Sales Assistant
Listing ref 03a8e20c8f
- WhereFareham
- HoursFull time
- Posted25 August 2026
Salary:
£27,600 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits
Sales Assistant - Fareham - Plumb Centre
So, who are we? We are Plumb Centre, part of the Wolseley Group - a leading specialist trade merchant across the UK and Ireland. We pride ourselves in putting our people and customers at the heart of everything we do – and best of all, provide opportunities to develop skills and build careers through our award-winning Wolseley Talent Guild.
Also, did we mention? In addition to the £27,600 salary, there are also benefits on tap – including...
Annual leave (increasing with length of service), a generous pension scheme (matched up to 9%), potential to earn bonuses, enhanced maternity / adoption leave and access to a great range of online and high street discounts.
We also promote positive health and wellbeing by offering free access to healthcare, our popular YuLife app, our Cycle to Work scheme and more!
As a Sales Assistant based in our Fareham branch you’ll be responsible for:
Serving customers on the trade counter by understanding their specific needs and providing product recommendations and quotations.
Building relationships with customers with the aim of driving repeat business, enhancing customer experience, and maximising lifetime value
Responding to customer enquiries via phone & email providing quotes promptly and courteously, with a proactive attitude.
General warehouse duties including booking incoming stock onto the systems and putting it away and picking & packing customer orders
This is a full time, 40 hour permanent role - Monday to Friday between 7:30am - 4:30pm.
And here’s what we’d like you to have:
Knowledge in plumbing & heating is beneficial
Proven experience in a face to face sales/customer service position
Great communication skills and a customer-first approach
Great team player and willing to support in all areas of the branch
We look forward to receiving your application!
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What this role involves
General background for sales assistant roles. This listing’s own employer, location, pay and hours are shown above.
- Answer customer questions about products
- Serve customers at tills and handle returned good and refunds
- Unpack deliveries, stock shelves and arrange displays
- Typical pay (UK)
- £19,000 starting · £27,000 experienced
- Typical hours
- 37 to 42 a week
Career background: National Careers Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
Applications open on Wolseley's own careers site.
