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Trade Counter Customer Services

Focus Resourcing
Posted 12 hours ago, valid for 25 days
Location

Stonehouse, Gloucestershire GL10 3DP, England

Contract type

Full Time

Life Insurance

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  • We are seeking an experienced trade counter/customer service executive for our Gloucester offices.
  • The role requires a minimum of 2 years of experience in customer service or a related field, with a salary of £25,000 to £30,000 per year.
  • As the key contact for customers, you will be responsible for processing orders, driving sales, and ensuring excellent service.
  • Candidates should possess strong telephony skills, advanced Excel capabilities, and ideally be French-speaking.
  • Benefits include 23 days holiday, matched pension contributions, life assurance, and a private health scheme, with some hybrid working after initial training.

We are looking to recruit for an experienced trade counter / customer service executive to work within our busy established offices based in Gloucester. You will be the key contact between the company and their customers. This is a client-driven role and will be responsible for partnering with our customers to understand their needs, drive sales to achieve financial targets and ensure they experience excellent service.

Responsibilities

  • Act as a key contact for the customer into the business.
  • Process incoming orders and queries from department mailboxes.
  • Distribute order acknowledgements and product availability updates directly to customers.
  • Produce and communicate Invoices to customer contacts.
  • Proactively drive sales through specified accounts to achieve financial targets
  • Participation in outgoing call campaigns to specified customers.
  • Updating/creating process sheets
  • Take responsibility to identify and correct any errors, escalating as needed to ensure the issue is effectively resolved.
  • Proactively advise both internal and external contacts of any stock issues that affect availability and delivery.

Skills

  • Previous telephony experience; confident speaking to customers over the phone.
  • Ability to proactively problem solve and manage situations.
  • Competent in all Microsoft Office programs
  • Desirable: French speaking.
  • Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables and chart creation.
  • Evidence of a clear understanding of all aspects of customer services and able to demonstrate commitment to continuous improvement.
  • Excellent pro-active communication/negotiation skills (face to face/ telephone/written)

Benefits

  • 23 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Pension contribution matched up to 8%.
  • Life Assurance 3x base salary
  • Private health scheme
  • Working style: Some Hybrid working (first 3 months will be mostly office-based whilst training)
  • Working hours: 37.5 per week. Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5pm (1 hour lunch)

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.