Average Sales Assistant salary in London

Hours: 37.5 - 40.5 hours per week Purpose of the position As a growing and exciting company who pride themselves on developing excellence, you will be a key part of the company’s business plan. The role of a Sales Executive at Redwood Collections Ltd is to proactively contact businesses in the UK to enquire if they need assistance recovering any debts owed to them by their customers. Contact is primarily via telephone; however, the role has scope to use alternative sources to contact prospective clients, allowing you to use your initiative to reach above and beyond set targets. All successful accounts will remain within key diaries that are to be followed up by our senior sales team via telephone and email, allowing the team to build rapport and strengthen the relationship with the prospect, prior to them listing. Responsibilities & duties • Generating sales leads by telephoning prospective clients• Managing dashboard with results• Maintaining a record of your work• Meeting personal and team targets Training Programme Regular training sessions to help support and build confidenceListening and learning from managersTraining manuals provided As part of our ongoing commitment to nurturing and developing talented individuals, Redwood Collections Ltd have a fixed training regime, ensuring all employees are provided with the knowledge and understanding to excel within their role. We dedicate at least one hour per week to formal training, as well as learning on an ad-hoc 'shadowing’ basis.The training is carried out with various members of the senior management team, allowing successful candidates the best possible opportunity to succeed and build a lasting career with Redwood Collections Ltd.

Age UK's shops are the face of the charity. On high streets up and down the country our retail teams deliver a great shopping experience to customers while generating much needed income for the charity, ensuring that we can provide services and support to older people who need it most. If you want to help us to help others, we have the job for you! We are recruiting for a Sales Assistant to join our wonderful Orpington team and deliver an excellent retail service, ensuring that every customer has a great shopping experience. As a valued Sales Assistant you will contribute towards maximising shop sales and profits as well as the successful day to day running of the shop and deputise for the Shop Manager and Assistant Manager in their absence. The successful candidate will support with sales, stock rotation, organising displays and store tidying and much more, whilst representing Age UK in a professional manner and reflecting our core values. ** PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A 6 MONTH FIXED TERM CONTRACT ** Due to the nature of this role, you will be required to handle/lift bags of stock (up to 10kgs.) To ensure the smooth running of our stores, we will be conducting interviews throughout the advertising process. Early applications are advised. This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract. You will have: Experience in working in a customer facing roleExperience of cash handlingAbility to lift and carry bags of stock up to 10kg'sThe ability to work as part of an effective team.Be able to lone work when neededAbility to demonstrate sensitivity to cultural differences and gender issues, as well as commitment to equal opportunitiesA flexible approach to work with requirement to work additional days to cover holidays and sickness or participate in trading outside of normal shop hours e.g. shop events What we offer in return: A 21 hour working week25 days holiday (pro-rata) + bank holiday allowanceA generous pension - we will contribute 8%Great discounts and rewards through Blue Light Card and BenefitHubLife assurance, Bupa health cashback planTickets for Good - Free and discounted tickets for events Additional Information To comply with UK legislation, we cannot accept applications from candidates under the age of 18 as the successful candidate will be required to work on their own in the shop without the aid of other staff. All CVs will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role at Age UK. Please note that our system is unable to anonymise cover letters, and we would therefore ask that to support the work we are doing on making our recruitment selection process fairer and more unbiased, that you remove any personal information from your cover letter/supporting statement, including your name before uploading this. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us once you are invited for an interview. Is this the job for you? We know that men, of all backgrounds, and men and women from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds are currently under-represented in our workforce, and we want to change this! So, we are particularly keen to hear from applicants from these groups. Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time. Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria under the Disability Confident Scheme. Please note that on occasion, due to high numbers of applications, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job. Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

Salary: £22,250 - £27,250* + Bonus Scheme - OTE £50,000 Our client is seeking a Sales Executive to join our busy Personal Lines Insurance team. This is a hybrid role with one week in every three working in our office once training completed The successful candidate will be responsible for dealing with incoming new sales enquiries as well as existing renewal customers ensuring a high level of customer care and achieving maximum sales results. This is an exciting opportunity to work with an award winning company. There will be ongoing training and many opportunities to learn and develop your skills. Skills & Requirements: Minimum 12 months Insurance experience. • Friendly, sales-oriented outlook. • Excellent communication skills • Strong interpersonal skills • Attention to detail and time management skills. • Ambitious, confident and self-motivated. Key Responsibilities: • Handling inbound calls from new and existing customers looking for Motor & Home Insurance. • Identify customers’ needs to provide appropriate optional extras so you can maximise your sales opportunities. • Work within FCA rules. • Helping to resolve any customer queries and enquiries. • You will be liaising with Insurance companies when necessary Beneficial Supporting Skills: • CII Qualification(s) is desirable for role or have a willingness to work towards attaining this qualification. Benefits: • Competitive Salary. • Assistance provided by company to obtain CII IF1 qualification. • Staff parking. • Work Place Pension Scheme. • Staff Events Hours of work: Monday to Friday - 9.00am - 6.00pm • Compulsory Alternate Saturdays - 9.00am - 4.30pm*