Agricultural & Rural Sales Specialist

3 weeks ago


Oban, United Kingdom Carrs Billington Full time

**AGRICULTURAL & RURAL SALES ADVISOR**

We have an exciting opportunity to join Carr’s Billington Agriculture as an Agricultural & Rural Sales Advisor at our Oban Country Store.

We are a leading supplier of agricultural products to farmers in the UK with a large footprint of Country Stores and Machinery Depots.

**ABOUT US**

Every day we provide rural and agricultural communities with the support they need to succeed. Whether they are after a healthier herd or flock, increased yields, faster growth rates, a decent return on their land or even just a helping hand. We have the people, products, and services to help our customers get from where they are now to where they want to be. This is why every role at Carr’s Billington is hugely important to our shared success and why we welcome talent from across all different backgrounds. From the staff who run our stores and the mechanics who run our workshops, to the office-based support teams and our field-based product and sales managers. Everyone in our business should feel empowered and able to make a positive and valued contribution to what we do.

**JOB DESCRIPTION**

**Responsible to**: Branch Manager

**Department**: Retail

**Location**: Oban

**Term**: Permanent - Full Time.

**Salary**: Competitive

**Hours**: 37.5 Hours per week

**The Job**

The Agricultural & Rural Sales Advisor will also have a proactive approach towards their work and assist the branch in ensuring that daily routine tasks are completed whilst adopting flexibility to ensure other duties, such as deliveries to the Isle of Mull on a weekly basis, are completed in a timely manner and to the required standard.

**Experience**:

- Experience or an interest in agriculture.

**Skills**:

- Holds a full UK driving licence (essential).
- AMTRA qualification (desirable), but training can be given to achieve this.
- Excellent customer service skills, with an appreciation for our customer base.
- Has an organised approach to work and is able to work using own initiative.
- Be a practical problem solver.
- Able to adopt a flexible approach to work and is willing to take on additional responsibilities

**BENEFITS**

As part of The Billington Group we offer a range of employee benefits to everyone who passes their probation, the benefits for this role are:

- Opportunity to work for a well-established and growing family-owned business
- Competitive salary with annual reviews each September
- **Annual Leave**:_ 25 days + bank holidays
- **Uniform**_:_ Carr’s Billington branded uniform

**Your Health**
- **Health Assured**_:_ Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which offers Counselling and Health and wellbeing advice.
- **Sick Pay**_:_ 6 weeks at full salary in any rolling 12-month period (including SSP), increasing to 12 weeks after 5 years of employment.

**Your Lifestyle**
- **Staff Discount**_:_ Employees are eligible for a generous staff discount on selected products at our Country Stores.

**Your Future**
- **Pension**:_Enrolment into the Company pension scheme after 3 months of employment.
- **Development**_**:Training and development opportunities identified through our annual appraisal process.

**HOW TO APPLY**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: From £100.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Bakewell: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 24/02/2023



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