Apprentice Branch Assistant

We are offering an Apprenticeship within our Cambridge Branch (CB4):   Join one of the UK’s leading distributors of electrical products and solution providers with 250+ branches nationally with a core value to develop talent & internal progression. Contracted to 40 hours per week Monday to Friday – shifts between 07:00 – 17:00 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) + Birthday day off  Comprehensive health & wellbeing support programme , long service awards & key milestones Benefits: Enhanced family leave benefits , Agile working, Training academy  , Buy and Sell annual leave , Free virtual GP service, accessible 24/7 & Staff discount on webshop & discounts in high-street stores. As an Apprentice Branch Assistant, you will be trained on all areas of branch life, which will give you a fantastic grounding for your future career. Your training will support you becoming the face of our company, gaining skills to ensure you give great first impressions when customers come into branch and provide understanding on how to create stock displays to provide exceptional customer service. You may also support the wider branch team, calling customers with our sales team, picking and packing products in our warehouse to ensure customers’ orders are completed on time. This is a fantastic opportunity to get in to the Electrical Trade sector, You will learn all about the industry whilst completing the apprentice programme which will take around 15 months to finish. Apprentice Branch Assistant - The Person: English and Maths GCSE (or equivalent) is preferred but not essential Good communication skills, with the confidence to interact with customers and colleagues both face to face and via the phone/email The ability to follow instruction Confident to work in a fast-paced role, whilst maintaining a consistent eye for detail A flexible approach and an ability to work under pressure Embracing of change and new technologies Proactive approach and a natural flair for building relationships with customers PLEASE APPLY ONLINE TODAY and a member of the team will be in touch   Suitable for: Branch manager, assistant managers, team leader, trade counter manager, Internal sales person, sales manager, account manager, store manager, trade manager, business development executive   Our client believes that this role does not meet the criteria to be considered within the Home Office Shortage Occupation list. Therefore, they will not support an application for visa sponsorship and all applicants for this role must have an unrestricted right to work in the UK