Sales Assistant

Company: AkzoNobel
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Location: Long Eaton
Job Description:

£13.18 per hour & Sales‑Based Bonus

Part time – 20 hours per week

Job Purpose

You will play a key role in the success of your store by collaborating with instore colleagues and our UK Sales Team to provide a memorable customer experience to professionals & DIY enthusiasts. We will look to you to use your people skills to help maximize the sales and market share of AkzoNobel products and accessories in your store. You will carry out customer deliveries to homes and businesses too. This is a part time 20 hr per week role, and you need to be available to work shifts between 7am and 5pm Monday-Friday. You will also work some Saturday shifts (8am to 1pm) on a rotational basis, with time off in lieu.

Job Responsibilities

  • Play an active part in engagement planning & monthly store meeting sessions.
  • Ensure customers receive a warm welcome, an informed conversation & 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.
  • Develop your skills & encourage colleagues to do so using our training tools.

Job Requirements

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

What Makes You Stand Out

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

What do we Offer at Dulux Decorator Centres

We offer great personal development opportunities and roles with breadth, depth of scope and impact. We also offer comprehensive packages including:

  • Great Company pension
  • Income protection.
  • Employee Assistance Programme.
  • Employee Life Assurance.
  • Flexible benefits scheme offering benefits including Gymflex, retail card, dental cover and more!

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. 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 organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.

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Posted: June 4th, 2026