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United Kingdom, St Austell · Job Posted March 05, 2026
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Bradfords Building Supplies Ltd is a leading independent builders’ merchant based across the South West of England. We know our strength lies in our people and the service we offer and we continue to build on this by bringing great people into our teams. Our branch in St Austell now has a vacancy for a Sales Assistant. We know that no two days are the same, that you will always be busy and at times, it can be challenging. We can also guarantee that you will be working in a great team with great people and, if you are prepared to work hard, then you will love working with us. Our customers expect great service and our priority is to ensure this happens. Your strong customer service and communication skills will help you as you deal with customers, helping them in our Yard, loading and unloading lorries as well as serving on our Trade Counter. We are looking for people who have the drive and desire to learn additional skills and eventually become multi-skilled within all roles at the branch. This knowledge and experience can open up further opportunities in our business and we want to support that. Experience of working in a similar environment, along with a valid forklift licence would be great but it’s not essential as full training is provided. We are more interested in your ability to build effective relationships and demonstrate a great attitude towards customer service. When you join us, along with a competitive basic salary and bonus scheme, you will also get access to an excellent range of additional benefits. For more information about our business please visit www.bradfords.co.uk. If you believe we are the type of company you want to work for, we would love to hear from you!

Job Responsibility

  • Deal with customers
  • Help customers in our Yard
  • Load and unload lorries
  • Serve on our Trade Counter

Requirements

  • Experience of working in a similar environment
  • Valid forklift licence (not essential as full training is provided)
  • Strong customer service and communication skills
  • Ability to build effective relationships
  • Great attitude towards customer service
  • Drive and desire to learn additional skills

Nice to have

Valid forklift licence

What we offer

  • Competitive basic salary
  • Bonus scheme
  • Excellent range of additional benefits
  • Full training provided
  • Opportunities for advancement to become multi-skilled within all roles at the branch

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