Sales Assistant / Driver

Company: AkzoNobel
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Location: Telford
Job Description:

Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world‑class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long‑established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

Dulux Decorator Centre – Wellington, TA21 9AD

Pay: £13.18 per hour & sales‑based bonus

Part‑time: 20 hours per week

We encourage you to apply if you have relevant experience and expertise for this role, even if you don’t meet all the criteria listed in the job description.

Sales Assistant/Driver

Part‑time role (20 hours per week) – available to work shifts between 7 am and 5 pm Monday‑Friday, and 8 am to 12 pm on some Saturdays.

Job Purpose

You will play a key role in the success of your store by collaborating with in‑store colleagues and our UK Sales Team to provide a memorable customer experience to professionals and DIY enthusiasts. You will help maximize sales and market share of AkzoNobel products and accessories in your store, and carry out customer deliveries to homes and businesses.

Job Responsibilities

  • Play an active part in engagement planning and monthly store meeting sessions.
  • Ensure customers receive a warm welcome, an informed conversation and personalized proposal.
  • Use our client service tools to ensure a consistent customer experience.
  • Support your store’s monthly customer contact plan.
  • Follow the merchandising plan to restock the shop floor.
  • Load the van and plan delivery routes.
  • Develop your skills and encourage colleagues to do so using our training tools.

Job Requirements

  • Proven experience in a customer service or retail role.
  • Valid driving licence.
  • Enjoys a collaborative working environment where supporting colleagues is key.
  • Calm under pressure.

What Makes You Stand Out

  • Excellent communication, customer service and interpersonal skills.
  • Well organized with an eye for detail.
  • Enjoys ongoing coaching and support to advance career and build skills.

What Do We Offer At Dulux Decorator Centres

  • 25 days holiday pro‑rata, excluding bank holidays.
  • Great company pension.
  • Income protection.
  • Staff discount at Dulux Decorator Centre stores.
  • Employee Assistance Programme.
  • Employee Life Assurance.
  • Flexible benefits scheme, including Gymflex, retail card, dental cover and more.

We are advocates of a healthy work‑life balance and mental wellbeing. We are happy to look at flexible working options for all our roles.

For more information please visit www.akzonobel.com

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best selves. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organisation, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.

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Posted: June 1st, 2026