Sales

Why come and work with us?
 
Hughes is a family company with family values that have been trading for over 100 years. We pride ourselves on these values and our commitment to our staff and customers alike. This commitment and support also extend beyond our location boundaries. We encourage our teams to support good causes in their local communities. 
We feel hard work should be rewarded, that is why our employee benefits include: 

• Employee Discount (after a qualifying period)
• Generous Maternity and Paternity.
• An enhanced company pension scheme (subject to eligibility criteria).
• Generous holiday allowance calculated at 6.6 times your weekly contracted hours.
• Training and Development programs including fully funded apprenticeship opportunities.
• Support for community projects.
• Wellbeing support provided by the Retail Trust which is free to use for all our employees.
• Healthshield Cash Plan
• Life Insurance.
• The opportunity for free use of Company Holiday Lodges.
• Discounted Gym membership.
• Recognition for Long Service. 

What does the role include?

• Learning all about our electrical products and services, to be a specialist
• Providing friendly and professional service, selecting the best product for a customer’s need
• Proactivity in seeking new customers, spotting sales and rental opportunities
• Personal development, learning selling and business skills for personal advancement
• Using technology to converse and complete sales – don’t worry as full training will be given
• An introduction to working to and meeting personal, and team targets

The job will include occasional driving.

What Skills and Experience are required?

• At Hughes, we are passionate about developing and training our team members because our business has been built on customer service. A sales background is preferential but providing that you have transferable skills we will guide and train you in our sales processes.
• We recognize that not all customers and colleagues are the same, and you will learn to tailor your approach to each situation
• A capability to learn new skills is required to build trust and rapport with every customer
• Flexibility when business needs and customer expectations change
• Listening and talking with customers so that you can gather all the information to best help a customer and develop spend

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As a member of our friendly and energetic team, we are looking for an engaging personality to build rapport with colleagues, providing them with the best possible experience. You would be someone who shares our company values of Honesty, Respectfulness, Loyalty and Accountability.
When recruiting we always look for individuals who share our values and can add their personality. We encourage our teams to bring forward their ideas and help contribute to our business. 
We are a company that values our staff and their work/life balance and therefore are happy to discuss flexible working opportunities to continue to gain specialist knowledge.