightful, dedicated and proactive. We have intimate knowledge of the market and our customers. We focus on practical solutions that make a difference.We are “One PPG” to the world.We are better and stronger together. We leverage our scale to reach new markets and introduce innovative technologies as we differentiate and disrupt our markets.We trust our people every day, in every way.We enable and empower our people to make the right decisions. We are inclusive, transparent and respectful. Our feedback is clear and actionable.We make it happen.We have a passion for winning. We achieve. We deliver with discipline and integrity. We bring our best energy to our work. We decide and act intelligently and quickly.We run it like we own it.We respect one another by being responsible and accountable. We always act in the best interest of our company, customers, shareholders and our communities.We do better today than yesterday – everyday.We continuously learn. We develop our people to grow our businesses.PPG Way: (Click here to learn more about the PPG Way)PPG vision: http://corporate.ppg.com/Our-Company/PPG-Vision.aspxWe are One PPG: http://one.ppg.com/PPG provides equal opportunity to all candidates and employees. We offer an opportunity to grow and develop your career in an environment that provides a fulfilling workplace for employees, creates an environment for continuous learning, and embraces the ideas and diversity of others. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, colour, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

  • Employee discount
  • Life insurance
  • On-site parking
  • Referral programme
  • Store discount
  • Wellness programme

Schedule:

  • Day shift

Supplemental pay types:

  • Performance bonus

Experience:

  • Trades counter sales: 1 year (preferred)
  • Retail sales: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

  • Full UK driving licence with more than 12 months (preferred)

Work Location: In person

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Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Sales Assistant - Londonderry/Derry roles across Johnstone’s Decorating Centre (PPG)'s corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:

1. Domain Competency

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2. Behavioral & Leadership

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