Casual Retail Assistant

About The Role

GSF Car Parts is seeking a Casual Retail Assistant to deliver excellent customer service. You will be a crucial part of the team, contributing towards branch and individual targets through face-to-face sales, servicing click and collect orders, and developing sound customer relationships.

• Serve trade and retail customers for click and collect and general orders while maximising sales where possible.
• Pick relevant parts from the warehouse to fulfil customer orders.
• Assist the sales team on product promotions by answering telephone queries and dealing with electronic queries as needed.
• Fully satisfy customer needs in respect of any part orders, returns, or queries they may have.
• Check customer returns for resale, warranty or surcharge.
• Contribute to a positive team performance while working on personal benchmarks to optimise personal performance and promote product promotions.
• Utilise the E-learning portal to develop product knowledge and improve performance.
• Ensure that the customer-facing areas of the branch are kept clean and tidy.
• Develop strong working relationships with customers and understand their garage needs.
• Promote a professional image of the company by upholding our values and maintaining a professional appearance.
• Work towards the achievement of relevant KPIs.

Casual basis to cover sickness and annual leave. Will include weekend working.

What you'll need to succeed:

• Proven customer service or sales/retail experience within a customer-facing role.
• Target driven and motivated to achieve results.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to adopt a positive approach to customer queries, proactively seeking resolutions.
• Confident user of IT and computer systems.
• The ability to work well with others.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Knowledge of car parts or the automotive industry would be advantageous but isn’t essential.
• Knowledge of MS Office is desirable.

GSF Car Parts is one of the UK’s leading automotive parts distributors, supplying thousands of independent garages throughout the UK and Ireland with parts, tools, garage equipment and specialist training. The group has over 175 branches nationwide and a turnover exceeding £475 million. Built on the heritage and success of a dozen local brand identities acquired over several years, we have traded as one brand since November 2021.

Our branch network is bolstered by centralised support and expertise from specialist departments in key areas such as procurement and supply chain, marketing and national accounts. The business also benefits from integrated IT systems, including our industry-leading catalogue system, Allicat, and access to the Group’s national garage programme, Servicesure.