Senior Sales Adviser in Dalkeith

At Jewson, part of Stark UK, we believe that our greatest asset is our people! We're not just a team; we’re a vibrant community driven by decency, passion, and pride in everything we do. We are committed to creating a dynamic workplace where everyone can thrive and unleash their full potential. If you’re looking for a place where your ideas are not just welcomed but celebrated, you’ve found your home!

This is a full-time role working Monday-Friday 7:30 – 17:00, and every other Saturday from 08:00-12:00.

Key Responsibilities

• Building excellent relationships with new and lapsed customers so you can understand and meet their needs
• Maximising customer interactions to support achievement of sales and profit targets through upselling and cross‑selling relevant products, offering specific product advice.
• Getting to know our suppliers and continuously looking for opportunities to improve product and industry knowledge
• Ensuring all customer orders are fulfilled in a timely fashion.
• Following plans to continuously improve customer experience.
• Advising customers on trading terms and conditions and information in relation to customer accounts and credit levels (financial)
• Supporting all Company initiatives.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive Basic Salary
• Performance Related Bonus
• Retirement Savings Plan (Pension) – with Legal & General
• Life Assurance – from your first day of employment with us you are automatically covered for a lump‑sum death in service benefit of 2 x your basic salary. If you join the STARK Building Materials Retirement Savings Plan and contribute a minimum of 4% of your Pensionable Earnings, the benefit will increase to 4 x your Pensionable Earnings.
• WorkPerks – platform home to hundreds of your favourite high‑street and online discounts via Reward Gateway
• Aviva Digicare+ Workplace App (access to a digital GP, second medical opinions, mental health consultation, bereavement service, nutritional consultation)
• Voluntary company benefits: Car Salary Sacrifice scheme with VWFS, Cycle2Work, Benenden Healthcare, Critical Illness Cover
• Employee Discount
• Refer a Friend scheme
• Wellbeing Centre via WorkPerks
• New Reward and Recognition programme
• 34 days holiday per year

Required Skills And Experience

• Great customer focus and desire to do your absolute best to get the best outcomes
• B2B Sales development experience from Construction Materials Supply
• Ability to build rapport and develop good understanding of your portfolio to secure future projects.
• Pro‑active
• Well organised
• Great attention to detail
• Efficiently use IT equipment and have a strong telephone presence.

About Us

At JEWSON, we’re proud to be part of STARK Building Materials UK and dedicated to providing top‑quality products and exceptional service to our customers. We’re a friendly and collaborative team, passionate about what we do and committed to doing it well. If you’re ready to take your career to the next level and join a team that is dedicated to providing great service, we want to hear from you. Apply today!

What's Next…

If your application is successful, our in‑house recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview and to answer any initial questions you have. Where a role is advertised as full‑time, we are open to discussing part‑time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

Stark Building Materials UK is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case‑by‑case basis.